Two questions: 1) Is the paper clamp see-through? 2) Will it cleanly cut paper that has been laminated with 5 ml laminate?
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Hi, the paper clamp is solid but I really don't use it. Yes, it will cut through 5 ml laminate. I use cardstock and laminated material all the time. This is my second Rotatrim. I have the very large one and I bought this one for convenience. It self sharpens and the large one is many years old and still cuts like the day I got it.
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Yes the paper clamp is see through. I have not cut laminate with it but it will cut through 3 pieces a paper no problem.
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Yes, the paper clamp is see-through -- so you can cut to a pencil line or whatever. And I have not cut laminate, but have cut cardboard successfully. I do not think corrugated cardboard would work, through. I expect that 5mm laminate would be fine; the blade is quite sharp. The paper clamp can be removed for cleaning.
1615842
I can see through quilting cotton fabric. You should be able to see through any paper. I can try later today with a 28 lb paper and see if I can view through.
359321
It will cut through cardboard, fabric, thin wood and leave cut marks on my table. I'm sure it will cut through felt. It's a handy gadget. I'm as is fixed with the results. It has various sized circles to use which are kept in the handle for storage.
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This is indicated to cut fabric.But cardstock will be cut too, as long as you use your blade only for papers.The use of a self healing mat is the best thing to do, otherwise, your desk could be injured by this blade as any other blade would damage it.
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Its thin plastic, but seems to be pretty sturdy. I don't think a pair of scissors would hold up. A box cutter might be able to score it enough to cut through. I just pushed the extra length under my desk.
563430
The laminator will do a full sheet. The plastic sleeves are slightly larger than the standard sheet of paper. Your piece of paper is placed in the plastic sleeve and will be finished with a slight edge around your standard piece of paper. I am completely satisfied with this product!!
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You can cut your document right at the paper edge and the film will still adhere. It does adhere to the paper surface, but you will always get a cleaner edge if you leave at least 1/16" of lamination over the document. I got a corner stamp that gives my corners a nice 1/4 round edge, and makes your document look more finished and professional. You can even use the 1/4 round punch on your laminated product even if you cut it right to the document edge. Hope that helps!
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I haven't tried cutting large multiples of paper with mine yet, but on a single sheet basis it has worked just fine both on thicker brochure type paper, glossy photo paper and regular copy paper.
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It cuts regular cardstock easily (about 65 lb paper). Is that what you meant? The kind used for card-making and scrapbooking? If that's what you meant,no problem! And if it starts to get "dull", but fold over some tin foil and punch a few circles; it should sharpen it up again.
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Hi Reba, I cut a piece of Kleenex and it cut perfectly. Send a sample to Amazon and have them forward it to me. I will be happy to try it for you and let you know how it cuts on your material.Gene Rubin
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It will cut just 1 or 2 sheets. Just make sure you hold the paper secure against the back stop. I do sometimes, but most of the time I use the clamp and make sure the paper does not move. Remember, it takes two hands to make the cut and unless you have someone else there to secure the paper sheet, you take a chance.
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Absolutely! I just cut acetate sheets yesterday and those tend to be be thicker and stiffer. The directions say that you can cut upwards of 30 pieces of paper at one, although I would never do that because totally clean cuts. It's a sharp cutter.
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I would stay away from this paper cutter. I don't even use mine anymore.. I couldn't aline the paper exactly where I wanted to make my cut. The cutter itself is out of square. So i had to manually align my paper under the blade which i dont mind but u have to look at cutter on the side to align the paper instead of being able to align it looking striaght down at the cutter my cuts were never striaght
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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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I have successfully laminated two sheets of 65lb card stock together in a pocket. One would think that if the paper were too thick the machine wouldn't accept it, but I have not experienced any problems.
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The clamp has a screw and nut on each end, so should be removable, but haven't tried. It can easily cut about 10 sheets of 20lb paper at the most. More than that, it starts to not have a clean edge. So not sure if it would easily cut mat board.
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Hi Steve, We don't use it for paper. We cut sign products like Coroplast, plastic and aluminum, it works find on these materials, but the cuts could be cleaner.