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Re: Suggestions for cutting rolls of paper?

2002-10-03 by grdglass@aol.com

Paul,

What kind of blotter paper and where do you get it?

Helene


> In my 3000 I us EAM (EEM, actually) that is cut from 24" rolls.  I slice of
> 17" using straight edges and a razor knife.  I then take the 17x24" piece
> and lay it between 2 clean blotter papers that have been evenly dampened
> with distilled water -- not soaking wet.  I use a hand sprayer to do this 
> as
> evenly as possible.  I use the blotter paper box as a press to flatten the
> sandwich.  After the EAM has been there a couple of minutes, I feed it into
> the 3000 via the front paper tray, using the "Load/Eject" button to 
> pre-load
> it.  So, I'm printing on paper that is a hair damp (not wet), has no curl
> left in it, may be slightly wavy, is 24" long, and works perfectly every
> time.
> 



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