Cleaning the
Punches
As you use your stencil machine, the punches may become clogged with oilboard
particles. If these particles prevent the machine from cutting complete characters, the
punches need to be cleaned. Follow the step below and refer to Figure D to clean the
punches.
Note: Only clean a punch when the machine is not cutting properly. The lubricants in the
oil board also lubricate the punch and die.
1. Use the wire cleaning hook that is included with the stencil machine to dislodge the
paper particles stuck in the raised characters of the punches. The punch is the upper
part of the character set and can be reached easily by guiding the hook under the
hood casting and scraping the punch. The lower part is the die and does not require
cleaning because the punchings fall through the opening in the die.
Figure D
Figura D