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garmonbozia,
Thank you greatly for taking the time to respond in detail to each of my conclusions.Your answers are just what I needed.
From what you write,
Good to know. Bad that that happened to your cards, but better to know sooner rather than later.
Hmm. I don't like the sound of that. I anticipate problems on my end.
If all hot pocket/pouches come with cardboard, I'll be sure to use that, so thanks for the tip. Otherwise, what brand are you using, that gives you the cardboard trays with the pouches?
Good to know.
ETA: never mind; I think I got it.
So to double-check: first, you put 4-6 pre-cut cards in a large pouch and laminate it, then you cut them out of the laminate sheet to end up with individual cards again, then you ran each laminated card one-by-one through the laminating machine *without* using a new pouch...correct?
Thanks for watching that vid. I have no idea if the sheets come with a cardboard sheath...could a sheath even fit into a machine that slim-seeming?
To avoid such bubbles, should I use a pouch of a size small enough that it's filled up by all the cards (leaving little extra space for bubbles)?
Also, what was the model and brand of your machine?
Thanks again.
Thank you greatly for taking the time to respond in detail to each of my conclusions.Your answers are just what I needed.
From what you write,
So hot laminate definitely does also stick to the object regardless of whatever the consensus theory is.
Good to know. Bad that that happened to your cards, but better to know sooner rather than later.
Lesson learned: either leave a lot of space between cards (only use 4 cards per pouch) or if you are going to use 6, be very careful and hold the cardboard tray level as the laminator feeds it in.
Hmm. I don't like the sound of that. I anticipate problems on my end.
If all hot pocket/pouches come with cardboard, I'll be sure to use that, so thanks for the tip. Otherwise, what brand are you using, that gives you the cardboard trays with the pouches?
Not true. You can use any size pouch you want. You can easily cut away any excess. I used the full size pouches and laminated 4-6 in each pouch and hand trimmed the laminate with scissors.
Good to know.
If your sheet of cards is a solid sheet (and I can't imagine how it would not be), you definitely need to cut your cards first and then laminate them. If you laminate the whole sheet and then cut the cards, you will have no way of leaving a lip of laminate around the edge of each card. Without an edge of laminate sealed to laminate, the laminate will eventually start to separate with use of the cards.
ETA: never mind; I think I got it.
I left very little edges of laminate around the cards, about 1/16". I then ran them through the laminator again to make sure that the very thin edge I left was definitely sealed together.
So to double-check: first, you put 4-6 pre-cut cards in a large pouch and laminate it, then you cut them out of the laminate sheet to end up with individual cards again, then you ran each laminated card one-by-one through the laminating machine *without* using a new pouch...correct?
That one looks reasonable enough to me. If the sheets you buy come with a cardboard sheath though, I'd recommend using it. Or try out not using it on something unimportant first. The bubble/imperfections she pointed out in her pouch are very common in the excess areas of laminate that does not have anything in it. She just needs to trim the pouch around the shape of the artwork. You should not see these on your cards or even close to them.
Thanks for watching that vid. I have no idea if the sheets come with a cardboard sheath...could a sheath even fit into a machine that slim-seeming?
To avoid such bubbles, should I use a pouch of a size small enough that it's filled up by all the cards (leaving little extra space for bubbles)?
Also, what was the model and brand of your machine?
Thanks again.