Baumfolder Older Folder - Manual (Page 21)

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Center Trim Out
on your Baumfolder
The purpose of the center trim, sometimes called gutter trim, is to be able to print signatures
two up and trim out the center on the folder and chase on the cross carrier into the second
fold section. This allows you to have two signatures at the same time and doubles your
production.
This is accomplished by mounting four slitter blades on four
blade holders. The two top blades and blade holders are
mounted with the sharp cutting edge toward the blade holders.
For ¼ inch trim out, butt the blades together. For a wider trim
out, separate the slitter blades the width you want to trim out.
The bottom slitter blades are mounted with the sharp cutting
edge away from the blade holder. This allows the scissor
action of both blades to push the trim down between the two
bottom slitter blades. That means you have to have a stripper
to deflect the trim down and away from the bottom slitter
blades. You can use the stripper shown in figure 1 that fastens on the bar under the slitter
shafts. If the folder you are using doesn’t have this bar, you can use the brass ring, shown in
figure 2, and a wire around it and let the end of the wire
hang in front of the end frame of the folder. This carries
the trim down between the first section of the folder and
the second section to the floor.
There are other times when you can use the gutter trims.
You can run multiple numbers of religious tracts, or other
types of brochures then cut out trims between them and
cutting end trims off the left and right sides. You can run
from two up on a sheet up to five or six up, depending
upon the size of the folder and the size of the tracts or
brochures.
Figure 3 shows the center trim out being
deflected down to the floor.
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