I need to laminate IDs. Will I be able to use smaller pouches? I don't want want to use 8.5 then cut as it would be wasteful. Thanks.
458357
Yes you can use smaller pouches. We cut the large ones down and use them. The smaller works fine in the laminator.
458358
I haven't tried it with smaller pouches yet, but you can certainly place several id's in one pouch. I have successfully done that with many smaller items.
1083599
The pouches that come with it are large enough to laminate a sheet of copy paper so you would have to laminate several cards at one time to keep from wasting the laminating paper. I ordered smaller pouches separately which would probably be better if you only have a couple of cards to laminate.
896584
I do not think so. It is really built for 8x10 and 5x8, 4x6, 3x5 lalminations because that is the size of the lamination paper comes. If Julia really wants to be sure of this, she should go to Office Depot where you purchase the lamination paper and see if they have something different.
641498
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.
1754347
I used it with the hot setting. Mines not a purple cow but as long as you can feed a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet through yours with.5 clearance on each side shouldn't be a problem. Also I got my laminator at Aldi's nothing fancy but fit fine. I think they are standard widths almost all the full sheet pouches are 9" wide. Universal
737605
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.
2005390
Yes. You just put the small card at the fold of the pouch, seal it, and trim it to size.
697290
Yes you can, but you are best off getting the card sized laminating pouches to do it.
1214672
I don't really have a definitive answer for you. I know I chose the TL902 because it was the new version of the TL901 and had good reviews. I believe you can cold laminate by merely selecting the lower heat setting for 3mm thicknesses and run the pouch through before it heats up. I don't recall if the rollers turn before you select a heat setting or not. This would work for one or two cold laminations before it heated up. I don't know what heat does to a cold lamination pouch. Guess you could find out.
2229244
actually I've used different style/brands of laminated pouches. All work. They are all basically made the same. With different millage/thickness's.
1572735
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!
1116295
Personally, I do not like trying to laminate the full width. One has to line it up EXACTLY before feeding it into the machine and that is very, very hard to do. I tend to make my own pouches only 17.5" wide so I can have a little leeway. Cutting slits on the side of the pouch tends to help if it starts to go askew; esp. if you can trim that off. Try and keep your pouch between the raised marks on the machine for best heat application. Hope this helps.
1844480
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.
1602623
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.
2153407
110# index card stock is 8.5 mil thick. Sandwiching that in a 7 mil pouch results in a total thickness of 22.5 mil (i.e. 0.007 + 0.007 + 0.0085) which is within the specs of the Apache AL13P laminator (32 mil max). I have laminated 30 mil Teslin-based secure plastic ID cards and they came out okay, although I needed to re-laminate about 10% of the cards to ensure 100% success.
1652891
I ordered pouches from different places. But, Amazon and Staples pretty much gets me any size and thickness I need. You need to specify your thickness for a best answer.
672021
I have sent 1/16" thick PCB's through this laminator, no problem. I used it for this: http://www.instructables.com/id/Toner-transfer-no-soak-high-quality-double-sided/?ALLSTEPS