How To Weld Vinyl Sheets

In this instructional video you will learn the basics.

How to weld vinyl sheets.

For adhesive vinyl you can weed directly on the transfer tape. When done incorrectly seams will begin to separate and or discolor especially in traffic areas. With linoleum a bonding process between the linoleum and the rod is used. Some people remove the outer piece of vinyl then transfer the design and weed all the details on top of the sticky transfer tape.

Chemical welding also referred to as cold welding is the process of chemically fusing two sheets of resilient sheet vinyl flooring together at the seam. Not for heat transfer or. The general procedure used to manually groove and heat weld a seam in commercial vinyl is as follows. Make sure that the width of the ribbon that s cut from the edge of each sheet is the same.

With sheet vinyl you use a thermo fusion process a combination of melting and fusion between the rod and the flooring material. Different types of welding needs to be used. Learn some tips and tricks of the trade on how to. Heat weld vinyl seams learn some tips and tricks of the trade on heat welding commercial sheet vinyl flooring from an armstrong expert.

This old house host kevin o connor learns how to create concrete kitchen counters. Swing the welding gun back and forth if you re doing a pendulum weld. See below for a shopping list and tools subscribe to this old house. A properly executed chemical weld can provide the appearance of a seamless floor and is chosen due to aesthetics.

Groove out the seam to two thirds of the depth of the material with a hand groover or turbo groover. In this video you will learn the basics of heat welding while seeing a demonstration. Then position the welding rod at a 45 degree angle from the opposite side. The heat welding process arrived in north america in the late 1980s and when done correctly sheet vinyl seams create an aseptic seam with great integrity.

The rod acts like a glue stick. When using removable adhesive vinyl you can save the small details for after you have completely transferred your piece. As you hold the rod in place sweep the nozzle back and forth 3 or 4 times to melt it.