Formax FD 280 - Manual (Page 23)

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6.0 OPERATION
WARNING
KEEP LOOSE CLOTHING, TIES, SCARVES AND
HAIR AWAY FROM ALL MOVING PARTS. DO NOT
PLACE FINGERS OR TOOLS BETWEEN OR NEAR
MOVING PARTS.
6.1 Splicing Tabs
It is highly recommended that splicing one tab strip to
another be the way to add or change strips of tabs.
Splicing is much quicker than threading and the
machine is delivered threaded. Splices can be made
between tab sizes.
When changing tab sizes, make sure that the
backing paper width of the tabs being run is less
than the tab width specification.
To splice tabs:
1. Stop tabbing with at least 12 inches of tab material
between the peel bar and the end of the strip.
2. Trim the last tab so that the end of the strip is
square.
3. Trim the end of the new tab strip square and
attach a tab to the underside of the strip so that it
is half on, half off the strip.
4. Remove the first few tabs from the new strip and
the last few from the old.
5. Attach the new strip to the old strip so that the end
on the old strip is on top of the new strip and in the
place of the first tab that was peeled off the new
strip. Use the tab on the new strip to stick the two
strips together.