never used one of these laminating machines before. if i have a larger pouch, do i trim it prior to laminating? after laminating? or not at all?
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One end of the pouch is already sealed together and must lead through from that end. I find that you need to have paper completely across that leading edge, even if that means I use scrap paper to fill. I personally have never cut the pouch as I have pouches in several sizes. Just make sure that "sealed" edge goes through first. You will love having a personal laminator, I use mine all the time. In fact I bought one that will take tablet size pouches because I manage a condo complex and use it for signs. I hope this helped.
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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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No, the item goes in, then through the laminator and then you can cut it to your liking. Sometimes I put several things in one sheet but, you have to be rather careful.
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I do not understand your question, I use AL18P for paper 11x8.5 and Laminating Pouches 9x11.5 I do not cut document or film, I leave 1/8" of plastic. Depend what job you do.
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Yes. I made luggage tags and I laminated them together and then cut into a smaller size for the tags. As long as you have a decent margin where the laminating sheets are able to be heated and laminated around whatever you are laminating when you make your cuts it should be fine. I tried a few by cutting them smaller before putting them through the machine and they worked fine. I am really happy with the laminating sheets and this machine! Excellent value!
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You can laminate a page full of business cards & then use a paper cutter to cut them precisely. You can not cut the laminate sheets prior to putting them through the machine.
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Yes, buy the pouches. Otherwise nothing would be over the paper. This unit works wonderfully. A great deal for the price.
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You would have to look at what laminating pouches are available. The largest I have seen are approx. 8.9" X 11.4" I really haven't looked for larger ones. So if your boarder could be done a piece at a time then yes ... you could try calling their question # 1-800-328-6276 and I am sure they would be able to answer any and all questions
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I have a Scott laminator and have always use 5 mil pouches, and never with a protector sheet. I would review your laminator requirements and see what they suggest.
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Mine did not come with starter pouches. I am a 2nd grade teacher and use this daily x's 34 projects. I bought the Apache 100 Pack of 5 Mil Letter Size (9 x 11.5") Crystal Clear Universal Thermal Laminating Pouches for under $8 as well as the 3 Mil Clear Letter Size Thermal Laminating Pouches 9 X 11.5 Qty 100 (UNV84622) and the 3 Mil Business Card Laminating Pouches 2-1/4" x 3-3/4" (500/bx) offered here on Amazon and they have worked beautifully. Last week my class made Christmas ornaments and I did not have one problem with the laminating pouches and the principal wanted to know where I bought this so she could get a few for other classrooms.
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No. You have to buy it. I bought a Scotch Termal Laminating Pouches 8.9x11.4 inches 3mil. It's about US$9 at Amazon.
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I have never done this but it does make sense. If you do it, keep the bag low enough where it does not come in contact with the cutters.When mine is full, I jut place the plastic bag over the opening and turn it upside down to drop the shreds into the bag. While shredding, I stop every few minutes to compact the shred in the container.But then you have to shake harder when you go to empty it. Remember to limit your shredding to 10 or 15 minutes as the shedder will get hot and hang up on you. Per owners manual.
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Depends on exactly what you are trying to laminate. The "pouches" are sturdy but flexible plastic. One side has adhesive and the other does not. The adhesive sticks to one side of the material being laminated and seals to the plastic side where it extends beyond material being laminated. The resulting unit can be trimmed as desired as long as a reasonable margin, say 1/8" or more is left beyond the edge of the material laminated. The material to be laminated should be reasonably thin, perhaps not thicker than good construction paper. The resulting laminated unit is quite sturdy. If your letters and projects meet these conditions and are within the specified size limits, the product should work satisfactorily.
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I don't think so. This machine works best with the laminating pouches that are usually in standard paper sizes and smaller.
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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 remove the used up one, it comes in a big bulky piece. You place the new one the same way you took the other one. You slide the double laminating sheet under.
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Wyre, when youre putting the document into the laminating pouch be sure to push your document all the way to the very back so that it is aligned stably in the pouch. Once you do that DO NOT forget to load the paper the same way - Sealed end in first and you will have no problems! I know this information will be helpful.
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Hello Gail E. Jordan GE; These pouches are the ones I purchased to use as you are attempting. If you measure the outside dimensions of the pouch they exceed the8 1/2" X 11" of the paper which allows the written paper to be sealed on all 4 edges. There are 2 ways to accomplish this; 1-Print the front and back of your document on 2 pieces of paper and align them to each other and proceed as the directions state. 2-More easily, print the front and rear of the document on 1 piece of paper and do as the directions are written. This way saves paper and ink. This is an excellent Scotch product. Hope this info is helpful. Any other questions, please ask.Charlie Hello Gail E. Jordan GE; These pouches are the ones I purchased to use as you are attempting. If you measure the outside dimensions of the pouch they exceed the8 1/2" X 11" of the paper which allows the written paper to be sealed on all 4 edges. There are 2 ways to accomplish this; 1-Print the front and back of your document on 2 pieces of paper and align them to each other and proceed as the directions state. 2-More easily, print the front and rear of the document on 1 piece of paper and do as the directions are written. This way saves paper and ink. This is an... » Read More Hello Gail E. Jordan GE; These pouches are the ones I purchased to use as you are attempting. If you measure the outside dimensions of the pouch they exceed the8 1/2" X 11" of the paper which allows the written paper to be sealed on all 4 edges. There are 2 ways to accomplish this; 1-Print the front and back of your document on 2 pieces of paper and align them to each other and proceed as the directions state. 2-More easily, print the front and rear of the document on 1 piece of paper and do as the directions are written. This way saves paper and ink. This is an excellent Scotch product. Hope this info is helpful. Any other questions, please ask.Charlie « Show Less
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The pouches open from top to bottom. They are only sealed on the bottom. They are floppy until put through machine. Once through machine, they are very rigid. I used 5 mil. Haven't tried 3 mil. I put two by two inch pictures in a row on bottom of laminate sheet and took a clean heated glue gun without glue and ran it along the top of the row of pictures. On the outside of the laminate sheet. Used a ruler as a guide. This stopped the pics from sliding around and overlapping. Make sure your glue gun is clean or new.