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  • LCHIEN
    Internet Fact Checker
    • Dec 2002
    • 20914
    • Katy, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 vintage 1999

    New tool application

    My daughter was planning a party and had some rolls of wrapping paper 30 inches wide that she wanted to use as table runners, 15 inches wide.
    She asked me how to cut it easily without having to unroll them and re-roll them to bring to the party. Click image for larger version

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    Yeah, so I put them on the miter saw like a log and cut them in half - plastic wrap and cardboard tube, paper and all.
    I went kind of slow on the first one afraid they might grab, roll and explode paper all over. But it didn't, but smelled a little burned, so the rest I just cut quickly.
    Came out real well.
    Also made some stands for signs.
    Last edited by LCHIEN; 09-21-2016, 01:13 AM.
    Loring in Katy, TX USA
    If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
    BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions
  • Bill in Buena Park
    Veteran Member
    • Nov 2007
    • 1865
    • Buena Park, CA
    • CM 21829

    #2
    Sounds like you picked the right tool Loring - my first inclination would have been to try the band saw, probably would have caused more shredding.
    Bill in Buena Park

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    • LCHIEN
      Internet Fact Checker
      • Dec 2002
      • 20914
      • Katy, TX, USA.
      • BT3000 vintage 1999

      #3
      Band saw crossed my mind. Either end was 15 inches long, won't clear the support arm of a smaller Band saw, even 14" or 12" (that I have). Considered buying an 18" Eurostyle Rikon saw for this but could not figure out a way to justify it.

      Hack saw and table saw also crossed my mind.
      Last edited by LCHIEN; 09-20-2016, 04:43 PM.
      Loring in Katy, TX USA
      If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
      BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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      • Stytooner
        Roll Tide RIP Lee
        • Dec 2002
        • 4301
        • Robertsdale, AL, USA.
        • BT3100

        #4
        You could have cut them on the bandsaw at an angle and had a wavy pattern on one side. Or cut both ends at an angle and have a totally wavy pattern.
        Last edited by Stytooner; 09-20-2016, 08:01 PM.
        Lee

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        • twistsol
          Veteran Member
          • Dec 2002
          • 2893
          • Cottage Grove, MN, USA.
          • Ridgid R4512, 2x ShopSmith Mark V 520, 1951 Shopsmith 10ER

          #5
          I once cut a roll of Tyvek the same way since I needed a 2 1/2 foot strip. It worked surprisingly well
          Chr's
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          An ethical man knows the right thing to do.
          A moral man does it.

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          • LCHIEN
            Internet Fact Checker
            • Dec 2002
            • 20914
            • Katy, TX, USA.
            • BT3000 vintage 1999

            #6
            Originally posted by Stytooner
            You could have cut them on the bandsaw at an angle and had a wavy pattern on one side. Or cut both ends at an angle and have a totally wavy pattern.
            Considered that too! Bandsaw or table saw. But it would have allowed a 12" bandsaw to do the work.
            Last edited by LCHIEN; 09-21-2016, 01:09 AM.
            Loring in Katy, TX USA
            If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
            BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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