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IN A PRINTING MACHINE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A ROLL STAND HAVING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A SUPPLY ROLL OF A WEB TO BE PRINTED, SAID ROLL STAND ALSO COMPRISING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A STANDBY ROLL OF A STANDBY WEB, MEANS FOR GUIDING THE FIRST MENTIONED WEB OFF THE SUPPLY ROLL, A WEB TENSIONING ELEVATOR FOR RECEIVING AND PASSING ON THE FIRST WEB, SAID ELEVATOR COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND RELATIVELY MOVABLE SETS OF ROLLERS, SAID FIRST WEB BEING LOOPED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SAID ROLLERS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND SETS, AND A SPLICING MECHANISM BETWEEN SAID SUPPLY ROLL AND SAID ELEVATOR AND COMPRISING A GUIDING BED FOR RECEIVING THE FIRST WEB, A CLAMPING MEMBER FOR CLAMPING THE FIRST WEB AGAINST SAID BED SO AS TO STOP THE MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST WEB, SAID ELEVATOR PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST WEB BEYOND SAID ELEVATOR WHILE SAID FIRST WEB IS PAID OUT BY SAID ELEVATOR, MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST CAM FOR OPERATING SAID CLAMPING MEMBER, A CAM SHAFT FOR ROTATING SAID FIRST CAM, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CAM SHAFT THROUGH ONE REVOLUTION, A ROTARY KNIFE OPERABLE BY SAID CAM SHAFT FOR SEVERING THE FIRST WEB ADJACENT SAID BED, A SLIDER MOVABLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID BED OPPOSITE THE SEVERED END OF SAID FIRST WEB, MEANS INCLUDING A SECOND CAM CONNECTED TO SAID CAM SHAFT FOR RECIPROCATING SAID SLIDER, A PUNCH MOUNTED ON SAID SLIDER, A PRESSING MEMBER RESILIENTLY MOUNTED ON SAID PUNCH FOR PRESSING THE STANDBY WEB AGAINST THE SEVERED END OF THE FIRST WEB WITH AN ADHESIVE STRIP THEREBETWEEN, CUTTING MEANS ON SAID PUNCH FOR TRIMMING AWAY THE END PORTIONS OF SAID ADHESIVE STRIP FROM SAID WEBS, SAID END PORTIONS OF SAID ADHESIVE STRIP BEING EMPLOYED INITIALLY FOR SECURING THE END OF SAID STANDBY WEB TO SAID CUTTING PORTIONS OF SAID PUNCH, AND MEANS MOUNTING SAID PUNCH ON SAID SLIDER FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT TO AN ACCESSIBLE POSITION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF SAID STANDBY WEB AND SAID ADHESIVE STRIP TO SAID PUNCH.