$30 DIY vinyl roll slitter Video

[doktorek]

This may come handy for some. I made this for almost nothing. Works great for wrap 5 ft rolls and 50 yard rolls. I was limited to 10" saw so rollers were needed. $45 saw and $30 in parts. Still cheaper than $300 12" saw.

 

[JBurton]

Still cheaper than $300 12" saw.

You'll likely need an 18" say to cut through most rolls, most have at least a 1" arbor and 4" motor that are going to be in the way.
I do like the setup, been pondering something similar but I have 3" wide tape I need converted, it's a little more harrowing.

 

[InkHead]

Hmm good idea. I think if you have a table saw with a sled, you could do something similar with rollers and only need to blade to stick out enough to reach the core

 

[Browner]

Had you tried different blades? Any input on which type worked best?

 

[kenlyn]

Great idea!. Could you tell me what type blade you're using?

 

[doktorek]

I used a 40 teeth carbide general blade. I also tested a 180 tooth blade and it started burning the material so LEAST teeth - better the result. Slower the saw, better the result. I just got a $45 Ryobi from tools direct. Sliding saw would be perfect but I didn't want to spend the money.

 

[Pauly]

Not Hot Glue???

 

[ProColorGraphics]

Why do you have the save feature turned off? I wanted to save the video to watch later and it won't let me.

 

[doktorek]

Why do you have the save feature turned off? I wanted to save the video to watch later and it won't let me.

I dont even know how to change that. Sorry. Even comments are disabled and its grayed out and I dont know how to turn it on.