Cheapo laminators

paddyrg

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

You can laminate perfectly well with a medium clothes iron, which you probably already have.

Absolutely, heat and pressure to melt and bond the glue :-) It'll do at least as good a job as a cheap laminator :-)

A bit more hassle getting the ironing board out in the middle of the office when you've got 300 passes to make, but at least you can keep your shirt crisp whilst you do it ;-)

Owain_Moneysaver

paddyrg wrote: »

Absolutely, heat and pressure to melt and bond the glue :-) It'll do at least as good a job as a cheap laminator :-)

A bit more hassle getting the ironing board out in the middle of the office when you've got 300 passes to make, but at least you can keep your shirt crisp whilst you do it ;-)

My iron does a much better job than my Texet laminator which doesn't seem to get hot enough (although I have to be careful and not put the iron on too hot or I get crinkles) and it's a heck of a lot quicker than the laminator too. I do it on the kitchen worktop (the laminating, stop sniggering at the back there).

Daz2009

Do you put something either side ? A towel or something ?

Fifer

Another advantage on an iron (I'm guessing) is that you are not limited to A3 or A4 size. Laminator film is available on rolls to at least A1 width.

Owain_Moneysaver

Daz2009 wrote: »

Do you put something either side ? A towel or something ?

No, it has to be done on a completely flat smooth surface otherwise you get bubbles on the underside.