Taping Vinyl Rolls Not In-Use (and other media)

edit: nevermind, monday morning sickness math problems.

try transfer tape

 

buy a roll of 1" transfer tape and use that.
If you notice that is how it comes out of the box.
Heck I end up with so much I never touch my roll I just reuse what comes with the rolls of vinyl. When I take it off the roll to feed it thru my plotter I just stick it to the top of the plotter so I can put it right back on.

 

Why not just use rubber bands?

 

Many of the supply houses are now offering a velcro strap that you can put around the media. Transfer tape works just as well. I use the velcro straps because they were given to me by our supply house. Before that I used transfer tape.

 

I stopped taping my digital media a while ago because i kept seeing contamination in that area it was used. No matter what i used.

I just use the clear baggie the media comes in over it now and store it on one of the end cap things that comes in the box. Works great for me.

On cut vinyl i just use transfer tape, No contamination there.

 

+1
Only way to fly. We've been doing that for years. Never leaves a gluey residue.

 

I used pre mask but to many times it falls off. I now just use masking tape, but I tape it at the top as that part of the vinyl is never printed on...works fine

 

Check out our "open vinyl rolls" clips

http://www.cssignsupply.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=572

http://www.cssignsupply.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=571

 

Long time ago, I bought green 1/2" velcro straps for my tomato plants. I now buy that and velcro all kindsa stuff together like that. It doesn't leave any glue residue and you don't need to make it tight, so it doesn't leave any scrunch marks either. It's absolutely perfect. Heck, if it's not going to damage a tomato plant , it sure as heck ain't gonna damage vinyl.

 

I use 3/4" green masking tape- a piece on each end where it won't print anyway.

 

+1 for velcro straps - we use them as well ...

 

I take a strip of vinyl and tuck it under the edge of the media, wrap it around the roll and tape it to its self.

 

I use 3/4" wide velcro straps that I found on eBay 18" straps for anything from a 10 yard roll and smaller and a 24" strap for up to a 50 yard roll.

 

Use a strip of paper or a vinyl trimming strip tucked into the roll about one length of the diameter of the existing roll. Wrap the rest (tail) around the roll and tape the end of that. No contamination...no residue...no indentations from rubber bands... Keep it simple and sweet.

 

I bought a couple of rolls of this, same thing Gino was talking about I guess

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202261952/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=plant+velcro&storeId=10051#.UIc0CVHXRQU

 

I do exactly the same thing and have little green tabs everywhere.

 

scrap transfer tape here -- never had any issues :0)

Markus

 

painters tape

 

Another +1 on Velcro. Get a roll of the 3/4" double sided type on eBay. Cut it to the length you need, about 18 inches or so.