cutting rolls of vycor down to size..

Rich D. · Nov 23, 2012

I know this may sound crazy but i would love to take a 3' wide roll of vycor and cut it up to different width rolls.

From one roll i could get a 16" roll for behind the ledger, 2- 6" rolls for over top of double beams and over top of ledger and a 8" roll for over top of triple beams.

I know this sounds crazy... But im wondering if anyone ever tried this...

elementbldrs · Nov 23, 2012

I don't see why not. While its cold of course, could get ugly real quick if its hot out. I've done tar paper rolls lots of times for different applications.

Watcha gonna cut it with though. Sawzall blade i would suspect.

FramingPro · Nov 23, 2012

just make sure its tightly bound... if not you could have some issues

rock16 · Nov 23, 2012

We have done this for years. You just need to make a slitter to do it. With the slitters we make it is a two man job to slit a roll into the sizes you need. I will see if I can find a picture of what I am talking about.
It is also much less expensive to do it this way.

Rich D. · Nov 23, 2012

rock16 said:
We have done this for years. You just need to make a slitter to do it. With the slitters we make it is a two man job to slit a roll into the sizes you need. I will see if I can find a picture of what I am talking about.
It is also much less expensive to do it this way.

Yes a pic will help.

Rich D. · Nov 23, 2012

How is everyone cutting it? Sawzall seems like a ugly cut.

Band saw? Cir saw?

rock16 · Nov 23, 2012

Rich D. said:
How is everyone cutting it? Sawzall seems like a ugly cut.

Band saw? Cir saw?

when we make a slitter razor blades are what cuts it. A sawzall would melt it.

Rich D. · Nov 23, 2012

You cut through the hole roll with a razor knife?? Im talking about cutting it in roll form.

Kent Whitten · Nov 23, 2012

You guys don't have the vycor premade?

Morning Wood · Nov 23, 2012

Rich D. said:
I know this may sound crazy but i would love to take a 3' wide roll of vycor and cut it up to different width rolls.

From one roll i could get a 16" roll for behind the ledger, 2- 6" rolls for over top of double beams and over top of ledger and a 8" roll for over top of triple beams.

I know this sounds crazy... But im wondering if anyone ever tried this...

You know it comes in 4",6",9",12" rolls right? Never seen a 36" roll of vycor. Only rolls of ice and water.

rock16 · Nov 23, 2012

Rich D. said:
You cut through the hole roll with a razor knife?? Im talking about cutting it in roll form.

The roll gets run through the slitter razor blades are mounted to cut it at the desired widths. It takes about 5 minutes to do a roll. So a 36" roll turns into six 6" rolls ect.. I buy pallets of 3 foot rolls and when it is slit into 6", 9", 12" rolls I save a bundle over buying those sizes by the box or individually.

There is not a chance in hell you can cut through a roll with a saw without destroying it.

Tom Struble · Nov 23, 2012

good idea rock,sometimes i put it in the brake to..ah..break it down

Tom M · Nov 23, 2012

Roll it out and snap lines if you have time. Use a straight edge to run the knife along if your sloppy freehand.

I never price compared but figuired it has to be cheaper in bigger rolls.

RobertCDF · Nov 23, 2012

I've also done the slitter method, a razor blade sunk into a table and a bolt or all thread run through the roll and bolted down. I don't have pics either but I might be able to sketch something up.

Rich D. · Nov 23, 2012

Kent Whitten said:
You guys don't have the vycor premade?

You can get rolls any size but im sure you save some money buying a 36" roll.

Rich D. · Nov 23, 2012

Morning Wood said:
You know it comes in 4",6",9",12" rolls right? Never seen a 36" roll of vycor. Only rolls of ice and water.

They do actually make 36" rolls of vycor. Grace has it.

Isant vycor and ice and water the same thing basically?

Rich D. · Nov 23, 2012

RobertCDF said:
I've also done the slitter method, a razor blade sunk into a table and a bolt or all thread run through the roll and bolted down. I don't have pics either but I might be able to sketch something up.

I like sketches :thumbsup: if you could, id appreciate it...

Rich D. · Nov 23, 2012

rock16 said:
The roll gets run through the slitter razor blades are mounted to cut it at the desired widths. It takes about 5 minutes to do a roll. So a 36" roll turns into six 6" rolls ect.. I buy pallets of 3 foot rolls and when it is slit into 6", 9", 12" rolls I save a bundle over buying those sizes by the box or individually.

There is not a chance in hell you can cut through a roll with a saw without destroying it.

This is what i wanted to hear!!!!!

JT Wood · Nov 23, 2012

dewalt 12" mitre saw.

Use an old blade

Rich D. · Nov 23, 2012

JT Wood said:
dewalt 12" mitre saw.

Use an old blade

This is what i was thinking... I may try this. Idk if a full roll will fit though..

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