How to properly roll a poster?
How to properly roll a poster so that I may store it in a tube for transport? Sometimes I roll it well, but other times I don't. I wan't to be able to consistently roll it properly so that no damage occurs to the print. I just need to refresh my memory, that's all. If you could tell me how or if you have a link to a good video, that would be great. Thank you in advance.
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The link above has bad advice. Tape the print/craft paper roll toa diamter smaller that in interior of the tube. Letting it unroll in the tube is a hack move.
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This.jjttdw wrote:The link above has bad advice. Tape the print/craft paper roll toa diamter smaller that in interior of the tube. Letting it unroll in the tube is a hack move.
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secondeddownforcemedia wrote:This.jjttdw wrote:The link above has bad advice. Tape the print/craft paper roll toa diamter smaller that in interior of the tube. Letting it unroll in the tube is a hack move.
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it was the 'industry standard' approach 15 years ago when this site was started. I agree it needs to be updated. rolling and taping the craft paper a bit smaller than the diameter tube gives added protection if the tube gets dented in transit/shipping.jjttdw wrote:The link above has bad advice. Tape the print/craft paper roll to a diameter smaller that in interior of the tube. Letting it unroll in the tube is a hack move.
I will add that when the roll is taped it hold the print in place. If the roll is bigger then the print has a greater chance of sliding in the craft paper. This is what happened to a print I received 2 weeks ago. 3 inch tube with the print wrapped in the Obey paper but not re-taped. The print slid and the corner got dinged. You can actually see a corresponding dent in the craft paper. Hack move.electrachrome wrote:it was the 'industry standard' approach 15 years ago when this site was started. I agree it needs to be updated. rolling and taping the craft paper a bit smaller than the diameter tube gives added protection if the tube gets dented in transit/shipping.jjttdw wrote:The link above has bad advice. Tape the print/craft paper roll to a diameter smaller that in interior of the tube. Letting it unroll in the tube is a hack move.
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Ive always felt this way I never got why the advice in that thread gets followed as gospel.jjttdw wrote:The link above has bad advice. Tape the print/craft paper roll toa diamter smaller that in interior of the tube. Letting it unroll in the tube is a hack move.
Thick craft paper is a must.
Been getting damaged poster edges from people thinking tissue -thin craft paper is going to protect the print.
It doesn’t.
Also cramming objects in the ends is a hack move.
It may work occasionally, but it’s a disaster waiting to happen.
Especially if you are cutting it close with craft that doesn’t extend 3+” past the edges of the print.
Been getting damaged poster edges from people thinking tissue -thin craft paper is going to protect the print.
It doesn’t.
Also cramming objects in the ends is a hack move.
It may work occasionally, but it’s a disaster waiting to happen.
Especially if you are cutting it close with craft that doesn’t extend 3+” past the edges of the print.
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