subject: How to Maintain Your School Laminator [print this page] How to Maintain Your School Laminator How to Maintain Your School Laminator
School is finally back in session and if you bought a new laminator this year, you're probably wondering how your supposed to maintain it. After all, you probably spent a fair amount of money on it and you undoubtedly want to get as much use as possible out of it. Well, the good news is that school laminators don't require much maintenance. However, you will need to clean the machine's rollers on a pretty regular basis. This is because adhesive will build up on the rollers with just about every use. Luckily, cleaning your laminator is actually very easy. Here are a few instructions on how to do it:
First of all, when you clean your laminator's rollers, resist the temptation to use sharp objects. They'll severely damage the rollers and you'd then need to replace them. (If the damage is bad enough, you may even need to get a whole new device.) So keep scissors, knives, and the like far away from your laminator.
When you're ready to begin, start off by removing the rolls of film. It can be difficult to do this so you may want to want until you run out of film so you can clean the device and reload it at the same time. When the film has been removed, let the machine warm up before you proceed to the next step. This should only take a few minutes or so.
Once the laminator is warmed up, you can begin scraping the excess adhesive off the rollers. (Make sure they're rolling as you do this. They should be moving at a very slow speed.) You need to use something soft when doing this so you don't damage anything. Also, be careful as you scrub so you don't end up burning yourself. Most of all, try to be patient as well because it may take you a bit of time to scrub all the adhesive off.
When you're done, all you need to do is load your new film into the machine and then turn the device off if you no longer need to use it. It's as simple as that.
There are some other things you can do to keep your laminator in great shape. For one thing, never laminate materials that are three-dimensional, covered in glitter or otherwise textured, or metallic. Items such of these can severely damage your device much just sharp, pointed objects can. The damage can prevent heat from transferring properly, leaving you with documents that are poorly laminated. This can also happen if you go too long without cleaning the rollers due to adhesive build-up, so make sure you do this on a regular basis so the device will stay in peak condition.
School laminators are great office machines and offer you a way of protecting important items. By regularly maintaining your device, it will consistently give you great results and you'll be able to get a lot of use out of it. Maintain your school laminator today!
