Dear LM_NET Colleagues,
A bit over a week ago I asked in a Target for your experiences with roll
laminators, and especially heatless laminators. There were not many
replies, but here are those that I received. Thanks to those who gave
their input!
Peter Milbury, Co-Moderator of LM_NET pmilbury@ericir.syr.edu
School Librarian - CA TeleMentor Chico HS, Chico, CA
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We have the GBC model Ultima 65. My assistant,
who uses it the most, is for the most part, happy with the
machine. This model has a safety panel which means that
small items are hard to laminate if not impossible.
Because only my assistants and I are suppose to use
the laminators (there is one at both of our buildings) the oldest
one is over 16 years old and still working. We no longer have
a service contract on the oldest machine. Every time the
rolls are changed we clean the rollers which helps maintain
them.
Emily Honaker, Library/Media Specialist
Delaware Joint Vocational School
Delaware, Ohio 43015
emily_h@treca.org
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Last year we bought the GBC Ultima 65 to replace a unit that was, we
thought,
on its' last legs. We handed it down to one of our other campuses and it
is
still in use. We also have another older GBC, bought long before my
tenure
here, which is still running strong!
We have maintenance policies on all of them, and have had to have - over
the
course of years - several parts replaced, but always quickly and at no
cost.
If you've not had experience with GBC before, I would recommend them
highly.
Happy holidays.
Paula
Paula Shipley du Feu
Library Director
Gulliver Academy
Coral Gables, FL
dufep@gulliverschools.com
http://www.gulliverschools.com
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Several years ago we bought a cold laminator from ProFinish. We really
like
it and the quality of the laminate is superior to the hot laminator. The
only draw back is the cost of the laminate. It is nearly twice as
expensive
as the hot. We continue to use the hot laminator as it is a smaller size,
but the cold one is great for posters. We also have a poster maker and
you
can only use the cold laminator for them.
Good luck.
Vicki Steffen
Evans Elementary
Marlton NJ 08055
steffenv@evesham.k12.nj.us
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We have a cold laminator by Pro Finish. It was purchased when we got our
poster maker which makes
posters with heat sensitive paper so hot laminators cannot be used. The
film is thicker than our hot
laminator. I have no complaints about the quality. The only thing I have
noticed is that tape will not
hold items up that have been cold laminated. We have tried masking tape,
clear packing tape and duct
tape - nothing will stick to it. I have nailed or tacked up the things I
needed to hang.
Good luck!
Frances Murphy, Media Specialist
Mason Elementary School
Laurel, MS
fpmurphy@bellsouth.net
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We have a Brother Cool Laminator. We can only laminate legal and letter
sized papers but the quality is excellent.
lm
Lynn Mitchell
Technology/Media Specialist
CRHS
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