640t – Installation and Operating Instructions

10.After the board has cleared the rollers, release the foot switch or press STOP.

Mounting

Tips For Threading Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) Film

Use Kraft paper for one-sided lamination.

Refer to “Fig. 6-14. Configurations for Poly-in and Poly-out Films.” for the proper film configuration.

Whenever possible, pull the remaining web of film out the front of the laminator after the finished item has been removed.

Pre-Coating Boards

You may wish to pre-coat mounting boards ahead of time with PSA mounting film.

PSA mounting film

Board

Fig. 6-16. Laminator Ready for Pre-Coating Boards.

To pre-coat boards:

1.Load the laminator as shown in “Fig. 6-16. Laminator Ready for Pre-Coating Boards.”

2.Adjust the roller pressure handle to the proper mounting setting.

3.Start a leader board into the rollers.

4.Press RUN or the foot switch.

5.Continue feeding one board after another. Tip: Butt the leading edge of the next board to the trailing edge of the previous one to ensure an even application of film.

6.Press STOP when the last board exits the machine.

Mounting Only

This process requires a decaled item with PSA mounting adhesive. Refer to the To run the second pass instructions in the Decaling In Two Passes section of this chapter. An alternative method is to use a PSA pre-treated board on page 6-8, figure 6.15

Roll-to-Roll

Load and thread the film and media as described in “Loading Film Onto the Supply Shafts” and “Threading Film with a Threading Card”. After you have finished step 14, attach the web to the rear rewind tube with masking tape.

Release liner

PSA overlam

Rear rewind

Adhesive back media

Fig. 6-17. Laminator Ready for Roll-to-Roll.

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GBC 640T Tips For Threading Pressure Sensitive Adhesive PSA Film, Pre-Coating Boards, Mounting Only, Roll-to-Roll