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Are new cheap laminators good enough for the job?
Hi guys,
Looking for a used laminator, been interested in a few easymounts.However these chinese imported ones have caught my eye with the take up roll.
Not sure if im aloud to post the link? to the popular auction site? but its blue and a strange size 1300 wide (which is slightly smaller than the material i was going to use) and 799.00.
Anyone here had experience with one of these. Obviously i know a lot of people hate this cheap range but sometimes it can be upto the job. Maybe not for 10 years but im fine with that.
I actually started and run my business on a creation pcut, and although it did give me some extra headaches at times, it got me in the game and lasted 6 years. Now im running a graphtec ce6000 which is fautless.
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If you can accept the fact that it’s nothing more than a glorified set of roller you’re on to a major winner with the cheap Chinese imports. Used them for the last 10 year and they perform brilliantly.
Dave
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I’m using a 1400 for large print lamination and as long as I take care setting it up and keep the runs short it works fine, longer runs cause problems though and if I over tighten the pinch on the rollers it starts to have problems sooner.
Long prints of 3-4m I’ll do half and half, this seems to work ok. I’m not sure I’d go longer than 4m though.Steve
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Cheers guys. Thats what i was thinking.
I think im willing to give it ago on this one.
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The only thing with some cheap laminators is how they adjust the height of the rollers, just check that the one handle adjusts the roller height. Oh and some don’t have motors and are just hand wound.
Try and google videos of the laminator being used to see what they’re like is my advice
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quote Alex Crosbie:The only thing with some cheap laminators is how they adjust the height of the rollers, just check that the one handle adjusts the roller height. Oh and some don’t have motors and are just hand wound.
Try and google videos of the laminator being used to see what they’re like is my advice
Can’t seem to find out much about them as they are unbranded. They r motorised as well as hand driven. The roller heights seem to be adjusted with twist knobs at either end.
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If they have twist knobs at either end then they’re fine once you have them set up but they’re purely laminators, if you want to chop and change laminates and application tape and use the laminator for applying graphics to boards then it’s a different story
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I’ve found it best to just use the weight of the roller with a tiny amount of pinch, like just a fraction of a turn past the screw starting to push the roller down, gets the best results.
Steve
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Best to just rest the rollers on the media. Zero added pressure. It weighs enough. Any added part turns will give the potential for uneven pressure over the width. Oh…and buy at least a 1600mm even if you only run a 1370 or 1520 machine.
Laminated well over ten thousand of metres like that…and do subby laminating for another sign co.
Dave
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Great info guys. Thanks. The 1600 version doesn’t have a take up roll for some strange reason. Not sure how that works. Could only be good for mounting?
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