• Beware of Counterfeit Woodturning Tools (click here for details)
  • Johnathan Silwones is starting a new AAW chapter, Southern Alleghenies Woodturners, in Johnstown, PA. (click here for details)
  • Congratulations to Paul May for "Checkerboard (ver 3.0)" being selected as Turning of the Week for March 25, 2024 (click here for details)
  • Welcome new registering member. Your username must be your real First and Last name (for example: John Doe). "Screen names" and "handles" are not allowed and your registration will be deleted if you don't use your real name. Also, do not use all caps nor all lower case.

cutting up packing wrap?

Joined
May 13, 2004
Messages
46
Likes
0
I have 3 rolls about 3 feet long each of the type of cellofane(bad spelling I am sure) that people wrap around groups of packages to be shipped...I was wondering if anyone would know, can you cut the rolls on a bad saw?...they have hard cardboard tubes in the center, I have a mini and was going to use the packing to wrap small bowls , this stuff is clingy and would hold great, and not leave marks of any kind, but 3 feet long is toooooo large of a piece for a mini lathe owner.....any idea's?....was just going to give it the whole Navy try, but thought I would ask...Dennis Taylor
 
Joined
Apr 25, 2004
Messages
46
Likes
1
Location
Massachusetts
I've never tried that but based on my experience trying to drill holes through corrugated cardboard on a drill press I suspect it would shred badly and probably get caught in the blade. I would suggest trying a handsaw, or even a hacksaw, first. If it gets caught up in a large handsaw, it will likely do the same on the bandsaw.

Graeme
 
Joined
Apr 25, 2004
Messages
2,557
Likes
25
Location
Annandale, New Jersey
Don't

Under any circumstances! :eek:

Any wood band saw is guaranteed to grabe and jamb, likely snapping the blade and damaging the saw, and very possibly inflicting very serious injury were you to try cutting this "shrink wrap". Plastic like this is usually rotary knife-cut at the factory as it's being wound onto to the tubes; not after it's in roll form.

If it's in 3' rolls, cut 3' strips and try wrapping the them in layers to hold your bowl.

Mark
 

john lucas

AAW Forum Expert
Joined
Apr 26, 2004
Messages
8,321
Likes
3,576
Location
Cookeville, TN
I guess I'll take the opposite side on this one. I haven't cut that type of plastic but I have cut rolls of plastic and lots of seamless paper using my bandsaw. Handsaws work well also.
 
Back
Top