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Operating Instructions
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Method For Tacking New Film to Existing
Film
The following describes a method for loading film whereby the existing
film present on the main rollers may be used in place of the threading card
to draw the new film through the laminator. The adhesive of the existing
film must be tacky or liquefied. Leading edges of the new film will be
overlapped onto the tacky adhesive of the old film. The existing film and
the new film will be pulled through the laminator together.
1. Preheat the laminator. Remove the feed tray.
2. Cut remaining top and bottom film webs between the supply rolls and
main rollers.
3. Remove the safety shield.
4. Do not allow the adhesive side of the film to contact the heat or pull
rollers. Liquefied or tacky adhesive deposited on heat rollers will
require the rollers to be cleaned per the section entitled CARING
FOR THE GBC SignMaker SERIES LAMINATOR.
5. Remove bottom film supply roll from laminator then lower the bottom
film guide.
6. To load new film on film supply shafts repeat steps 9 and 10 in
subsection Method Using Film Threading Card.
7. Unroll enough film from the bottom roll of film to slide under the bottom
idler bar and tack to the existing film. Slide the bottom idler bar back
into place and replace supply roll shaft.
8. Replace the top supply roll shaft and unroll enough film to tack to the
existing top roll of film.
9. Install the feed table and safety shield.
10. Set the speed for the the slowest speed setting and press " RUN ".
11. Observe the film being pulled through the laminator to assure that the
remaining existing film and the new film are advancing concurrently.
Any separation between the films will require stopping the motor
immediately and the situation corrected.
12. Press " STOP " once the newly threaded film is completely exiting the
laminator.
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