Top 10 Amazing Laminator Tips and Tricks

Top 10 Amazing Laminator Tips and Tricks | EdTchoi

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2 жыл бұрын

Laminators are oftentimes the unsung hero in the office, however they play an important role in helping preserve documents, creating signs and making creative crafts among other things. In this video, I'll be sharing my Top 10 Amazing Tips & Tricks for using laminators and along the way, show you some cool ways I like to laminate!
Click on the time stamps below to jump to your favourite Tips & Tricks:
0:40 Money Saver - stretch your laminating pouch by laminating two documents at once
1:17 DIY Laminated Sticky Notes
2:32 DIY Laminated Personal Whiteboard
3:01 Using templates for business, school and home -www.fellowes.com/ca/en/resources/creativity/idea-center.aspx
3:42 Hot vs Cold laminating
4:28 Protecting sensitive documents
5:03 Keeping smaller items in place when laminating
5:45 Choosing the right lamination pouch - www.fellowes.com/ca/en/products/product-listing.aspx?cat=OFFICE-MACHINES&subcat=LAMINATORS&tercat=LAMINATING_SUPPLIES
7:14 Tips to clean and maintain your laminator
8:14 Choosing the right laminator - www.fellowes.com/ca/en/products/product-subcategory.aspx?cat=OFFICE-MACHINES&subcat=LAMINATORS
Amazon Links:
Fellowes 3mil, 300 Pack Laminating Pouches - amzn.to/3B9D5ew
Fellowes 5mil, 200 Pack Laminating Pouches - amzn.to/3RCLUD8
Fellowes Store - amzn.to/3cQvlod
For more information on Fellowes products, you can visit: www.fellowes.com/ca/en/default.aspx
Idea Center for Free Signs and Templates for Home, School and Office Use: www.fellowes.com/us/en/resources/creativity/ideacenter/default.aspx
How to Choose a Laminator: www.fellowes.com/ca/en/resources/creativity/choosing-a-laminator.aspx
How to choose laminating Pouches: www.fellowes.com/ca/en/resources/creativity/selecting-laminating-pouches.aspx
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@JonDeth 7 күн бұрын

The blessing of today's internet is if you have a not so common tool in your home, there's usually a lot of "hacks" for wild ways to use them. *This video is just some basic tactics, but I have no doubt there are videos out there showing the unique operations these can be used to perform.*

@donnajaemoon Жыл бұрын

Good to know about the cleaning sheets. Thanks. I have the 3i 95.

@gracewellarlo5529 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips and very nice laminator!

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed...probably one of the nicest laminators I've ever used!

@OurSilkySweetheart 7 ай бұрын

Fabulous!!!😊

@sheenalumayaga6290 2 жыл бұрын

ohmy very help video! Thanks!

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@thomashverring9484 5 ай бұрын

Great tips! I had my questions answered.

@EdTchoi 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@sarahmusana3250 Жыл бұрын

Great tips. 👍 thank you

@EdTchoi Жыл бұрын

Thanks and you’re welcome!

@kellercrucita550 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!🙏🏼😃

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😄

@andrelemoine1815 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation.

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@maurethiamitchell2436 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I have went through four laminators. I just got one for home with a cold and hot setting. But I don’t understand anything until I watched your video. Thank you so much for some of the information. I’m not sure when I would the cold side, because that’s the part that I could find the cold lamination sheets.😢

@Sandymas16 Жыл бұрын

I’m thinking of buying a laminator for home use ( I have a toddler thats getting home school and I want to use dry markers and to laminate my agenda.) thinking of the scotch one

@bushra19m57 2 жыл бұрын

Great tipss

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Innessofficial Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@EdTchoi Жыл бұрын

You're welcome ☺

@a7xfanben Ай бұрын

Nice video, your delivery style is awesome

@EdTchoi Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@ladyhecate9450 10 ай бұрын

This was very interesting! I knew absolutely nothing....nothing! Than you so much.

@EdTchoi 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome and glad that you found it helpful!

@sumanmishra7366 2 жыл бұрын

Hi !! Very cool tips thanks! Can you pls advise how to avoid bubbles while laminating thick paper while making envelopes?

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about the late reply on this one! If you're laminating thick paper, I would probably go with a 8 or 10ml laminating sheet. You're likely going to get bubbling on the thinner ones as they're not meant to handle thicker paper

@bunnybabybevytv6434 2 жыл бұрын

! cool udeas!

@bunnybabybevytv6434 2 жыл бұрын

if ya put hockey tape or maybe medical cloth tape around your watch wristband, it will let your skin breathe :)

@MarvoMarv Жыл бұрын

Followed Jupiter 125

@elfgirllizzie2018 3 ай бұрын

Double sided tape works great when you’re laminating multiple items too. I make name tags for work and have 8-10 at a time, it was a pain before I figured that out 😂.

@EdTchoi 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing!

@anne-mariemarshall3105 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to laminate my soft pastel swatches. Which laminator would you recommend. Should I cold or hot laminate them?

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

Great question! My hunch is that due to the soft nature of pastels, they would not do well with heat, so cold lamination would probably be your safest bet.

@anne-mariemarshall3105 2 жыл бұрын

@@EdTchoi Thank you

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

@@anne-mariemarshall3105 you’re welcome 😊

@robertkajor3774 29 күн бұрын

Can 2mm thick material be laminated?

@MichaelHannon-in8ti Жыл бұрын

Hi Ed. One small correction to a common mistake. The mil. referred to in lamination thickens is 1/1000 of an inch not Millimeters. A three mil pouch would be 1/8" on each side and 1 /4" total. It is 3 /1000" on each side 6 /1000" + The document .

@EdTchoi Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Actually quite a big correction 😆 I had someone else notice that as well. Hope you enjoyed the rest of the video!

@keithdavis8461 7 ай бұрын

I was gonna say! Thank you.

@WalterCueva 2 ай бұрын

Can anyone recommend the best type of paper to use for creating wipeable workshop forms? I'm looking for something my students can write on and that we can easily erase afterward for reuse.

@EdTchoi Ай бұрын

Apologies for the delay! Give the 3M Dry Erase Sheets a try as it may work for your application. Let me know how it goes!

@ronmorton9483 14 күн бұрын

How do you open up a pouch? I can’t seem to find an opening

@ronmorton9483 14 күн бұрын

Never mind, I found it. I was trying to open up the wrong end

@Danita-sl1mr 10 ай бұрын

Hello Ed, why does my and the projects,? have air bubbles and then the pouches become separate the laminated pouches

@EdTchoi 10 ай бұрын

There can be several factors which causes air bubbles: 1. Dust or particles getting trapped in between the laminated sheets 2. Low tension on the supply roll which minimizes adhesion 3. Coated papers and high gloss papers can also be prone to bubbles, likely because the lamination sheet doesn’t stick well to these surfaces. I think by and large, dust and particles can be the most common issue. When you laminate, make sure that your documents and laminating pouches are clear of dust and debris. Hope this helps!

@freemoviechannel8394 2 жыл бұрын

How to fold & bend a11"x17" in to 8.5"x11" after lamination????????? Ty for the tips.

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

Good question as that sounds like a challenging task! I'm not quite sure how you would be able to bend it without damaging the laminated sheet, but I may try lightly scoring the area where you want to bend it and then taping it up with Scotch Tape so that the bend doesn't wear out. Not sure if this would do it for you, but it may be worth experimenting. Let me know how it goes and thanks for watching!

@Lala_Lemon 11 ай бұрын

Scoring the paper before laminating is the ticket. Then folding the laminated item on the score line works perfectly. No issue with wear & tear at the fold. 😊 I love the posty note trick! That was a 🥇 gold medal tip!

@OurSilkySweetheart 7 ай бұрын

🎉

@jughtful 7 ай бұрын

10mm = 1cm, 80 micron laminating pouches are 0.08 millimeters thick

@EdTchoi 7 ай бұрын

Thanks and yes, another viewer pointed this out. My mistake!

@shellysangel1 2 жыл бұрын

i laminated a picture but it bends,,ive put something heavy on top of the laminated picture , but it still bends,,i want to put epoxy over the picture

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. What was the thickness of your lamination film and which laminator were you using?

@calebrownstead Жыл бұрын

Thickness are in mills, or 1/1000th of an inch. Not millimeters.

@EdTchoi Жыл бұрын

Yeah, my bad on using the wrong measurement 🤦🏻‍♂️😆Hope you liked the rest of the video though!

@barbra429 2 жыл бұрын

Why is it so hard to find a laminator that will accept 10 mL sheets! Does Fellowes have one?

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

The Fellowes Jupiter 2 laminator that I was using in this video accepts 10mm. Out of curiosity, what are you using the 10mm pouches for?

@barbra429 2 жыл бұрын

@@EdTchoi I like using them in my planner as divider pages. I have a Scotch laminator made for 3 and 5 ml, but I send my 10 mil thru it

@barbra429 2 жыл бұрын

@@EdTchoi one major problem I have with 3 ml and 5 ml laminated sheets is that when they come out of the heat machine or heat laminator they curl or crinkle

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

@@barbra429 the sheet may crinkle if the heat is too low (make sure your machine is fully warmed up) and it may curl if there are air bubbles. Could be an issue with your current laminator? Also, have you tried cleaning the rollers (I show this in the video)?

@barbra429 2 жыл бұрын

@@EdTchoi I think I will have to buy a new laminator. The ones that accept 10 mL sheets are so expensive

@N9CQX 11 ай бұрын

Years ago, I used a laminator in an office and there was a sleeve that needed to be placed over the pouch before feeding it into the laminator. It was like cardboard with a shiny foil side. I seem to remember that it protected the rollers from gumming up. It appears that the new laminators do not require that step. Any comments?

@minikraut 2 жыл бұрын

The thickness is measured in micrometers, not millimeters. Otherwise thanks for some new ideas!

@EdTchoi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the catch and glad someone was paying attention 😂 Got a good giggle when I saw your reply! Sorry for the mixup and glad you got some new ideas!

@calebrownstead Жыл бұрын

Its mills, not micrometers, 1/1000th of an inch

@pliantimpala7858 6 ай бұрын

I DO NOT! Recommend the glue trick, my photos were fine at first but over night the ink leaked/smudged on the photo and now they look terrible, maybe an alternative would be using a book or box to hold the paper up and stop the small photos from falling out.

@peterwolfik5827 13 күн бұрын

The best is to use laminating pouch which are photo size