How do you cleanly cut roll paper on an Epson SureColor P900?
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I’m printing from roll media on an Epson SureColor P900 with the roll adapter. The prints look fine, but I’m struggling to make a straight cut while the paper is still attached to the printer. Feeding it into a guillotine or rotary cutter is awkward and risks scratching the print, and scissors are hard to use accurately. Is there a recommended way to cut roll paper on this printer?
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After printing you can feed the paper to a cutting position. The manual says:
Cutting and Removing the Roll Paper After printing on the roll paper, follow the steps below to remove the roll paper.
Select Cut/Eject on the printer's control panel.
Select Cut and Eject.The roll paper is moved to the cutting position.
Cut the ejected paper using scissors.
Select Done.
This will of course waste a bit of paper, but is the usual way to work with paper rolls. First roughly cut, then trim to desired borders on a cutting mat.
https://www.manua.ls/epson/surecolor-sc-p900/manual?p=35
Note: If the margin for cutting is too small for you, I guess the way would be to eject the paper twice. A bit more waste, but it would give you more margin for error while cutting. And please not that it is rather usual to first cut roughly and then trim to the desired final margin afterwards using a metal ruler and exacto knife on a cutting mat.
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Use the printer’s built-in roll-paper cut position rather than trying to trim it while it is still tight to the printer.
On the P900, after printing, choose Cut/Eject on the control panel, then Cut and Eject. The printer advances the roll to a cutting position so you can cut it off with scissors. After that, select Done.
This usually leaves some extra paper, but that’s normal with roll workflows. The common approach is:
- Rough-cut the print off the roll using the printer’s cut/eject position.
- Do the final straight trim separately on a cutting mat or with your preferred trimmer once the sheet is free from the printer.
If the amount of paper advanced for cutting feels too small, advancing/ejecting a bit more before cutting may give you more room to work, at the expense of some paper waste.
In short: don’t try to make the final precision cut while the print is still attached to the printer. Detach it first, then trim accurately afterward.
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