Laminating; Single Sheets Using A Sled - Gfp 255 C Operating Manual

18. Laminating

ote: It is hard to remove film adhesive once it gets onto the rubber
rollers. When laminating, always use materials the same width as the film
roll. If your sheets are narrower than the film roll, use a laminating sled or
Kraft paper roll on the bottom to keep the film adhesive from sticking to
the bottom rubber roller of the machine. Always use a media roll the same
width or wider than the film supply roll.
To clean the rollers, use rubber eraser or Isopropyl Alcohol and a shop
towel.
18 A. Single Sheets using a sled
• Load a roll of laminating film on the top roller
( see loading film section 14)
• Turn the pressure-adjusting hand-wheel to lift up the upper roller.
• Select a piece of Gatorboard or other PVC mounting board the width of
the film web to use as a sled under the print to be laminated
• Insert the sled between the nip rollers and lower the top roller until it
touches the sled
• Reverse the motor to back the sled out of the rollers
• Pass the film web under the idler bar and down in front of the roller
• Separate 1" of the paper liner from the film web, attach film web to a
leader board the width of the film roll and insert leader board into the
rollers
• Use foot pedal to advance the film web half way through the roller and
stop
• Position print on the sled
• Depress the foot switch and run sled through
• Insert another leader board or next sled right behind the first sled
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