# Cutting vinyl strips **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 15, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-vinyl-strips/757466 "2016-06-15T21:46:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-vinyl-strips/757466/1 "2016-06-15T21:46:08Z")
I have a roll of vinyl, maybe 18" wide. I need about 15 feet of it cut down to 6, but I want the cut to be very straight and even. I have an x-acto knife and a 2’ carpenter’s square. Any tricks? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-vinyl-strips/757466/2 "2016-06-15T21:49:04Z")
I’d try leaving it on the roll and using a pipe cutter, if doable. Or maybe a band-saw? ---
**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-vinyl-strips/757466/3 "2016-06-15T22:55:45Z")
How straight? As in +/- 1 mm or +/- 1 cm? Is this vinyl for a floor and you are missing a strip? My first suggestion is to just lay it in place and cut straight down through both layers of vinyl to make a perfect seam between the two pieces- the line in this case doesn’t need be straight but the two sides will mate perfectly. If you need a perfectly straight line, buy a combination square, mark ever inch or two along the full length and then come back with a long straight edge (like a level level or ruler), align over the dots and razor blade it.