A double-sleeved roller (DSR) including: a mandrel having a disconnectable
end incorporating three termination plates having specified axial
profiles; a replaceable inner sleeve member (ISM) mounted on the mandrel;
and, a replaceable multilayer outer sleeve member (OSM) including at
least one synthetic layer with the OSM surrounding the ISM. The mandrel,
adapted to support a non-reinforced ISM, includes the termination plates
joined together so as to define two sets of channels for selectively
conveying pressurized air to either OSM or ISM for radial expansion
thereof. The termination plates have specialized outer shapes, with each
termination end plate including a cylindrical portion adjoining a tapered
portion. For removal and/or replacement of the OSM or the ISM, a
removable support member is moved away from the disconnectable end of the
roller while the other end of the roller continues to be supported in
cantilever fashion.