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can i get a supplier to slit my vinyl in glasgow area?
Could anyone please tell me where I can take my rolls of paper/vinyl and have them cut to size preferably in the Glasgow Area.. or close if possible.
Many Thanks Andy
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to be honest, does any body here have a good method of cutting a roll of vinyl down? what kind of saw blade etc.?
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You will struggle to cut a roll of vinyl with any kind of toothed blade. Any tiny snag could cause the vinyl to tear when unrolled. It’s cut using a s/s blade like a meat slicer. The blade don’t rotate, as such. The shaft of the machine that holds the roll does.
Stupid question, but why don’t you order the rolls cut to size?
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Hi Andy, the rolls of vinyl that I get are cheaper the bigger the size e.g. I use 17″ rolls which are £60.00 but the 54″ roll of the same vinyl is only £100 so it make sense to order the 54″ and turn it into 3 x 17″
Cheers Andy
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Just ask em to slit even though you order the bigger one some charge some dont you wont know till you ask.
Goop
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Cheers goop mate, will give them a try ??
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I’ve used an electric chop saw (the type you use for cutting aluminium sign trim) in the past to cut vinyl rolls down to size. Usually this is because I have ordered vinyl at a wider width in order to flood coat a panel. The remainder I have cut to size in order to fit my cutter. However. I normally buy all my vinyl at the correct width to suit my cutter. I don’t really believe the savings in buying wider widths than you really need are justified by the hassle. After all, the vinyl cost of a sign should only be a small precentage of the selling price of the sign.
Better still, why not consider becoming a member of the UKSG in order to cut down on your materials costs?
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last time i asked, europoint didn`t slit logs, just sold the standard sizes 610/1220 etc.
might have changed now.
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The lOndon branch of Ep send them out to be cut and then charge you acordingly 🙁
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