Patent ID: 7886639

Claim:
A method of cutting a roll of material having a roll axis, a roll diameter, and a roll width, the method comprising the steps of: a) rotatably supporting the roll of material in a horizontal plane on a support system that includes two parallel support rollers, wherein the parallel support rollers are long rollers having a length at least as long as the roll width, and, when placed on the support system, the roll axis of the roll of material is aligned parallel with the parallel support rollers; b) providing a saw in a re-positionable tower, such that the saw is re-positionable relative to the support system; c) selectively moving the saw to a desired location of cut on the roll, wherein the desired location of cut is selectable at any location along the roll width, and wherein the saw has a circular saw blade with a radius sufficiently large to cut through the roll; d) cutting through the roll of material in a single-pass cutting operation at the desired location of cut without having to remove cut material during the cutting, thereby providing a press-ready roll having a finished cut end at the desired location of cut.