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NOTE: To adjust the infeed fence, you must first remove the hot air
gun from the table as follows:
The hot air gun should be disconnected from the power source. If the
hot air gun has just been used in an edge banding operation, allow
it to cool sufficiently before attempting to remove it.
1. On the underside of the Edge Bander, use a Phillips screwdriver
to remove the two screws which secure the hot air gun (Fig.8).
2. Carefully remove the hot air gun from the table. The socket head
cap screws on the infeed fence will now be accessible; adjust
the infeed fence as needed.
3. When finished, re-install the hot air gun. Re-install and tighten the two screws (Fig.8).
OPERATING CONTROLS
The main on-off switch is on the handle of the hot air gun (Fig.9).
The temperature of the heat is controlled by the dial (Fig.10); hotter
toward the red part of the dial, cooler toward the blue part of the
dial.
NOTE: The heat setting is arbitrary. The hotter the gun, the faster you
must feed the work. For best results, start with a low heat and make
adjustments according to your experience with the edge bander
and the material you are using.
OPERATION
SELECTION OF BANDING MATERIAL
The edge banding material must have a hot melt adhesive back-
ing. The width of the edge banding material you select is depend-
ent upon the thickness of the stock you are banding. The Edge
Bander will accept banding material up to 2-1/4" wide.
The banding material is usually no more than 1/16" wider than the
thickness of the workpiece. This means there is only about 1/32" of
excess to remove from either side of the workpiece, (Fig.11). This
allows the excess to be removed with a knife (not provided) or the
double edge trimmer. The excess may also be removed by sanding.
When the edge banding material is too wide, the clean-up job
becomes difficult and edge banding material is wasted.
BASIC PROCEDURE
1. Set the roll of edge banding material on the support table. The
banding material should be oriented so the adhesive backed
side will face the heat gun as it moves through the guides.
2. Make sure the lower guides have been set slightly below the
work table. This will place the bottom edge of the banding mate-
rial slightly below the edge of the workpiece.
3.
Slide the leading end of the banding material through the
guides, and adjust the upper guides to the width of the banding
material. (Fig.12)
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Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
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