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Melissa -what is a stamp board? In general I think a hot laminator produces better and more consistent result than cold. But I could be completely wrong depending on what a stamp board is.
neither..... my laminator is from an office supply store. Had it for YEARS and it works great. I've used it to laminate newspaper articles for scrapbooking such as the post when my DH got a hole in one on a local golf course. I laminated the article to put on a page for a keepsake.
neither..... my laminator is from an office supply store. Had it for YEARS and it works great. I've used it to laminate newspaper articles for scrapbooking such as the post when my DH got a hole in one on a local golf course. I laminated the article to put on a page for a keepsake.
Is hot laminating safe for scrapbook pages? This is a neat idea.
I have my mom's that I bought for her at Costco in the US for $25. It's a Scotch, and so far it's working well. It has a button to set whether its a 3mm laminate, or a 5+mm laminate. Wish I had picked one up for myself as well!
I will suggest using a 5mm laminating sheet I laminated a few sheets this week and have found that they are sturdy enough, but could use just a little more to make them even better for my heavy UM rubber stamps. I am using a 110lb Staples brand CS, and a 3mm laminating sheet. I just bought a pack with 25 sheets until I can get back to Costco or get into a Sam's and get the big pack cheap.
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I have both the xyron and the purple cow...for your use I would go with the purple cow..it is a hot laminator and works great!! I like that it seals the edges..I like my xyron when I am doing pictures, sonograms,newspaper etc.
Is hot laminating safe for scrapbook pages? This is a neat idea.
You can laminate anything and it will be safe. However, anything that is not completely flat will make the laminating look like it is bubbling. If you have a 3D flower, for example, the laminating will be going up and down hill around the flower and not be completely sealed against the page. It still is considered laminated and protected but it will look bad. I saw some samples at a Kinkos when kids were bringing in pages for a big all-class scrapbook. The really flat ones looked great, the nice fat pages, not so much.
Mary Beth
I am glad that I read this thread. I am planning on making a bunch of bookmarks and I was wondering what kind of laminator I should get to cover the bookmarks. Do you need to cut the pouch to size before laminating or can you cut it after you put it through the machine? Thanks.
I am glad that I read this thread. I am planning on making a bunch of bookmarks and I was wondering what kind of laminator I should get to cover the bookmarks. Do you need to cut the pouch to size before laminating or can you cut it after you put it through the machine? Thanks.
I'd cut after, otherwise you are cutting twice (trimming, etc);
Yes, the hot laminator is much more sturdy. The Xyron is basically clear contact paper stuck to the front and back of your item. If you trim it too close, the edges won't be sealed, and it could curl up. The Xyron does work, though, you just have to use chipboard for the added sturdiness and not trim it too close. If I were you, considering you don't have a laminator, but want to use it for the stamp board.. I would get the hot one.
I have both a Xyron 900 series (which can do cold laminating) and a YourStory (which in addition to binding hardcover books, does heat laminating)
When I want to laminate something quickly, I run it through the Xyron. When I want something to stay sturdy for a longer period of time and have the time to spend a minute or two on laminating, I run it through my YourStory. It takes a minute to heat up and then feeds through slowly, so it takes a wee bit longer but much more sturdy for the long-term.
I use both but if I had to pick one I'd go with heat. I like that mine also binds books! It was $75, so more expensive, but has two purposes. Since I am a digi-scrapper and do Digibooks instead of traditional scrapbooks, it's a good fit for me personally. If you are going to bind books, you can get a heat one much cheaper.
I have a hot "office" laminator. I have been making my own Stamp boards. First I stamp
the image, run it through my laminator punch holes and keep it in a large binder.
I love my new system for unmounted storage. I will not be unmounting my SU stamps
or any other wood mounteds but I plan to try to buy only unmounted in the future.
I use the largest binder I can find at the office supply. I was able fit 10 pages of stamps
in one binder. I was concerned that the stamps would fall off but none have. When I
take a page some where I side it into a 2 gallon ziplock...no chance to lose any stamps.
This is the best system ever!!!
__________________ Bev
Organized People are just too lazy to hunt for things!!!
I have a hot "office" laminator. I have been making my own Stamp boards. First I stamp
the image, run it through my laminator punch holes and keep it in a large binder.
I love my new system for unmounted storage. I will not be unmounting my SU stamps
or any other wood mounteds but I plan to try to buy only unmounted in the future.
I use the largest binder I can find at the office supply. I was able fit 10 pages of stamps
in one binder. I was concerned that the stamps would fall off but none have. When I
take a page some where I side it into a 2 gallon ziplock...no chance to lose any stamps.
This is the best system ever!!!
I have the Xyron 900. I like it because I can do other things than just laminate - in addition to laminating both sides, it will laminate one side and apply sticky to the other (great for indexing my unmounted stamps), or laminate one side and apply magnet paper to the other, or I can just apply sticky to the back of paper and make my own stickers, etc. I'm sure a hot laminator would provide a more professional and sturdy lamination, but for my purposes, I don't need that, but I do love the variety!
__________________ ~*~ Clara ~*~ If you can think it, you can ink it!
Hot Or Cold Laminator??
