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Mounting with
JetMounter
™
Laminators
Mounting Board (Substrate) Selection
The selection of the proper mounting board/substrate is very important. Common materials used
are:
• Foam Boards: (FomeCor®, GatorBoard®, HartBoard® etc.)
• Illustration Board
• Rag Board
• MDF (medium density fiberboard)
• Corrugated plastic boards: CoroPlast®
• Rigid Plastic Boards (Sintra®, styrene, etc.)
• Tempered hardboard: Masonite®
Adhesive Selection
Once the mounting board has been selected, determine whether to pre-coat the material with
adhesive or to purchase pre-cut and pre-coated boards. While the use of pre-cut, pre-coated
materials will save time, coating your own mounting board is more economical and allows for
maximum flexibility in terms of sizing and substrate selection.
Pre-coating the Mounting Board
Pre-coating a mounting board means applying a mounting adhesive to one side of the board so
that a graphic image can be mounted to the board later). The use of a Leader Board is
recommended for this process.
1.
Adjust rollers for proper pressure.
2.
Load the roll of PSA (pressure-sensitive adhesive) onto the Supply shaft so that the material
can be pulled toward the user from the underside of the roll with the adhesive side facing UP
(the release liner side should be in contact with the roller as shown in the Illustration).
3. Pull the adhesive off of the roll so that about 4” lies flat on the worktable and is draped in
front of the rollers.
4. Lay your Leader Board on top of the exposed adhesive material on the worktable; then push
the Leader Board and adhesive into the Nip (the ‘Nip’ of your laminator is the point where
the rollers make contact). When pushing the Leader Board into the adhesive, make sure it is
parallel to the rollers.
5. Position your first mounting board behind and against the Leader Board. Check for proper
alignment, and feed through the rollers (in either AUTO mode or via FOOT switch). Feed
one board after another as needed. Trim the excess adhesive off of the board.
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