After laminating letter sheets, can I cut them and have them stay laminated? Or will they fall apart?
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I have had success cutting cards apart and other things. They have not fallen apart on me. However, I am sure it might depend on how thick the item is that you are laminating, and how your machine works. I set my machine on the 10ml setting, even though I am using 3ml sheets and it works fine for me.
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I've been through fifteen of them and cut every one and been handling them for awhile and they have not come apart yet. I use the purple cow laminator with the heat setting.
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Yes, you can cut the sheets after laminating. I've laminated whole sheets of paper and then cut out the individual pieces I need. They are holding up very well. I'm a first grade teacher and laminate a lot of things for use in the classroom.
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I do not consider the paper tape inserts as laminated. In my mind's eye, laminate is heavy plastic. The paper has backing that peels off.
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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 had two possibilities get it laminated so the paper is protected and then use dbl sided tape or glue the strips that posters are hung with . Going to try the latter F. Griffin
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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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You can also cut directly on it. For example, if you print a set of cards, and there are 8 cards on a sheet of paper, you do not have to cut the cards and then laminate them. You can simply laminate the whole sheet, and then cut the cards out right through the laminate. For a border, I would leave just a tiny bit of edge just to be safe. Sometimes I trim a little bit too close and it still holds up pretty well though.
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Krystal: Yes, you can laminate multiple papers as long as they fit inside the "pouch". You can also cut them to their respective edges and not worry about the lamination peeling away--the heat from the laminator seems to seal the plastic film tightly to the paper inside. I've been extremely pleased with its results, saving me $1+ per page for the same result at Office Max or Office Depot. Richard
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Yes. You can either cut them prior to laminating or you can run it through the laminator and cut afterwards.
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Mine were cut out on a separate sheet. I almost threw them away because it was in the corner of the envelope.
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I'm going to guess here and say probably not. It is probably best to use the thicker laminate sheets (.5 ml) instead. The .3 ml it was come with it. I may buy those as well since I prefer it to be a little sturdier as well.
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When you pull off the backing you put two sticky side sheets together to get the lamination effect. The backing is ruled in sections so it is easy to cut to the size you need. It's softer than lets say an old laminated drivers license, but it does the trick.s
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I used E6000 when I glued these to glass. It worked real well. I don't know about Laminate, you would need to test it first. Definatly NOT hot glue. I made that mistake. The surface is to smooth.Regular craft Tacky glue or Elmers should work on paper.
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I've been separating them and using a paperclip to keep them together. You may need a few paperclips though. I did it to what I had left and used about 3 paperclips.
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I'm sorry I wish that I could help. Mine did the same thing after about 20 pages of lamination over the past 6 months. I ended up throwing mine away and now I have a whole bunch of extra laminating sheets. Eventually I'll replace the machine. I'm usually a huge fan of Amazon but I will certainly not get another Amazon laminating machine. I hope you are able to salvage your machine.
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If you get the SCOTCH SELF SEALING LAMINATING POUCHES you can. I have done book marks, address lists, rosters and instructions. I love this product. I made the mistake of getting single sided laminating sheets . . . ugh. . waste of time and energy, I returned them to the store where there were purchased. hope this helps.
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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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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. 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... » Read More 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. « Show Less