Thanks! this worlds great for the sun block out shades I just bought. Other channels had u taking the entire thing apart and cutting with a blade. I did conventional blinds like this before. I did a test cut 1st with masking tape over the vinyl material. Test cut came out perfect so I went for it. Shade hung & done in 10 minutes.

Easy method and works very well. Thanks.

Make sure the material is thick and heat resistant- I did this for my interior shades and it melted and stuck together. Good that I did that test 2 inches short of what I needed.

@beenheredoneit.4381

11 ай бұрын

Cut slower or use the right kind of blade. If you push hard with the saws and try to cut fast it will heat up. The blade has to have good clear out for debris to throw it out the saw so it doesn’t build up friction. Sharper blade will be better but you still should cut very slow.

Ingenious. Could probably put it in a vice and use a fine toothed saw as well

what kind of blade are you using. Thank you

Yeh, we all got one of the saws lying around the house somewhere

Would have liked seeing you pull it apart and put it back together

Hello. The mitre saw your using has a normal wood blade? Or a plastic cutting blade? I have a wood blade in mine and thought it would rip into the fabric

@kcajeannonny

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a wood blade.

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There is one problem with this method, after a while the cut end starts to fray and gets raggedy and looks messy. I know this for a fact because I cut our blind in exactly the same way.

@superpedro4691

6 жыл бұрын

Gerbil Crusher Hi... I jus bought Bandalux roller blinds BUT the stripes do no aligned .. I need to shorten in order to getting them closer to the bottom to alignment properly... how ca u do it ??? Thank u

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

6 жыл бұрын

You need to remove the shade fabric and hem the edge with a sewing machine.

@sissiesmith4595

5 жыл бұрын

Ok

@sissiesmith4595

5 жыл бұрын

What type of blad

@sissiesmith4595

5 жыл бұрын

Can't read the reply

Done this before and the cut side edge never looks right. Better to remove material from tube and cut with a new heavy duty utility knife and straight edge.

Can see the fraying on it straight away so in the end this blind will look a mess!

@kcajeannonny

2 жыл бұрын

We use a lighter to burn off any threads or edges.

@cheezetoasty3573

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and even that doesnt look neat. It ends up melting, then the straight line you have just cut is no longer straight as its dented

@kcajeannonny

2 жыл бұрын

@@cheezetoasty3573 A field cut is never as clean as a factory one - this is something that we don't do often, but that if done carefully can still meet the specifications of most commercial clients. You have to be very careful with the cut and the flame. Since we are usually cutting it because it's too big and would need to get reordered anyway, it's worth the risk to see if it is acceptable.

@cheezetoasty3573

2 жыл бұрын

@@kcajeannonny sure, i'd do it for bedrooms where nobody see's but i'd like it professionally done for living room. Although good for saving money in the long run they dont last long before the fraying starts.

looks like frayed edges dont do it this way

Don't follow this method, please 25 years in the Blind game and it will fray the cut edge.

@jenniferrobinson2000

Жыл бұрын

So what do you use to cut them?

@bantcliff

Жыл бұрын

@@jenniferrobinson2000 I use a straight edge [600mm Steel Ruler] and a stanley knife (think you call them box cutters) just make sure its done over some scrap board (i have a 2 x 4 piece of fibre board I use to cut them on)

@domriz7369

Жыл бұрын

So you take the fabric off the roller?

@bantcliff

Жыл бұрын

@@domriz7369 if it is fixed with an insert you can slide it away from the tube, if it is stuck down then cut as far up the fabric as you can, stanley knife the last section around the tube and then cut the tube a couple of mm (1/16") away from the fabric.

@PoisonShot20

Жыл бұрын

​@@bantcliff I have a shade , sun shade from Coolaroo, it's like mesh, what to do so the material does not fray up. I noticed that the edges are stitched, could it be burned with a hot iron, like we do with ropes ends?

This is what I was looking, not the stupid cut this with a saw then cut that with scissors... just straight and easy one go.