Am I the only one who thinks the OraJet makers...

[threeputt]

put way too much masking tape to secure their rolls of vinyl?

And then it's wound tight enough that there's always a crease in the vinyl that makes you have to throw out the first 18".

 

[John Butto]

plus the masking tape marks, and I thought it was just me

 

[Gino]

I've always thought that.

Ya know, if they'd use a tail like so many other items have and just wind it in about a foot or so, nothing would be lost.

 

[Mosh]

Film and the laminate is the same,first 18" toast.... This is also true for the end of the roll too.

 

[JBusch260]

You mean the 15 tabs of 1/4" tape? Yeah I agree. I just run a knife across them, first few feet of new rolls are garbage anyways.

+1. Advance it past where the knife cut it loose, and then you can print past there.

I typically advance all new material out that far, simply because I don't know where the manufacturing hands' touched it last.

 

[phototec]

+1. Advance it past where the knife cut it loose, and then you can print past there.

I typically advance all new material out that far, simply because I don't know where the manufacturing hands' touched it last.

Exactly, the first part of the roll has been handled and finger printed, small dings, etc. Best to discard the outer part, I would bet, Oracal gives you that 18" for FREE, although I have never actually measured the 50 yd roll, I assume they give you a little extra.

Whenever I purchase roll good by the foot or yard, I am always given a little extra...

 

[rjssigns]

We use the first couple feet for test prints.

 

[SIGNTIME]

wish they would just wrap a little craft paper around it and tape it