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*** IMPORTANT *** Handle With Care When Installing! Yes, these precision tools are heavy duty but it IS possible to ding the edges of the device and ruin the female creasing channel/rib holder. Until they are safely installed on the holders, leave them in the foam lined boxes in a safe work area.
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Spine-Hinge Creaser for Web Presses Your web press Spine-Hinge Creaser can be used two ways: 1. To produce 2 or 4 simultaneous creases for perfect bound book covers or other similar jobs requiring multiple creases or scores 2. To run individual creases Running 4 creases When running 4 creases, hinge width is fixed at 6mm (.25”) and spine width is infinitely variable.
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Note: these 2 channels (orange 2-dot and orange-blue) are for single crease work only. Orange 1-dot Blue 1-dot pairing Blue-Yellow 2-dot Yellow 1-dot pairing Use blue rib pairing pairing Use orange rib Note: orange rib Use blue or yellow Use yellow rib can also be used Blue rib can also be used here...
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Creasing Rib + Channel Pairings Illustrated Blue 1-Dot Pairing Orange 1-Dot Pairing Light to medium crease Lightest (thinnest) crease Use M-34 blue and can also use M-33A Orange Use M-33A orange rib Blue/Yellow Pairing Yellow 1-Dot Pairing Medium to heavy crease Heaviest crease Use M-34 Blue and can also use M-33 Yellow Use M-33 Yellow primarily;...
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To remove or change position of a creasing rib, slide the extraction tool under the rib at the cutout. Gently pry up the rib and slide the tool under the rib and/or use your fingers to remove the rib. M-33A Orange Creasing Rib M-34 Blue Creasing Rib M-33 Yellow Creasing Rib...
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Tips on Selecting the Right Creasing Rib Your new Spine & Hinge Creaser gives you the ability to control how your perfect bound book covers will look and perform. There are several crease combinations available and with a little experimentation early on, you will find crease settings that are perfect for each of the jobs you run.
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Experiment with Various Creases Use the enclosed Crease Setting Log as an operator reference. It also helps to enter it in your internal job information system. Try various creasing ribs and then make a note of the creasing rib that works best for each job or for a particular stock.
Frequently Asked Questions for the Spine-Hinge Creaser to fit Web Presses Which side of the sheet do I crease? Technically, the correct way to score the sheet in order to eliminate fiber cracking is the same as with a die score—the male should be hitting the outside (face) of the cover, so that the fold is going away from the male.
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Email Tech Support Print This Form Crease Setting Log Your Name: Technifold USA Sales Office: 973-383-7920 Machine: www.technifoldusa.com Date Job Number or Name Male Rib Used Female Channel Type of Stock Notes...
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