SUPERTIPS
We share with our customers some of the experience we have gained over the last decades. We present below the common stitching faults, Reasons & Corrections. | Stitching Faults | Reasons and Corrections | |
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Perfect Stitch. | 'HOKO Brand' Stitching Wire |
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One leg too short. | Incorrect wire feed, undue brake on wire spool, wrong setting of wire feed. |
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One leg too long. | Too much wire feed, wrong adjustment of feed lever. |
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Crumpled staple crown. | Wire of no penetrating force, change for stronger wire. |
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One leg breaks at bending angle. | Wire too brittle or hard, edges of driver too sharp. |
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Staple crown not flushed, legs crumpled. | Arm too low, or wire too soft or too thin. |
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Both legs short. | Adjust the length of wire by resetting with the help of feed adjusting screw. |
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Both legs squeezed back. | Replace loop bar or formes. |
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One leg squeezed upward. | Damage to driver (corner broken) |
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Crown of staple bowed, staple not clinched correctly. | Wrong setting of stitching thickness, set the arm. |
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Staple legs not fully closed. | Set the push bar. |
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One leg not clinched. | Clinchers, back plate push bar damaged. |
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Clinching pressed through board. | Push bar too high. |
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Burr on wire ends. | Blunt cutters or cutters not sliding with cutting tube. |
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Bowed staple crown, not flush clinching. | Wire too hard, Replace the wire. |
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Side deflected shank. | Damaged back plate or back plate out of the line with head. |
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Wire buckled between cutting tube and feeder. | Wrong size of wire, short feeding, bad cut off, wire intermingled in coil, excessive wear of wire guide, loop bar, wire holder. |