How To Make A Mark
The steps for making a mark are as follows:
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Plug
power unit into 110V or 220V outlet.
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Turn
power unit on and current to AC.
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If
power unit has power control, set it at the middle
position,
halfway between the
high and low voltage.
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Plug
cord set into front of power unit. Attach alligator
clip of
red
ground line to the part to be marked.
Attach
black cord to hand marker or
marker cartridge.
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If
photographic long life stencil is to be used,
position it on
piece to be marked.
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If
die impression paper is to be used, it must first
be cut on
a typewriter
or dot-matrix printer.
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Place
stencil in typewriter or printer so as to type
on the stencil,
not on
the white backing
paper.
Type on stencil using
moderate pressure.
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Remove
stencil from typewriter or printer.
Separate stencil
from white
backing, and
position stencil on work to
be marked.
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Dip
hand or marker cartridge
in electrolyte
so that the
pad or wire
mesh pad
is saturated.
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Bring
marker
cartridge or
hand
marker down on
top of
stencil which
is positioned
on the
work, so that pad
is firmly
pressed
onto
stencil.
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Hold
this
pressure
one
second
and
remove marker
and
stencil. Mark
will
be
on the metal
piece.
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Neutralize
mark properly.
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Dry
part.
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