Flatbed Application Table help..

[DrunknMonk]

Hi All, I've been using an application table for a few years now, but with problems, the day it was installed but just put up with it, does anyone else get the problem where vinyl will crease under the application/transfer paper, when rolling it, please see pictures.

Thanks, Gary

 

[Christian @ Visual Graphx]

What kind of table? Is that centered on the table and have you tried reducing pressure?

 

[ThatGuy]

You can probably lower the pressure like already suggested. I know ours will do the from time to time if there is very little vinyl vs backer paper.

I found if I leave a small 1" border of vinyl around the perimeter of the backer, this never happens. The vinyl around the edge also keeps the masking from rolling off the edges also. Win/Win.

 

[DrunknMonk]

What kind of table? Is that centred on the table and have you tried reducing pressure?

Hi Its a bubble-free table 6m long, yes it's centred but at the end of the table, when I reduce the pressure it's better but not enough pressure for the tape to work, currently at 1.5 bar/20 psi, if I drop it to 0.5 bar/8 psi its better just, but the tape won't stick to the vinyl, it starts when your in 2 or 3 mtr in, I've tried swopping the app tape roller to the other side and working at the other end of the table, also what BAR/PSI are other people using ?

 

[DrunknMonk]

are you all using these in the core for the app tape ?

 

[Brandon708]

I have a Roll-X table and I tried to use the holder thing they have for the transfer tape and it didn't work very well. I think that may of happened when I tried it too.
What I do is just start the transfer tape as if you were going to do it the old fashion way without a application table then use the application table to finish it.

What I mean is have the applicator roller actually push the transfer tape with the transfer tape roll sitting on the table instead of in the air on that cross bar.

 

[henryz]

are you all using these in the core for the app tape ?

By the looks, seems like you have a Rolls Roller and for as long as we have used ours which is over 12 yrs old. It's probably an adjustment on tension like mentioned earlier.

 

[henryz]

are you all using these in the core for the app tape ?

You are at the end of the table why is the application tape facing the wrong way in my eyes?

 

[DrunknMonk]

By the looks, seems like you have a Rolls Roller and for as long as we have used ours which is over 12 yrs old. It's probably an adjustment on tension like mentioned earlier.

I dont have the cores, the picture was from a rolls roller, I just wondered if I needed them for my bubble free.