I just bought an alternate translite for one of my machines, and I thought I could simply roll up the original one, stick it in the tube that the new one came in, and put it away for safe keeping. Much to my disappointment and surprise, the original translite ended up splitting in several places when I attempted to roll it up.
Is this common with 30-year-old translites? How are you supposed to store them when they are brittle like this?