Linoleum welding kit - what tool can I use?
There are two types of linoleum welding: hot and cold. For hot, special equipment will be needed to weld linoleum. The process of cold processing of joints consists in joining joints with special glue.
The advantage of this type of work is the possibility of their implementation at home, without involving professionals. The disadvantage is the low strength and fragility of the compound obtained.
The linoleum welding kit consists of the following main elements: welding machine or building hair dryer, adapter, rod welding tip, rolling roller, joint splitting cutter, a month-old knife for removing excess softened polymer tape or cord.
The consumable material is a polymer fluoroplastic tape for welding linoleum or a special cord.
Linoleum welding equipment - options for manual work
Before you start welding work, it is necessary to handle the edges of the joint with a knife in a certain way. Properly prepared seam is a groove, the depth of which must reach the very base of the linoleum. After this, carefully clean out debris and dust from the seam obtained.
One of the last technological operations, which completes the laying of this flooring, is the jointing of seams. Earlier for this, a machine for welding linoleum, reminiscent of the principle of the action of an iron. The compound was very durable, but unaesthetic.
Today, a hairdryer for linoleum welding is used for this. This is an easy-to-use device that connects any seams anywhere in any place. This device can be operated in rooms with high humidity.
To obtain a perfectly smooth and uniform joint of a large extent, it is necessary to use a gun for welding linoleum. This professional tool simultaneously welds seams and smoothes them.
Linoleum welding machine - principles of quality work
Linoleum welding machine Snail-03 is a domestic analog of an automatic welding device. It moves along the seam on the wheels and produces a neat and qualitative joining of the coating strips. Uniform movement of this device equally heat the material along the entire length of the docking seam.
Professional construction hair dryer and linoleum welding nozzle, used together, are a device for laying this floor covering. This nozzle is used for welding strips of material with a special cord, whose diameter is 4 mm. To fill the seam during operation, a polymeric tape is used as a kind of electrode for the welding of linoleum.
Due to the high temperature generated by the welding machine, the linoleum welding tape melts and fills the seam. The quality of the melting of the tape should be noted, since this will determine the strength of the connection.
After completion of work, that is, when the cord for welding linoleum filled the seam, but not yet completely polymerized, it is necessary to remove its excess with a month-like knife. To avoid damage to the coating, the tool must be positioned parallel to the coating during operation.
