What is the best pouch thickness for laminating flyers and postcards? Is it 5 mil or is it 3 mil?
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It depends on what you intend to do with them. If you want to laminate flyers and postcards as mementos for safe keeping, like to keep in a memory book or box, then 3 mil is fine. If you intend on using them on a regular basis, posting them up in places where weather can get to them, or in a classroom, you may want to opt for the 5 mil. I purchased the Apache Laminator for use in the classroom and always order the 5 mil pouches for my materials. The 5 mil holds up to the wear and tear of the daily use from my students. I suppose the 3 mil would probably work just as well, but the 5 mil makes them sturdier and stiffer, not easy to bend, and stands up to dry erase markers and erasers. Hope this helps to answer your question.
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They recommend different temp settings for hot laminating. The lowest HEATED temp setting is 212F. Below that will be cold lamination. I have not tried cold lamination, as we primarily use 5 ml and 10 ml thick. The instructions do state that there is a cold lamination mode. I have had no problems with the hot lamination mode and have been extremely pleased with the quality of the sealing, both on the face of the document itself, and on the edges. Other well-known brands have always left a lot of air space around the sealed edge of the document, which was quite a disappointment, as we use this in our business for resale (laminating documents for customers). I also LOVE the fact I can laminate without a cardstock pouch. That means this thing will work as fast as you can shovel them in!
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The pouches are 3 1/2x 2 1/4, a card 3 1/2 x2 1/2 would not have room on th side or end to seal in the laminator.
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My laminator is a no name brand I bought at Aldi's for $19.99 and these pouches work excellent with it!!!
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You can use one pouch. Put the 4X10 in side by side but remember to leave space between and for cutting. You always want to have a bout 1/4 inch of the laminate around the paper. If you cut it clean it tends to come apart. You want a good seal all around. The pouches are 81/2 by 11 or a little bigger so should work well. Also remember if you cut a small part of laminate out for a small something, make sure you cut front and back perfect. If the laminate is not exact when you run it through it melts on the roller inside and then you have issues. Icky sticky mess. Yep I did it. My cuts were not perfect. You can use one pouch. Put the 4X10 in side by side but remember to leave space between and for cutting. You always want to have a bout 1/4 inch of the laminate around the paper. If you cut it clean it tends to come apart. You want a good seal all around. The pouches are 81/2 by 11 or a little bigger so should work well. Also remember if you cut a small part of laminate out for a small something, make sure you cut front and back perfect. If the laminate is not exact when you run it through it melts on the roller inside and then you have issues. Icky sticky mess. Yep I did it. My cuts were... » Read More You can use one pouch. Put the 4X10 in side by side but remember to leave space between and for cutting. You always want to have a bout 1/4 inch of the laminate around the paper. If you cut it clean it tends to come apart. You want a good seal all around. The pouches are 81/2 by 11 or a little bigger so should work well. Also remember if you cut a small part of laminate out for a small something, make sure you cut front and back perfect. If the laminate is not exact when you run it through it melts on the roller inside and then you have issues. Icky sticky mess. Yep I did it. My cuts were not perfect. « Show Less
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Well, yes before you laminate them they are. They are a smooth plastic. They also have a lot of static before you laminate them so it's hard to get the paper in just right, but you are going to get that with any laminating pouch. (believe me, I've tried them ALL, I order these for work and we go through TONS of them.) I have bought cheap pouches before from other places and these are good ones. When they say 5 mil they are actually 5 mil. (I've had them not be from other places) and they laminate well. They're nice and clear. No yellow-ish tint. This is the best price I have found for good laminating sheets. I hope that helps!
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My girlfriend and I each have one. She sold me on hers and that is why I bought one. We have never double laminated with it. I buy the Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches to replace the one I need. They are great. We laminate alot of things for her classroom Her centers and etc. The do not curl or roll up. I do not know if they make thicker pockets. I hope this help . I would not want to jam my purple cow if it was too thick. What are you laminating that it needs to be that thick?
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I have laminated items of several different sizes. Generally I use a pouch close to the size of the item I laminate. If the pouch is too large, I use a paper cutter and trim it after it is laminated.
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I did use them for a bit with the "your Story " laminator... just make sure you don't get the 10 mil laminating pouches to use with the laminator as mine stopped working after using the heavier pouches.
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Lamination pouches are available in a variety of sizes from numerous companies. I use Scotch brand myself, which is very inexpensive and gives good results with this laminator.
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Yes, I have used it for 3mm and 5mm laminate. It does a great job and they look nice and professional. However, I only did it for about 30 or so cards. Perhaps if it is used often in large quantities, it may dull the blade. Great product - I would buy it again!
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Thickness, in mm, is not stated. However, these bags are NOT the kind that tear easily or you can stick your hand through. These are great bags that do the job well.
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Yes. I have used smaller pouches to laminate recipe cards and have not had any issues.
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This machine takes Pouches, You will have to purchase the laminating pouches. I went with the 3 Mil Large Menu Size 12" x 18" Hot Laminating Pouches Qty 200 Glossy Thermal 12x18 Laminator Sheet Pockets. I have also tried the 5 Mil pouches as well. Both worked great for me.
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It is probably 2 mm thick.You should be able to mount the laminated map easily. I have mounted wooden photo frames using these tapes.I am not sure if you can press the tape to thin out.
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I don't know the exact thickness. They are not tissue paper thin. They seem pretty sturdy and well constructed. The zip closure seals tightly, but does slightly limit the effective size. For medium sized items, they are a good value.
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Yes, according to the item description on the "More Technical Info": "Accepts Laminating Pouches up 10mil". I wish I could tell you from firsthand experience but I just got my AL9 but haven't had much luck finding 10 mil pouches for ID Badges. I'd better get a move on it though because invariably eveyone's badge will come apart at the same time. I'll post again after I have tried it out on 10 mil.