Digital BW, The Print

Steadman,

Well I did use to cut mat board with a straight edge and an Exacto 
knife. If you cut two 13" wide strips off the two finished edges you 
would have one perfect edge on each sheet.

The rotary trimmer sounds interesting.

This would probably work for the size panoramas I had in mind, 1:3 so 
13x36 would be nice. For what John had in mind I don't know. A 360 
Spinshot at a 1:7 or 1:8 would need about 13 by 90.

Come to think of it though isn't there a length limit with the Epson 
desktop printers at 44". You could probably hand cut to that length.

Thanks for the good ideas. I think I need to decide what paper I want 
to settle on before I buy a 36" roll and attack it.

Martin

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Steadman Uhlich" 
<steadmanuhlich@k...> wrote:
> Martin, 
> I follow your thinking. 
> 
> But I differ.  I think it would not be too hard to take a 36" wide 
roll, unroll a 36" length, cut it to that length, take that to a flat 
surface, get a 36" yard stick, measure, mark paper, hold yardstick to 
paper and use as a straightedge, cut into 13" wide strips with a 
rotary trimmer.  
> 
> Cutting mat board straight is tough.  300gsm paper will be easy 
using the right tools.
> 
> Rotary Trimmer: 
> Go to a Michaels art store or similar and get a handheld rotary 
trimmer for about $6. They are made by fiskars and others and used by 
crafters (people who make quilts of fabric and scrapbooks and paper 
crafts).  These rotary trimmers even have interchangeable wheels so 
you could make your paper cute on the edge with scalloped edges 
(grin) or even put a faux "deckle edge" on the strip of paper.  
> 
> Use a piece of mat board or foamcore under your paper.They look 
like a pizza cutter (that could work too) and work wonders if used 
with a straightedge.  Cheap and efficient.  Keep the rest on the roll 
for storage. 
> 
> That is what I would/will do. 
> 
> Regards, 
> Steadman
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: mwesley250@e... 
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y... 
>   Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 12:17 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Panorama Paper
> 
> 
>   Steadman,
> 
>   You're absolutely right about the Epson roll adapters for the 
desktop 
>   models. I unfortunately bought the roll adapter for my 1270 and I 
>   doubt its ability to handle even Epson's paper! Probably fine for 
>   mass producing family snap shots off a 4" roll but not for heavy 
>   papers.
> 
>   I thought about cutting 13" X 36" strips off of 36" wide rolls 
but 
>   you would need a good cutter. I don't think that the desktop 
printers 
>   would tolerate much variation in paper width if you couldn't get 
a 
>   straight cut.
> 
>   I might be able to do it with my mat cutter. A 36" Rotatrim would 
be 
>   better but cost about $365. Of course you could buy a Rotatrim 
99" 
>   DIGITECH CUTTER for about $1,000 and get just about anything you 
>   wanted out of any current rolls or sheets. Aside from the cost 
there 
>   is the old where do I put it when I'm not using it issue.
> 
>   I would just as soon have a paper in a 13" wide roll I could cut 
at 
>   any length with the 20" Rotatrim I already have.
> 
>   Martin
> 
> 
>   --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Steadman Uhlich" 
>   <steadmanuhlich@k...> wrote:
>   > I think the best cost effective solution is buy the roll, cut 
off 
>   the 36 inch length and hand feed it.  Roll adaptors made for 
photo 
>   (lightweight paper) are probably not built to handle a heavy 
>   roll...longterm.  also, skip the roll adaptor...save more money 
for 
>   more paper!
>   > 
>   > Steadman
>   > 
>   >   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   >   From: mwesley250@e... 
>   >   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y... 
>   >   Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 10:03 PM
>   >   Subject: [Digital BW] Panorama Paper
>   > 
>   > 
>   >   Earlier the issue of panorama paper was brought up by John 
>   Brownlow 
>   >   (Post #46) and I don't want the thread to die out without an 
>   answer. 
>   >   While there are art paper options for the big printers in 
rolls 
>   there 
>   >   is a need for Panorama sized paper for the desktop models.
>   > 
>   >   In checking around the web I have not turned up anything at 
all, 
>   >   nothing.
>   > 
>   >   Does anyone know of any quality paper that is being sold in 
say a 
>   >   13X26 or longer size? Or better yet 13" or 17" rolls? (Epson 
>   makes 
>   >   the Photo Paper in 4" and 13"(?) rolls I believe but this is 
not 
>   my 
>   >   idea of quality paper. Jump in if you disagree.)
>   > 
>   >   If not, is there anyway to special order from any of the 
major 
>   >   manufacturers/suppliers like Crane, Hahnemule, Arches, 
Legion, 
>   >   Brightcube, Lyson, Hawk Mountain, Lumijet, etc..?
>   > 
>   >   This is a tough one because while there are roll adapters for 
the 
>   >   desktop printers they definitely were not designed for a nice 
310 
>   gsm 
>   >   paper so there is no obvious motivation to supply rolls!
>   > 
>   >   But if there were 13" and 17" wide rolls of art paper you 
could 
>   just 
>   >   cut off the length you wanted and hand feed it. That way you 
>   could do 
>   >   1:2, 1:3, 1:4, or 1:?  panorama's as desired.
>   > 
>   >   Any ideas on how to get something like this?
>   > 
>   >   It would be really great to have a 12" by 36" B&W print 
matted 
>   and 
>   >   framed up on the wall!!!
>   > 
>   >   Martin
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
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