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4. Position the leading end of the banding
material in front of the nozzle of the hot air
gun, as shown in Figure 10.
5. Choose the desired heat setting on the
temperature dial.
6. Plug the Edge Bander into the power source
and turn on the switch. Allow approximately
30 seconds for the hot air gun to reach
operating temperature. Adjust the
temperature dial again if necessary.
The hot air gun generates
sufficient heat to burn flesh and ignite
combustibles. Work with extreme caution.
Do not touch metal areas around hot air gun
while it is turned on.
7. As the hot melt adhesive softens at the front
end of the banding material, hand feed the
banding material up to the crown of the
pinch roller, as shown in Figure 11.
NOTE: A general indicator that the adhesive
is hot enough is when it begins to bubble
slightly.
8. Place the workpiece on the table and
against the infeed fence. See Figure 12.
9. Push the edge of the workpiece along the
infeed fence and against the edge banding
material (Figure 12). The edge banding
material will be trapped between the pinch
roller and the workpiece. The edge banding
material will bond to the workpiece.
10. Guide the workpiece along the pinch roller
at a steady, moderate speed. The edge
banding material will continue to bond to the
edge of the workpiece and will be pulled
through the guides by the movement of the
workpiece.
NOTE: Be sure the hot melt adhesive is
bonding to the workpiece. If you feed the
workpiece too fast, or the hot air gun
temperature is set too low, the bond will be
poor. Make adjustments as needed to
obtain a good bond.
Figure 10
Figure 11
Figure 12
