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Mounting with
Jet
Mounter
™
Laminators
Mounting Board (Substrate) Selection:
The selection of a proper mounting board/substrate is
very
important. Common materials
used are:
• Foam Boards: (FomeCor®, GatorBoard®, HartBoard® etc.)
• Illustration Board
• Rag Board
• MDF (medium density fiberboard)
• Corrugated plastic boards: CoroPlast®
• Rigid Plastic Boards (Sintra®, styrene, etc.)
• Tempered hardboard: Masonite®
Adhesive Selection
Once the mounting board has been selected, determine whether to pre-coat the material with
adhesive or to purchase pre-cut and pre-coated boards. While the use of pre-cut, pre-coated
materials will save time, coating your own mounting board is more economical and allows for
maximum flexibility in terms of sizing and substrate selection.
Pre-coating the Mounting Board
Pre-coating a mounting board means applying a mounting adhesive to one side of the board
so that a graphic image can be mounted to the board later). The use of a
Leader Board
is
recommended for this process.
1.
Adjust rollers for proper pressure (see pages 15-16).
2.
Load the roll of PSA (pressure-sensitive adhesive) onto the Supply shaft so that the
material can be pulled toward the user from the underside of the roll with the adhesive
side facing UP (the release liner side should be in contact with the roller as shown in the
Illustration).
3. Pull the adhesive off of the roll so that about 4” lies flat on the worktable and is draped in
front of the rollers.