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[uncle remus]

I know you can do it, but i want to know the best way to cut down a roll of vinyl or laminate is? Say i have a roll of 36" & want to cut it into 3-12" rolls for example...

[charles95405]

I think a good band saw with a sharp blade would do this just fine...

[Flint54]

Using a band-saw will waste material, gum up the blade and could cause you injury due to the material melting/sticking. This would not be a good idea.

You could design and make a cutter using rotary cutters and a method to re-roll the cut strips back onto tubes after passing thru the cutters.

There are commercial roll/re-roll cutters on the market but they can be very expensive. See link, the economical cutter is a WC-102 @ 2/3rds down the page as another idea.

http://www.winwin-slitting.com/page3.htm

[binki]

using something with teeth will cause problems.

[uncle remus]

i was just going to turn my blade around backwards & cut it with my chop saw, glad i posted here first..

I looked at the machines & i do not see one of them in my future purchasing plans...I dont have room for  the equipment i have now ( fixing to knock down a wall for more room).

Well i guess i might try a few things out on some scrap, before i start cutting on a $100 roll

[Flint54]

  You could always cut a 15" wide strip from the roll and use it that way. 

[uncle remus]

You could always cut a 15" wide strip from the roll and use it that way. 

Thanks Flint, i never gave that idea a thought, i will not be using much at a time anyway

[MXRacingDad]

Thanks Flint, i never gave that idea a thought, i will not be using much at a time anyway

I have cut a roll with success with and band saw and very fine blade. You have to make sure the roll is very tight and run a wrap of masking tape around it with your mark in the center of the masking tape. However after I heard of cutting it into 9" wide strips for the Craft Robo this has been my method of choice. This method works great for me.