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PRE-COATING BOARDS
This process is used to coat substrates with a self-
adhesive coating onto which images can be mounted.
Preparation:
IMPORTANT! Ensure that the Shim Wheel settings of
the rollers correspond to the board thickness.
• Load the roll of pressure-sensitive adhesive onto the top
unwind shaft of the laminator with the exposed adhesive
facing you.
• Use a leader-board of the same thickness as the boards to
be coated.
• Pull the adhesive down from the top unwind shaft and
place evenly across the face of both rollers.
• Press the foot switch and using the leader-board, push
the adhesive into the roller nip.
• Release the foot switch when the rear edge of the leader-
board is almost leaving the roller nip.
• Position the board to be coated into the nip and choose
a speed setting.
NOTE: When coating boards, ensure that the next
board to be coated follows the previous board without
any gaps.
NOTE: Follow the last board being coated with the
leader-board again to allow the final board to clear the
laminating rollers and then stop the motor and raise
the top roller.
Figure 25. Pre-Coating Boards
Top
Main Roller
Top
Pull Roller
Front Top
Supply
Rear Top
Supply Shaft
Bottom
Main Roller
Bottom
Pull Roller
Chill
Idler
Shim Wheel
Print Guide
Front Table
Front
Rear
Front
Bottom
Wind-up
Rear
Bottom
Wind-up
Rear
Bottom
Supply
Shaft
Front
Bottom
Supply
Shaft
Rear
Roll
Easel
Front
Roll
Easel
Rear Top
Wind-up
Front Top
Wind-up
Top
Idler
Rear Table
Covered
Foot
Switch
Fan
Tube
Bott
Idler
Foamboard
Shim Wheel
Shaft
Chill
Idler
Bott
Idler
Covered
Foot
Switch