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My first thought was a portable bandsaw, but I have not been able to find a
listing for one with a big enough throat. (I assume the desire is to carve
slices off the ends of the roll, like slicing a salami, without unrolling
it.)
On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 5:18 PM Shannah Miller <shannahquilts@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Cutting fabric, especially canvas, is probably easiest
> with a non-toothed blade. Scissors, or rotary cutter are
> common. Thing is, you'd need something to cut against.
> I assume she doesn't want to unroll it?
>
> In that case, I would use the finest blade you can get
> for the Sawzall. Bosch makes a 9 inch 24tpi blade that
> might be just fine. Cutting through a 12 inch diameter
> roll would need some planning.
>
> Shannah
>
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 3:31=E2=80=AFPM Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.=
org>
> wrote:
>
>> I have a friend who has 3 12" diameter rolls of coated canvas she needs
>> to cut into smaller lengths. They tried hand cutting with a toothed blad=
e
>> but the teeth get caught in the canvas threads and tear it. I have a
>> sawzall but I don't know if the blade speed will be fast enough to overc=
ome
>> the pull of the threads. Is there a non-toothed way to cut this? The rol=
ls
>> are 12 feet long now and quite heavy, 2-3 people to lift, so a floor
>> solution would be best.
>>
>> thanks,
>> jim
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<div dir=3D"auto">My first thought was a portable bandsaw, but I have not b=
een able to find a listing for one with a big enough throat. =C2=A0(I assum=
e the desire is to carve slices off the ends of the roll, like slicing a sa=
lami, without unrolling it.)</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 5:18 PM Shannah Mi=
ller <<a href=3D"mailto:shannahquilts@gmail.com";>shannahquilts@gmail.com=
</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-lef=
t:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Cutting fab=
ric, especially canvas, is probably easiest</div><div>with a non-toothed bl=
ade.=C2=A0 Scissors, or rotary cutter are</div><div>common.=C2=A0 Thing is,=
you'd need something to cut against.</div><div>I assume she doesn'=
t want to unroll it?</div><div><br></div><div>In that case, I would use the=
finest blade you can get</div><div>for the Sawzall.=C2=A0 Bosch makes a 9 =
inch 24tpi blade that</div><div>might be just fine.=C2=A0 Cutting through a=
12 inch diameter</div><div>roll would need some planning.</div><div><br></=
div><div>Shannah<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"=
ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 3:31=E2=80=AFPM Jim Frank=
lin <<a href=3D"mailto:jamesf@groupwbench.org"; target=3D"_blank">jamesf@=
groupwbench.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:so=
lid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">I have a friend wh=
o has 3 12" diameter rolls of coated canvas she needs to cut into smal=
ler lengths. They tried hand cutting with a toothed blade but the teeth get=
caught in the canvas threads and tear it. I have a sawzall but I don't=
know if the blade speed will be fast enough to overcome the pull of the th=
reads. Is there a non-toothed way to cut this? The rolls are 12 feet long n=
ow and quite heavy, 2-3 people to lift, so a floor solution would be best. =
<br>
<br>
thanks,<br>
jim<br>
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