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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Remove the glue that has been applied to the belt. This section describes how to remove glue using the glue removal tool(C12C940131). When using the glue bucket, please refer to the "Glue Removal"...
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Personal Protective Equipment The following is the protective equipment that must be worn when using the glue or glue remover recommended by Epson. For details, refer to the instructions of the SDS for the glue and glue remover you are actually using.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Required Items Item Quantity Details Maintenance key Bundled item Blade installation part Bundled item Application rod Bundled item Glue removal tool Optional item Product No.C12C940131 Press this against the belt and scrape off the glue.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Required Items Item Quantity Details Spray bottle Commercially available (For ethanol) Hex key 1 set Commercially available Wipe cloths Proper Commercially available amount Bucket for glue remover Commercially available Cable ties Approx.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Required Items Item Quantity Details bags or plastic sheets (a material Proper Commercially available that does not dissolve in organic amount Used to protect the product bottom. solvents) 2 m (78.74 inches) (width) x 3 m (118.1 inches) (length) Thickness: 0.15 mm (0.006 inches) or more...
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Preparation Check that the machine is in the Power Off Status. Two persons are required to remove the fabric. (For more information, refer to "Set the Fabric" in the "Operation Guide".) Make sure that removal and installation of the fabric roller is performed by two or more workers CAUTION due to the weight of the fabric.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Remove the fabric feeding position sensor. Fabric feeding position sensor Turn by hand and loosen screw [1] under the sensor unit and remove the sensor unit in direction [2]. Open the rear protection cover. Remove the fabric guide bar.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Remove the tension roller. Remove the screws on each side of the roller (2 each) using the hex key (width: 5 mm). Two people are required to remove the tension roller. Remove the catching-prevention cover of hair and body parts on the right and left sides of the belt.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Use a spanner (width: 7 mm) to loosen the screw on the blower hose, and remove the blower hose from the blower. Loosen and remove the screws on the blower (4 each) using the hex key (width: 5 mm).
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool With two persons, pull out the blower toward you and remove it. Remove the pressure roller. Lift the pressure roller vertically to remove it. Make sure that removal and installation of the pressure roller is performed by two workers due CAUTION to the weight of the roller.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Move to the front of the machine, and then remove the belt holder covers from both sides of the belt. Remove the screws (14 each) of the belt holder covers using the hex key (width: 2.5 mm) and remove the covers.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool When returning the belt cleaning tank to the original position, check if the two fasteners on the belt cleaning tank are touching the machine, and if the belt cleaning tank is touching the belt cleaning unit position sensor.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Attach the felt to the cloth rod. When using commercially available felt: Sew the ends into bag shapes to make mounting holes, or use cable ties to secure the felt in place after wrapping the felt around the cloth rod.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Use cable ties to secure the cloth rod to the screws installed in step 19. Move to the front of the machine, and remove the front bolts from the bracket that is securing the aluminum frame.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Install the blade installation parts on the support blocks, and secure them with screws. Support block Adjust the height of the nuts on the blade installation parts on both sides to 45 - 50 mm.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Preparing the glue removal tool Wipe both sides of the glue removal tool blade with an ethanol-soaked wipe cloth. If the dirt cannot be removed, soak a wipe cloth in glue remover to wipe it off. Dispose of the used wipe cloths in the proper manner for industrial waste.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Pass the bar through the holes in the glue removal tool. [1] Bar Tighten the two screws so that they are not loose.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Pull one side of the bag from the handle side of the glue removal tool and under the bar. Pull out enough to cover the bar of the glue removal tool. [1] Handle Cover the bar with the pulled-out bag and secure it to the glue removal tool in about three places with protective tape.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Pull the unsecured side of the bag from the handle side of the glue removal tool and under A. Pull out enough to cover the handle and sides of the glue removal tool. [1] Handle Cover the handle and sides of the glue removal tool with the pulled-out bag, and secure it to the glue removal tool in about three places with protective tape.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Changing Leonardo to Glue Application Mode Change to glue application mode to rotate the belt continuously. In this mode, you can use the belt speed volume to adjust the belt rotation speed. Start up Leonardo.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Glue Removal Turn the main power switch to 1 (ON) to turn the power on. Set Leonardo in glue application mode. (For more information, refer to “Changing Leonardo to Glue Application Mode" on Page 22.) Pour the glue remover into the glue remover bucket.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Hold the glue removal tool with the tips of the hooks facing toward you, pass them under the blade and hook them over the back of the blade.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Worker 1: Hold the handle of the glue removal tool firmly with both hands, and then scrape off the glue by pressing the blade of the glue removal tool against the surface of the belt so that the blade gives a little under the pressure.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Worker 1: When the glue has been removed and cannot be scraped off any further, lift the glue removal tool while keeping the hooks hooked over the blade. Pull the glue removal tool toward you to move it to an area where the glue has not been scraped off, and then continue in this way to scrape off the glue from the rest of the belt.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Remove the glue removal tool from the blade. Two people are required to lift the blade simultaneously on both right and left sides and remove it.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Loosen the hexagonal screws on both blade installation parts, and then remove both blade installation parts from either side of the belt. [1] Hexagonal screws Loosen the screws on the blade installation parts, and then remove the blade instal- lation parts.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool When glue has been removed from the entire belt, remove the felt rod. Remove the felt from the felt rod. Dispose of the felt in the proper manner for industrial waste. Remove the screw that is securing the felt rod from the machine.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Use a cloth soaked in ethanol to remove any glue that remains on the felt rod and the screw. If the dirt cannot be removed, soak a wipe cloth in glue remover to wipe it off. Dispose of the used wipe cloths in the proper manner for industrial waste.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Belt Surface Cleaning Confirm that Leonardo is in glue application mode, and then select [Feedrate enable] and click [+] to rotate the belt in the forward direction. Use a wipe cloth soaked in ethanol (proper amount) to wipe the belt surface. When the belt surface is completely clean, slowly rotate the belt and wipe clean using an ethanol-soaked wipe cloth.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Set the scale of the volume in the electric box to 0 and then stop the rotation of the belt. Click [+] on Leonardo to stop the belt. Do not insert the maintenance key except for when applying glue. Inserting the maintenance CAUTION key disables the belt operation safety function, resulting in a dangerous situation.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Remove the bag and protective tape that was secured to the glue removal tool. Remove the protective tape that was attached to the tips of the hooks of the glue removal tool.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Wipe off the glue remover from both sides of plate A with an ethanol-soaked wipe cloth. If the dirt cannot be removed, soak a wipe cloth in glue remover to wipe it off. Dispose of the used wipe cloths in the proper manner for industrial waste.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Remove plates B and C. Wipe off the glue remover from both sides of plates B and C with an ethanol-soaked wipe cloth. If the dirt cannot be removed, soak a wipe cloth in glue remover to wipe it off. Dispose of the used wipe cloths in the proper manner for industrial waste.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Align the holes on both ends of plate B with the protruding parts of the glue removal tool and attach the plate. Align the L-shaped section of plate C with the corner of the glue removal tool and attach it.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Loosely tighten the five screws with a Phillips-head screwdriver. Keeping the L-shaped section of plate C aligned with the corner of the glue removal tool so that there are no gaps, tighten the five screws firmly with a Phillips-head screwdriver.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Insert plate A into the glue removal tool from the side with the hooks. Fit the notch in plate A over the protruding parts on the inside of the glue removal tool.
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How to Remove Glue When Using the Glue Removal Tool Tighten the two screws on the sides of the glue removal tool by hand.
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