subject: A Jammed Paper Folder: Fixing Tips [print this page] A Jammed Paper Folder: Fixing Tips A Jammed Paper Folder: Fixing Tips
Paper folder will be very important machine in your office if you do a lot of paper-folding works. This machine will save your time to do the work well. You will also find that this will improve the productivity of a certain office where many people are employed.
Unfortunately, this machine sometimes becomes jammed so that you cannot do the work well. A jammed paper folder is caused since there are many moving parts in the machine. If your paper folder is jammed, there are some steps that you can do to fix the problem. After fixing the problem, you will be able to use the machine to do folding works.
The first thing that you should do is to turn off the machine. You should also turn off the power so that you can fix it safely. You can do it by unplugging the power cable from the wall outlet. Then you can start fixing the machine after removing all jewelries that you wear. This is done in order not to get your jewelries caught in the machine.
The second thing that you should do is to check parts of the machine. Begin it in the fold plates. You should make sure that the installation of the fold plates is correct. If you are not sure that they are installed correctly, you can take them out and then reinstall them after you check them. You will hear "click" sound when the fold plates are correctly installed.
The third thing that you should do is to remove all scraps of paper in the machine. For this, you have to make sure that you look inside the machine so that you can find the carps of paper that might stick in the machine. This is because craps of paper might cause the jams. In this matter, you should pay attention to the fold plates when you are looking for craps of paper.
The next thing that you should do is to give the machine a test. You should insert a piece of paper into the paper folder machine and observe it. By doing this, you will find the place where the paper is caught up.
After that, you should look at the rollers of the machine. If they are worn out or dirty, you will find that the machine will jam. If the rollers are dirty, you should clean them gently using water and soap.
The last thing that you should do is to check the paper feed of the machine. You have to make sure that it is straight. This will make the paper is correctly fed into the paper folder machine. If the paper feed is crooked, you should straighten it. Now, you can enjoy folding papers using the machine. Additionally, make sure that you do correct maintenance so that the machine will not easily get jammed.
