GBC OORCA-III, Operation Manual

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ORCA-III Operation Manual Operation
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GBC Pro-Tech 1997 October
3-5
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Film is loaded on the appropriate unwinds. Loading
and aligning the film are discussed later in this
section. For applications such as encapsulation, film
is fed from both the top and bottom feed unwinds.
The process of loading and aligning film is the same
for both the top and the bottom unwinds. There are
two important points to remember when loading film:
1. The adhesive side of the film must be oriented
away (on the outside) from the laminating roll.
Otherwise it will immediately bond to the roll,
creating a major clean-up project.
Films have a shiny side and a dull side. The dull
side is the one with the adhesive. The dull side
should ALWAYS face outward from the
laminating roll.
CAUTION
Always mount the film so that the adhesive
side faces outward from the laminating roll.
This prevents hours of roll cleaning.
2. The film must be centered on the unwind for best
performance. This is vital when two films are fed
together. If the two films are not aligned, feed
problems, wrinkles and other assorted troubles
will occur.
CAUTION
Carefully align the two films being fed into the
nip. If not, you will obtain poor results.
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The following procedure is applicable to all the feed
unwinds.
Tools required:
•
5
/
16
" T-handle wrench
•
Tape measure
To position the film:
1. Open the top unwind by removing the pin and
swinging the arm out.
2. Position the film chuck with the brake on the left
side of the arm. Make sure that the brake piston
is fully retracted (pushed in).
3. Load the film.
4. Center the film on the unwind arm by measuring
the distance form the ends of the film to the sides
of the machine using a tape measure.
5. Lock down the chuck on the right side using the
5
/
16
" T-handle wrench supplied with your
laminator. Mount a rubber O-ring on the left side
of the film, followed by a film chuck. Be sure
that the collar only touches, but does not tighten,
the O-ring.
6. Tighten the screw on the brake chuck.
7. Recheck the centering of the film roll with the
tape measure. Readjust if necessary.
8. Return the arm to its locked position and reinsert
the locking pin.