Rob Buckingham wrote in 2 Nov 2010 MMDigest:

> Personally, I do not use any retaining device around my rolls.
> When I am done playing one, I knock the paper to the right flange.

I agree, I have never allowed any restraint near my rolls for over
40 years.  I only tighten a roll prior to playing: tapping against
the right spool, the left spool is fixed 1 to 2 mm clear of the roll.

I tap against the right spool for horizontal storage; I find this
gives me even moisture take up, minimum warpage, minimum roll damage
on play and re-roll.

Regards,
Ian McDonald
Australia