Operation
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Web Tension adjust
The brakes on your machine are located on the unwind shafts near the left hand side of the machine.
The brakes and clutch use compression via spring pressure to create tension on the web. For best
results when laminating use the least amount of tension as possible for your application. When standing
in front of the machine, turn the wheel toward you to increase tension and away from you to decrease
tension. To load the shafts, the wheel must be turned all the way against the sideplate.
Laminator Setup
Your laminator has been designed to make the setup and lamination process as easy and repeatable as
possible, however, there will be techniques that make this phase easier that you will only learn by using
the machine. Your Compadre came with a Zune media player and a disc with 5 videos on it. The videos
need to be copied into your “My documents/My videos” before installing the software. The first
introduction video, “Introduction to your Compadre- Watch before lamin” will walk you through how to set
up your Compadre to laminate prints. The remaining 4 videos show you how to run the most common
applications with your laminator. For your reference, web diagrams and information is located on a decal
under the infeed table. Lift table up into the loading position to see decal.
