Digital BW, The Print

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I also print on a 2400 and find there aren't many 13" rolls made. Cutting down was a way to print Pano's.


<Jlkmmw@...> wrote:
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas Keesling" <restorephoto@> wrote:
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> > I've got a roll of PhotoRag I want to cut. I seem to recall someone mentioning how they did this quite a while ago. Is a bandsaw the best tool to use? Or a table saw? I can use either, but just wondered what experiences others have had when doing this.
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> > Thanks.....
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> Thomas,
> Since I don't have access to any power tools I used a hack saw with the finest tooth blade I could find. I kept my vacuum cleaner at my side to deal with the cutting 'dust' and vacuumed periodically thru the laborious cutting process. Posts on the group had talked about dust contamination in the printer as an issue. I was able to get a reasonable edge and had no issues printing on my R-2400. The cut edge was trimmed after printing so I didn't need a perfect cut edge. 
> Band saws were ruled out as the blade can wander/bend(?) and give an inaccurate cut.
> There were group posts suggesting using a 'chop saw'. After I had completed my hacksaw cutting I found a friend with a chop saw. Upon researching chop saw blades for cutting paper rolls the expert I spoke with suggested a blade model # AC 255100DN, 100 teeth, Grind-TCG, Rake-5, Kerf .094 priced at $75.00 US. Since my project was finished I archived the info for future.
> Good Luck,
> Julian Kaiser
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