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Can anyone give me a good laminator reccommendation??
I have seen a few laminators for about £600.00. I was just wondering what the differences were between a good £3000 laminator and a cheap £600.00 one. at the end of the day why would it be worth spending 3 grand on a laminator??
thank you :lol1:
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You get what you pay for with a laminator.
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thats right in every way but my question was based more on what a good laminator has to offer then a not so good one. i.e i know that a not so great printer will have les resoultion be smaller in width, may not have a cut function (for example). A laminator usually just laminate’s but what make’s a good laminator good?? what does it have to offer?? :lol1:
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Rigidity for one.
The lightweight ones will have a skimpy framework and thin rollers.
Any large laminate will end up with no pressure at the centre due to the rollers bending.Roller material for tow.
I reckon if one person can lift their laminator off the floor then it’s not suitable for professional work.
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Thanx Peter
I know now what i should look for in a laminator. Just needed to know what type of things i should be looking out for??
cheers a million!!
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We have a fairly old Seal machine and its a struggle for four people to lift it. So that shows you the quality.
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thanx martin 😀
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Heated rollers on a better machine for a far better finish.
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We have a 65inch wide cold laminator. had it over 5 years now and suits us perfectly. ive never found the need to have a heated roller machine… i guess if your doing encapsulating and the like, then yes, but general vinyl print work and vehicle wraps, cold suits us just dandy. 😀
3M actually stipulate cold laminating with their new control-tac wrapping vinyls.
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Heat lamination is very noticeable when laminating exhibition display products. When laminating these cold the finish is nowhere near as good.
It’s not as good with vinyl either to be honest, the heat makes all the difference.
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Totally agree. If its done cold it leaves silvering and slight bubbles (even the dust seams to show up more) most of this goes away, but when done hot you can’t tell if its been laminated or not.
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