SEAL 44/62 user manual Mounting

6.6 Mounting

This process involves mounting down previously prepared decals onto a substrate. No films or adhesives are used in this process.

To perform this process, it is necessary to remove the Image Guide, you can store the Image Guide in the machine stand (See fig. 9)

6.6.1 To mount decals onto a substrate

Place the mounting board on a flat surface. Lay your image face down on the mounting board and expose approximately 25 mm (1”) of the adhesive by peeling back the release paper along one of the edges. Fold the release paper back making an even crease.

Turn the image over and carefully position the exposed adhesive edge of the image squarely onto the board.

Once positioned correctly, press the image firmly down onto the exposed adhesive from the centre toward the edges to ensure smooth surface. This is the edge that will be fed into the rollers first.

Ensure that the nip setting of the rollers corresponds to the board thickness.

Push the edge of the board into the rollers and depress the foot switch until the board and image are just caught by the nip.

Flip the un-tacked portion of the image over the top roller with one hand so that the release paper can be peeled off the image with the other hand. Depress the foot switch to feed the board through the rollers. At this point, continuous run can be selected by pressing one of the speed settings.

Take care that the rollers do not grab the liner

When the end of the board is near the nip, you may want to slow the machine down. To do this, just press the foot switch to enter slow mode. Releasing the foot switch will stop the machine.

Remove the mounted image from the rear of the laminator and trim it if necessary. If the board is accidentally sent in too far at first, the release liner will get caught and will be impossible to pull back. In this case, stop and reverse the motor until the liner can be pulled away. The image must be held against the roller while the board feeds through to prevent wrinkles. As the process becomes more familiar, the speed of the laminator may be increased to make the process more efficient.

Take care that the release liner does not trip the optical safety system.

Note:

Only hard boards (PVC, Polystyrene, MDF, hard board, etc.) that are of the same thickness as the nip settings should be used, otherwise damage to the rollers can occur.

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