Phoenix 440-ML
January 2020
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19. Mounting
19a. Mounting Adhesive back vinyl to boards
1.
Load a roll of printed adhesive back vinyl on the top supply roller (see Loading top Roll
supply section 13)
2.
Turn the roller gap handle to lift the upper roller.
3.
Select a piece of Gatorboard or other PVC mounting board the width of the vinyl web
and the same thickness as the board to be coated for use as a leader board
4.
Insert the leader board between the nip rollers
5.
Lower the top roller onto the leader board to the preset gap setting on the gap
adjustment handle
6.
Pass the vinyl web under the idler bar and down in front of the roller
7.
Separate 1” of the paper liner from the vinyl web, attach vinyl web to a leader board
8.
Use foot pedal to advance the leader board half way through the roller and stop
9.
Insert mounting board to be coated and depress foot switch
10.
After the last board, insert leader board to keep adhesive from contacting the rollers
19b. Pre-coating mounting boards
1.
Load a roll of mounting adhesive on the top roller
2.
Insert leader board the same thickness as the board to be coated and the width of
the mounting adhesive, between the nip rollers and lower the top roller to the
preset gap setting on the gap adjustment handle
3.
Pull mounting adhesive down over the idler bar and over the front of nip roller
and adhere to the leader board
4.
Run leader board half way through the roller and stop
5.
Insert mounting board to be coated and depress foot switch
6.
After the last board, insert leader board to keep adhesive from contacting the
rollers
19c Mounting print to a pre-coated mounting board
1.
Pull back and fold down 1” of the liner from the pre-coated mounting board
2.
Adhere leading edge of the print to the exposed adhesive on the board
3.
Insert leading 1” of the board into the nip rollers
4.
Adjust the roller pressure to the preset gap setting on the pressure handle
5.
Lay print over top nip roller
6.
Hold release liner on board with one hand and apply pressure to print as it comes
over the top roller.
7.
Depress the foot switch to run the board and print through the rollers