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I've struggled with band cutting. I currently use a rotary cutter and steel rule on a cutting board and I still have trouble making an accurate cut and getting bands the same width. To make things worse, my latest designs involve not just straights or tapers, but complex curves.
I think I have found a solution, though. I once had some corrugated cardboard boxes made and they used a steel rule die. They laser cut into plywood and hammered a razor blade backwards into the groove. This is then run in a press and cuts the cardboard. It seems the same technique is used in industry to cut rubber sheet. All I need to do is define the curve in Adobe Illustrator and they will make the template, which I can buy and use.
If I have a template made that has several bands laid out along a width or Thera-band, I can produce bands very rapidly.
Hmmm, now to go check the cost....
I think I have found a solution, though. I once had some corrugated cardboard boxes made and they used a steel rule die. They laser cut into plywood and hammered a razor blade backwards into the groove. This is then run in a press and cuts the cardboard. It seems the same technique is used in industry to cut rubber sheet. All I need to do is define the curve in Adobe Illustrator and they will make the template, which I can buy and use.
If I have a template made that has several bands laid out along a width or Thera-band, I can produce bands very rapidly.
Hmmm, now to go check the cost....
? In any event I like the idea of templates. I am hesitant to make bands for the same reasons, I can see myself tearing my hair out. You may well have found a niche. Band making seems to be getting more and more popular. With this in mind you should make and sell them.
