Art & Poster Tubes

Artists, photographers, architects, and designers use them to carry or ship rolled work — posters and prints, blueprints and construction drawings, maps and large graphics. The water-repellent shell and rigid liner protect the roll whether you're hand-carrying a presentation across town, checking it as luggage on a flight, or shipping it to a client. Students and anyone transporting a large single sheet use them the same way, since a loosely rolled sheet stays flat and clean on the trip.

Two measurements decide it: the diameter for how much you're rolling and how heavy the stock is, and the length for the longest side of your sheet. The tubes come in 6-inch and 8-inch diameters — the 6-inch handles most posters and prints, and the 8-inch gives heavy stock or several sheets at once room to roll without a tight curl. Lengths run from 31 to 50 inches: 6"x31", 6"x37", 6"x45", 6"x50", 8"x37", 8"x45", and 8"x50". Choose a length a few inches longer than your sheet's longest side so it loads and unloads easily, and step up in diameter if you're rolling thick stock or bundling several pieces.