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Rolling up vinyl tricks and tips
Hi
Has anyone got any tips on starting to roll 1370 vinyl onto a core so it doesnt track off to the left or right as you are rolling it!!!??
Similarly, the take up roller on the printer., I find after a few meters it always starts to bunch off to one side. Theres got to be a way that ALWAYS works. Anyone?Exasperated
Simon. (hot)
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6 Replies
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only use one piece of tape to hold it on to the core, in the middle of the vinyl,
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Thanks Ian.
I do that already. I check and double check that it is straight, line the edge with the roll, pull it tight away from the rollers, in fact everything to get it straight. Only then do I tape it. One single piece in the middle.
But it always goes off to one side. -
how big a piece?, if you use a piece of 12mm masking tape it will hinge on that point, you can easily straighten it up
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I use one bit of tape in the middle same as Ian, I normally run the bit I want to roll up along the edge of the bench so i know I have a straight edge to work with & when I start to roll it up I find it easier not to try & roll it to tight to start with. Once I have some turns on the tube if I need to tighten it up I turn the tube in the middle if you see what I mean. Always found it more likely to try and wander off if I tried to wind it to tight to start with.
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How do they do it at the supplier? I guess they have motorised spindles, but there must be a technique to start it off straight. It always arrives perfectly wound and tight.
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Your right Simon, the suppliers use equipment with motorised spindles for selling part rolls & slitting full rolls down to smaller sizes.
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