Laminators

**kitty** · 15-05-2008, 12:42 PM

I'm planning to buy a lamintor tomorrow. I've noticed that woolies have ones for about £12, does anyone know if it's any good? Also, really daft question - can you still photocopy something once its laminated, I'm sure you can but just wanted to check.
thank
Kitty
xx

**miffy** · 15-05-2008, 12:43 PM

Mine is a Texet and I bought it from Wilkinson's - it's been great

miffy xx

**Jinx** · 15-05-2008, 12:58 PM

Mines from Argos, think I paid £19.99. Love it. Laminate everything.
Yes you can still photocopy something that is laminated, I've done it a few times!! If it's something important, its always a good idea to photocopy first....just incase the laminator decides to chew it up!!!

Don't laminate baby scan pictures!!!!! I've heard they go black..

Jinx x

**sarah707** · 15-05-2008, 01:20 PM

Laminating makes colours brighter so they copy really well...

Mine is a cheap and basic machine and works well!

**mum22** · 15-05-2008, 01:22 PM

mine was from tesco - think £11.99 - its fab - if it stands still long enough it gets laminated - my new rule!!

x helen

**crazybones** · 15-05-2008, 02:50 PM

My laminator proved its weight in gold earlier, as did Sparklebox. After an argument over a mini beast word mat - Hey Presto they all have one each.

**ma7ie** · 15-05-2008, 02:54 PM

Mine is the same as Miffy's and is really good. Think it was about £12.

**Tatia** · 15-05-2008, 03:03 PM

Ooooh a new toy...I sense a purchase coming on!

**helenlc** · 15-05-2008, 03:41 PM

I have the woolies one and its been great. Seems to take a while to warm up but i am not familiar with laminators so that could be a common thing.

**disney** · 15-05-2008, 04:10 PM

oh right i want one as well but to be honest things are a bit of a struggle and i thought they were alot of money didnt know they were as cheep as you are all saying um will have to look into it

x

**helenlc** · 15-05-2008, 04:35 PM

I got my laminating sheets from Rymans when they were 3 for 2. Otherwise they can be expensive. But they have come up before in Poundland, so i tend to stock up if i see them.

Even my own kids love doing pictures and having them laminated - the last ones were pictures of themselves with Daddy to go in his shed!!

Its such fun and you can turn a picture into a place mat etc as a quick activity with something for them to take home.

Mine got used to the limit last week in anticipation of my Ofsted inspection - plenty of hand washing posters and songs etc, House Rules, Trampoline Rules etc etc!!!

**miffy** · 15-05-2008, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by Tatia

Ooooh a new toy...I sense a purchase coming on!

Don't you have a laminator Tatia? You must get one - they're great fun

miffy xx

**crazybones** · 15-05-2008, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by miffy

Don't you have a laminator Tatia? You must get one - they're great fun

miffy xx

I definitely had Tatia down as a laminator kind of gal.

**miffy** · 15-05-2008, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by annie337

I definitely had Tatia down as a laminator kind of gal.

Me too Annie!

Looks like she doesn't know what she's missing ha ha

miffy xx

**ruby** · 16-05-2008, 08:40 AM

got mine from partners £19.99 as rachel broke the last the paper got jammed

this one has a reverse button so if it gets jammed its easier to get out

cathy

**donnahay0** · 16-05-2008, 09:33 AM

I love my laminator - when I first got it I laminated everything in sight, if you stayed still long enough you would have been flattend. Easy to store and wipe clean.

**Banana** · 16-05-2008, 09:57 AM

Laminators are fab!!!

Enjoy!

I got one from argos for £20 on special offer. It does A3 too so its very useful for any bigger pieces of work!

x

**jayne** · 16-05-2008, 11:29 AM

my kids bought me mine love it my 7year old is always getting me to laminat his drawings. I print my photos on to ordinary white paper then laminat them the come up much brighter than on photo paper