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    How to uncurl prints from roll paper?

    I am now printing from roll paper on a 7800. However, with some thick fine art papers (eg Hahnemuhle Photo Rag) the prints end up with a really tight curl which I would like to straighten out. How do I do this?

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    How to uncurl prints from roll paper?

    There are rollers made for this to roll them backwards to undo the curl. They used to be available from Inkjet mall i believe. I made one from 6" PVC and some painters canvas.
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    Michael E. Gordon
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    How to uncurl prints from roll paper?

    The commercially available and ridiculously pricey D-Roller does the job, or you can make your own for just a few dollars

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    How to uncurl prints from roll paper?

    Thanks -- I will figure out a better design over the weekend but the cheap and cheerful solution was a cardboard poster tube with a sheet of 11x17 plain paper taped to it... worked just fine! That D-Roller is obscene.

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    How to uncurl prints from roll paper?

    Throw it in a dry mount press (if you have access to one) at 175 degrees for 4 or 5 minutes sandwiched between two peices of matboard or regular (non-adheisive) foamcore. This works for all types of photographs, not just inkjet prints.

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