Jun
Set Rolling
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
An Introduction To Mounting With Your Roll Laminator
Using a roll laminator to mount documents to foam core, sintra or gator boards is really not that hard. However, with all of the different options available for mounting it is easy to get lost and not know where to begin. This article is designed to help you understand the basics of mounting documents with your roll laminator (either hot or cold).
The first thing to do when preparing to mount documents with your roll laminator is to make sure that you have a roll laminator that can do mounting. Most low end school laminators do not have the ability to handle mounting boards. If your laminator has the ability to do mounting there should be a handle or setting on the side that will allow you to “gap” the rollers for the correct thickness of mounting board that you intend on using. Once you find this setting, make sure that you gap your rollers appropriately and you will be ready to begin.
There are three primary methods for mounting documents using a roll laminator. Here they are…
1. You can use pretreated mounting boards that already have the adhesive applied to them. These boards will come direct from the manufacturer with a peel off release liner that will allow you to stick your documents to the board. This is probably the simplest way to do mounting. However, if your documents are archival or you want more control of the adhesive or overlaminate this may not be the best option for you. Additionally, not all boards are available pre coated so you will have to check and see if you can get the size, color and thickness of board that you need before choosing this method.
2. You can pretreat or pre coat the mounting boards yourself using your roll laminator. With this method you will use a mounting adhesive (either hot or cold) on the top roll of your laminator with nothing on the bottom roll. You will then feed the board through being careful to always butt the boards up to each other and to not allow the mounting adhesive to hang over the edges of the boards. Be careful if you choose this method. If the mounting adhesive comes in contact with the bottom roller you will have a big mess on your hands.
3. You can choose to turn your document that you want to mount into a giant sticker using a mounting adhesive on the bottom roller and a hot or cold overlaminate on the top roller. This is one of the easiest methods for mounting but can be a little bit tricky. With this method if the tensions of the top and bottom films do not match it is possible to end up with curling in your finished product. It is also important to choose two films with similar melting temperatures to prevent problems with the laminated output.
After you have either your coated board or your coated print you are ready to complete the mounting process. At this point all you need to do is to peel back about an inch of the release liner from the top of your document and stick your printed item to the board or the board to the printed item. Then, feed the laminated item into the roll laminator at a low temperature (even cold mounting works better at about 100 degrees Farenheit). Make sure that you are holding onto the release liner as the item feeds into the machine. The laminator will smooth out your print and the release liner will slowly pull away from the document as the print is fed through the machine. Your mounted board will come out of the back of your laminator and you will be left holding the release liner in your hands. Then all you need to do is trim the board and you are finished.
About the Author
Jeff McRitchie is the designer and Director of Marketing for
MyBinding.com
. He has written over 100 articles on
laminators
,
laminating supplies
,and more.
Foundation Keep on Rolling -10 Disc Box Set Trailer
|
|
Time Life Glory Days of Rock & Roll Golden Groups 2 CD Set $4.99 |
|
|
SK 29 pc. Punch and Chisel Set in a Cordura Roll 6029 NEW IN THE BOX!!! $219.44 |
|
|
KURT KINETIC Rock and Roll Fluid TRAINER WIRELESS COMPUTER RISER FLOOR MAT SET $744.79 |
|
|
Tupperware Freezer Roll Of 180 Label & Dispenser Set New Purple $12.99 |
|
|
The Setting Sun and the Rolling World $4.39 |
|
|
Alabama Roll Tide Infant Set $23.95 |
|
|
Alabama Roll Tide Infant Set $23.95 |
|
|
Alabama Roll Tide Infant Set $23.95 |
|
|
MACYS LIMITED EDITION TOOTSIE ROLL BRACELET & EARRINGS SET $2.99 |
|
|
Berghoff Knife Set with Roll Bag – 10 Pieces Cutlery $149.99 |
|
|
Berghoff Knife Set with Roll Bag – 18 Pieces Cutlery $109.99 |
|
|
Craft Model Hobby Tool Kit For Airfix & Warhammer Modellers & Roll Up Case SET 3 $15.41 |
|
|
2005 UNCIRCULATED 2 ROLL SET BISON NICKELS IN SEALED MINT BOX (4U8) $7.95 |
|
|
Elvis LP: Le Roi Du Rock N’ Roll, 2 record set, K-Tel $19.99 |
|
|
NOS Vintage Set Ball Bearing Casters, Easy Rolling Furniture Wheels, Free Ship. $18.99 |
|
|
Ed Sullivan – Rock ‘N’ Roll Classics (DVD, 2002, 9-Tape Set) $400.00 |
|
|
Craft Model Hobby Tool Kit For Airfix & Warhammer Modellers & Roll Up Case SET 3 $15.41 |
|
|
Time Life Time Life Glory Days of Rock & Roll Great Vocals 2 CD Set $10.50 |
|
|
New USB PC Roll Up Digital Electronic Drum Pads Kit Set $26.99 |
|
|
Smooth Rolling Shower Curtain Rings SET OF 12 $12.99 |
|
|
Safco Products Tube-Stor KD Roll File (18 Tubes / 37″ Deep) Set of: 2 3094 $159.98 |
|
|
1896-P Morgan Silver Dollar US rare Coin BU GEM! CH MS key for set from roll $41.77 |
|
|
NEW HARLEY DAVIDSON ROLLING THUNDER DART SET RARE FIND $44.99 |
|
|
2009 P & D Lincoln Professional Years Rolls 2 roll Set $6.00 |
|
|
2004-2006 Westward Journey Nickel BU Roll Set-All 10 $57.50 |
|
|
KitchenAid KPRA Pasta Roller Attachment for Stand Mixers $128.99 We’re sure you’ll agree, the flavor and texture of boxed pasta pales in comparison to fresh homemade pasta. But who has the time and energy for cranking dough through a manual machine? Fortunately that workhorse of the kitchen, your KitchenAid stand mixer is happy to do the work with this attachment. Make egg noodles, lasagna, tortellini, fettuccine, and angel hair pasta. Add herbs and seasonings … |
|
|
Demarle Silpat Non-Stick Baking Mat A must-have for every pastry chef, this thick but flexible silicone baking sheet acts as a non-stick work surface, needing no grease Freeze or bake with it: withstands temperature from -40 to over 480F Great for all your chocolate & sugar work Can be reused thousands of times SilpatCare Instructions Handling Work with Silpat ona flat surface with the smooth side facing up (Silpat logo up). Check t… |
|
|
Atlas Pasta Machine … |
|
|
21 $8.80 ADELE 21… |
|
|
21 $10.99 … |
|
|
Some Girls: Deluxe Edition $16.66 A fresh, uncompromising attempt to incorporate 1978 pop techniques into the band’s familiar sound, Some Girls opens with the disco sass of “Miss You” and closes with the self-destructive punk of “Shattered.” (Both songs, especially “Miss You,” with its distinctive Mel Collins sax solo, remain live showstoppers.) So the Stones declared credibility in the dance circuit without sacrificing their hard… |
|
|
Chuck Berry – Hail Hail Rock ‘n’ Roll [VHS] $19.98 Two distinct portraits of Chuck Berry emerge in this lavish four-disc set built around Hail! Hail! Rock n’ Roll, director Taylor Hackford’s 1986 documentary/concert film. On one side there’s the Berry who wrote a catalogue’s worth of genre-defining songs (“Maybellene,” “Johnny B. Goode,” “Roll Over Beethoven,” and so many others), all of them filled with wit, delightful stories, and poetry. He’s a… |
|
|
The Rolling Stones – Live at the Max (Large Format) [VHS] $15.99 This 1991 concert film was shot in the IMAX format and was originally presented on enormous IMAX screens, with outstanding visual and audio clarity. The dimensions may have been scaled down for this DVD release, but the show is still huge in energy and talent. Filmed during a European leg of the Rolling Stones’ Steel Wheels tour, this production boasts 15 songs and an extraordinary stage set w… |
|
|
Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway – Lift & Load Set $399.99 Lift and load cargo, move grain, barrels, logs and more with the Thomas and Friends Lift and Load Set! This set includes over 100 pieces and comes with a brightly-painted storage box that rolls and tucks neatly under playtables.This super-deluxe set instantly engages little engineers with its many interactive destinations that lift and load cargo, grain, barrels, logs and more. For easy storage, a… |
|
|
Sterilite 29308001 3-Drawer Wide Cart with See-Through Drawers and Black Casters, White $21.96 Sterilite 29308001 3 Drawer White Wide Storage Drawer Cart Sterilite 29308001 3 Drawer White Wide Storage Drawer Cart Features: Durable storage cart Features clear drawer front design that allows for easy identification of contents Useful in any room of the home or office Comfortable handles and easy slide-out drawers are simple to use Casters are included to create rolling storage options Great f… |