Laminators

[Philip Houston]

I’m on the market also!

Tempted to save up for the ezytaper though.
Good luck with yours.
I’m looking forward to finding out what works well for others.

[John Childs]

quote CRAIG BOND:

The supplier who I am buying the printer from wants me to buy a Kala Bunny 76

Is that related to the Rabbit cutter?

[Chris Wool]

i thought that but couldn’t bring myself to say it.

😀

[Nigel Pugh]

We do the same laminators and that £1800 tag is on the high side, funny the Easymount model you mentioned is another one we will be taking on shortly.

The main difference between the two is the Kala will take 25mm thickness of board and the Easymount only 15mm.

Apart from that both are decent enough machines.

No connection with Rabbit cutters though lol

[Karl Williams]

Nice one John :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Martin Pearson]

I was thinking about buying a car but there seems to be a huge difference in price between the Rolls Royce that I looked at and the Skoda. Why is there such a huge difference ? They both do the same thing don’t they?

OK so I’m taking the Micky but the thing is Craig you don’t really know anything about either of these machines but you are questioning differences in prices. Nigel has pointed out the difference in thickness of board which can be laminated but apart from this there are all sorts of differences like the quality of components used to build them for one. Length and type of Warranty and support could be another. If you are going to be doing a lot of laminating then maybe the more expensive of the two machines would be a better buy in the long run. Sorry I can’t help much with either machine as I don’t know anything about either of them as I have a Nechen laminator myself.

[Bill McMurtry]

quote Nigel:

The main difference between the two is the Kala will take 25mm thickness of board and the Easymount only 15mm.

The Ezy Taper will take up to 30mm. That’s wide enough to put a whole A-Frame through and it loves rivets. Needless to say I’m pretty happy with mine 😀

[Shane Drew]

quote Bill McMurtry:

quote Nigel:

The main difference between the two is the Kala will take 25mm thickness of board and the Easymount only 15mm.

The Ezy Taper will take up to 30mm. That’s wide enough to put a whole A-Frame through and it loves rivets. Needless to say I’m pretty happy with mine 😀

I’m happy with my ET too. Infact, I’ve got 2! 😳

Whatever you decide, the phrase "you get what you pay for" rings true… even for (Rabbit) cutters too 🙄

[Craig Bond]

Thank you to you all

Since posting my first post I have managed to investigate the two machines further and will be getting the bunny. A two year warranty is included, which is a very valuable thing to have.

Martin, I much prefer the Skoda!

[Philip Houston]

Craig let me know how it works out for you.

[Tim Lucas]

HI There,

Just for your info: I have an Easymount… it less that two years old and one of the pressure bearing just broke on me. Anyway on further investigation the outside housing of the waste take up bearing is just seated in the metal housing…. in fact this means there is no ball bearing just metal on metal… mmmm I think you most definitly get what you pay for.

I’d have a very close look at all moving parts and assemblies to check if they’ll survive the test of time.
As a comparison… have you seen what a Gerber looks like on the inside??

[David Rowland]

We have a large heated laminator… be honest with you are spoilt for choice, pros and cons and really in how it handles the waste material and how quick it is to change between gloss and matt.

[Philip Houston]

Hi Craig!
How’s the Bunny going!
Success?

[Craig Bond]

The equipment hasn’t arrived yet!

I have a lead time for my JVC + Plotter + laminator for 2 weeks on.

The gerber Edge and Plotter went yesterday, so I am without printing.

But production still goes on…and on…and on..

Roland 1100 14 years old and run into the ground what a fantastic machine it has been, but things move on. It will be a shame to retire it!

Roll on the new era!