Paper Curl - Show Us Your DIY D-Roller

I have an Epson 7900 and use 13" rolls a lot, as you get closer to the core the curls are worse. I think the D-Roller for the money they ask is a total rip and would like to see your DIY roller!

I have spent an awful lot of money on assorted gear and equipment. A lot of that has gone towards things that either didn't pan out, didn't work as expected, didn't suit my needs, or in some way or another left me feeling as though I could have spent my money better elsewhere.

My D-Roller does not fall into that category.

Yes, I will grant you that the parts list probably runs the manufacturer about 18 bucks. But none the less, it has more than earned back its cost in ease of use, and in doing what it is supposed to do. I have had mine for about 5 years now, and I wouldn't even bother trying to fabricate one of my own. If I ever lost it, I would not hesitate purchasing another.

In other words, I couldn't be more satisfied with the D-Roller. Simple, easy, and effective.

IT Supplies is the best price in town for anything printing or production related.
$235 from them.

https://www.itsupplies​.com/D-Roller-Paper-De-Curler

Rad

Because of the extortionistic pricing of the d-roller, myself and many people have sought alternatives. Sorry, no pictures off hand, but my DIY is simple, and works perfectly. Can't remember how much it cost, but probably under ten bucks.

Materials:
- A straight section of PVC pipe, about 1" diameter, wider than the paper you want to de-curl

- shower liner from your local Home Depot, Lowes, or home improvement store (shower liner is kind of a rubbery, spongy material that is about 1/4" thick. It is usually dispensed in large roles, probably 4 or 6 feet wide. You have the clerk at the store cut a section for you and pay for it by the foot.}

- some good ol' duct tape

Take your piece of shower liner (could be 20" wide and a few feet long for example), square the end up well to the section of PVC and duct-tape it to the pvc. You're done.

Put your curled paper in the device (obviously with the curl opposite to the way you will roll the device up), grab the pvc with the liner attached to it and roll it up. I usually count to about 30 and unroll. Viola' - uncurled paper. Loads perfectly every time (epson 3800 here)

- make sure the liner is clean before rolling

My liner is about 20" wide and feet long because the 3800 is a 17" wide printer and can print a little over 60" long. But if you're working with a piece of 20" long paper, you just don't roll it up the entire length of the shower liner. Just roll about 6" or a foot beyond the end of the paper.

A whole lot cheaper that the incredibly over-priced d-roller, and in my experience, works just as well.

Here's the material I'm talking about:

http://www.homedepot.c​om …Pan-Liner-41597/100343454

But I did not have to purchase the roll. They had a roll at the back of the store and a clerk cut off a section of it for me. In my case, about 20" wide which netted a sheet 20" wide and 5" long. It's soft and spongy, but has a smooth surface on each side. Perfect for the task.

Picworx,

The ideat that Picture North Caolina has should work, but I print a large portion of my work on Matte, so what he describes would run the risk of buffing the matte ink as it would press directly on the print itself.

Should not be a problem if you print glossy only as the glossy ink is already has a sheen to it.

Rad