F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual
© GBC Pro - Tech August 1999
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Applications
m) Push the clevis pin back down to secure the
unwind shaft in its saddle.
n) Center the upper roll and the lower roll of
material on the unwind shafts. You may refer to
your measurement chart in Section 5.3.2
Loading film ( Figure 5.3.4 )
INFORMATION
For the lower unwind shaft, add 1/4 in. to
t h e m e a s u r e m e n t .
Process
a) Apply just enough brake tension to prevent the
roll of laminate from free spinning.
Excessive brake tension may cause the
output to curl. This can create complications
with the second pass of this application.
INFORMATION
b) Pull the laminate to the upper rewind tube.
Refer to Figure 6.5.3
CAUTION
Make note of the rewind tube drive
direction when taping the laminate.
The laminate should separate under
the rewind tube.
Figure 6.5.3 Laminate to rewind
Rewind
tube
P.S.A.
Laminate
c) Use a piece of masking tape, to adhere the
leading edge of the laminate to the upper rewind
tube.
d) Wrap one full turn of laminate onto the upper
rewind tube.
CAUTION
Do not cut too deeply into the laminate, you
can cut into the release liner.
