I need to laminate pictures that are printed on very heavy cardstock. Does anyone have any experience with this? Will they fit through the rollers?
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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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I am currently using Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches. They work great. I use these because I can find them at my local grocery store and for the price also. I would think any laminating pouch would be fine with this. I've made a work horse out of this machine with those pouches and haven't had a problem yet.
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I also haven't used card stock paper in the printer. I use mine mostly for work related printing and the thickest paper I have used was 24 lb. bonded paper that worked fine.
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Yes, it'll work fine on cardstock. I've even run poster board through the laminator. However, you'll have to increase your heat to a higher temperature to adjust for the stock thickness (probably near 350 + degrees). This is where a set of calipers is very beneficial. You measure the thickness in mils of the cardstock within the laminate (before heating) - then you know what temperature to set before running it through. For instance, if your stock is 7 mil thick and you use a 3 mil laminate, the heat would need to be set for 10 mil. If you do not have calipers, you'll have to guess. If you run your stock through and it is still cloudy and didn't adhere, feel free to run it through a second time at a higher temperature. Good Luck getting the hang of it!
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We did not use them on wood...just on laminated card stock. (They are fantastic for that!) Wish I could help.
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Never attempted a heavy card stock. We do use a heavy 32lb glossy paper, and adress labels and it worked fine. The machine has a side feeder to help pick up the heavier stock paper. Hope this help
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No, I mainly use them to laminate book marks, sealing my printed book marks between the two sheets. I never heard of running these through the printer. These aren't the type of laminate sheets that you feed through a laminator. If you purchase that type, you put your document between the two sheets and place them inside a sheet feeder. The laminator is very hot, so you need to use this sheet feeder.
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I don't know of a maximum thickness, but I have printed on photo paper and business card sheets - both of which use heavier stock.
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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.
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I have never tried that application. However, I am extremely satisfied with this printer and can't see why the heavier paper would pose a problem.
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I do a lot of scrapbooking and silhouette cutting crafts and do use a heavy cardstock. I have learned to put in one sheet at a time and it seems to move through better. I also do fabric on it.
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You know, I've only used my brayer for print making, but my guess would be to use the soft roller. The hard roller may produce gaps in the glue application, whereas gentle pressure on the soft roller may provide an even layer. Good luck with that. Lura
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From my experience, if you cut the laminate all the way to the edge of the picture/paper it still remains laminated. The pouches adhere to either side of document or picture once you put it through the laminator.
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I wouldn't advise putting cardstock in a printer because the sheets are very thick. Of course, depending on your printer that is.
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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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Anytime I use card stock on a laser printer, I use the manual feeder on the side of the machine to prevent bending. I haven't tried the glossy through a laser printer, but based on the other responses it works fine if you use the correct settings, etc (see Willy's response, for example). I didn't use mine for photos, I was making scratch-off cards for my students, and as Jennifer was saying, the ink did bleed a little, but only on one of my designs. Otherwise, I am very happy with the results, but I used an ink jet.
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This is not thick. Color laser photo papers are thin, but has somewhat of a glossy effect. If this is going for a copier, it should work perfectly fine. Otherwise, if you're looking for something thick as far as paper, then no. There are other options