Scotch PRO Thermal Laminator, 2 Roller System (TL906)

Works great! I forgot that it takes a bit of time to heat one of these up. Also, needed to adjust the Loading Tray until it clicked into position. The only thing at fault was me. It doesn't take up much desk space, seals quickly and comes out cooler than expected. Good stuff!

I have to say, I was somewhat concerned by the one star/no star reviews, most of which dealt with the laminator not working. I purchased it nonetheless, and I am GLAD that I did! Worked right out of the box, everything very simple to understand and operate. My first project was to laminate recipe cards for my wife. I put the recipes on 8 X 5 inch cards, and placed them 2 per laminate page (Fellowes Thermal Laminating Pouches, 5 mil thickness, and they work fine, with plenty of margin to completely seal the cards. I did 59 pouches in a row (total of about 110 pouches done for the project) without a hitch (well, one hitch - I wasn't paying enough attention to the feed and it sent the pouch through at a slight angle, enough to run into the side and cause a bubble. Good news though: I immediately ran it through again (properly) and it ironed the bubbles out; that was the only hiccup in the operation, and that was MY fault, not the machines. All in all, this is a splendid machine for home/light duty use. I used a Fellowes Neutron Plus Rotary Paper Trimmer to trim off the pouch excess, leaving about 1/4 - 5/16ths inch pouch edge beyond the card. The machine is very quiet, and I only have two niggles about it: 1) I would prefer to have the feeding guides a little higher; it's too easy to "go off the rails", although unless it's REALLY off, as in my error, it still works and feeds fine. That said, I recommend paying attention to straightening the pouch BEFORE the rollers catch it to prevent an angle feed. 2) I would have liked a slide out pouch support on the end of the feeder ramp - the Fellowes pouches have a good tacky surface that keeps everything in place, but I would have more piece of mind to have the unsealed end supported a bit more. Other than that, I am pleased with the purchase and functionality of this machine!

Couldn’t really tell you if this works or not as it’s suitable for use in this country so I had to send it which was not only a waste of time but and disappointing as it looked like a nice Laminator

Cumple con su función

I am a preschool teacher. I have borrowed from other teachers different laminators, and this time I decided to buy mine. The only ones that are sold here where I live are the Office Depot brand one and the GBC. I find annoying when a carrier its needed.. and that happens with the Office Depot laminator, so I tried the GBC one as it was the only option left here in town. GBC besides that its more expensive didnt work well, only the left side of it actually heated and it was a pain so I returned it. I had the opportunity to buy this one (Scotch PRO one) when I knew I was visiting USA. The laminator works amazing! Super easy to use.. you choose between which type of pouch you are going to use (3mm or 5mm) by simply pressing a button, and after a while a "ready" word highlights when the laminator its all warmed up ready to use. Thats it!! And no carrier its needed! What is the only thing I didnt liked? apart that its a bit noisy.. that you cant use like a bit of the pouch.. if you need to laminate a small picture (for example) you need to buy small pouches.. or use a big one and trash the unused laminated bits, you cannot just cut the pouch and laminate it and save the rest for future use like other brands let you use it. why? well the manual says that it can get stucked. Apart from that.. I am super happy with it. I just laminated a whole calendar (months and numbers) and they look super neat and amazing! One of the thousand things about the negative reviews that I dont agree: GBC 5mm laminating pouches work better than scotch ones... they come out with less "bumpy" or "unlaminated" edges. But both work well and do the job. I recommend it lots.