Now, I typically only do this if I'm near the end of the roll and don't want to waste any more material by feeding it out the front of the machine so I can hold it. I'll take a 5-6ft scrap of banner material or whatever scrap SAV I have around. Cut it to the same width of the roll. Cut about 2in of the backing paper off the Asphalt Art or Alumigraphics. Apply the scrap material to the exposed adhesive. Roll it up tight and load it into the machine. Web it up to the take up system and feed up until it's where it should start printing. This allows you to set it and forget it right from the start. The adhesive on the material is the best way to attach it to a piece of scrap. At least on the textured stuff. This has saved me on some reprints and last minute request. I hate keeping that stuff in stock so I typically order as needed.
