13 Inch Laminator Machine – 11×17 Laminator with 50 Sheets, Cold & Thermal, Built-in Paper Cutter & Corner Rounder, A3 Laminating Machine for Classroom Home School

Compact and Capable Laminator with Good Accessories
This laminator from Raycial is compact and capable. It’s much smaller than the one I use for office work but can accept laminating pouches up to a full 13 inches wide. That means it can easily handle not only letter and A4 sized laminating pouches (“A” sizes are standard European page sizes), but also 11 x 17 inch and A3 (11.69 x 16.54 inch) pouches as well. An impressive assortment of laminating pouches is included with the order, from small to full size.Laminating lets you take any document, drawing, photo, certificate, recipe, menu, postcard – whatever – and sandwich it between two layers of plastic, making it impervious to wrinkling, tearing, and even the rain, which is great for making weather-resistant DIY outdoor signsThis unit can also do both hot and cold lamination. I’ve only ever used hot lamination, which is the most common method. The machine takes a few minutes to heat up. When the light tells you it’s ready, you carefully slip your page between the front and back of a hot lamination pouch (see photo) and gently feed the closed edge into the machine. The pouch slowly passes through the heated rollers and when it comes out the other end, the it’s fused shut, preserving your document. If your page is thick, you might want to run it through a second time. It’s possible that some really thick pages are too big for the space between the rollers, but this is unusual.The machine can also seal pouches designed for cold lamination. I’ve never used them, but the principle is the same except that the rollers don’t need to heat up since the pouches already contain the necessary adhesive. But just for fun, I crumpled up a sheet of scrap paper and ran it through the cold rollers twice – once feeding it from its short edge and again feeding along the longer edge. The wrinkles were still visible (I rumpled it up pretty hard!) but the page became nearly flat and easy to read and handle.There are a couple more great features to note. On top of the laminator is a cutting tool that lets you trim off unwanted parts of your document or your laminated page. Take care to line your page up carefully and note where the trimmer blade is located – otherwise you might accidentally cut through your document. You might want to try a test cut first, but once you have the hang of it the trimmer works really well. I’ve found it cuts better going from right to left, but that may be a quirk of my machine. Test it out before trying to trim something you can’t replace. Also, if you’re trying to trim a document before its laminated, you need to hold the page down really well and make your cut very carefully. If you page is thin – perhaps a clipping from a magazine – it would probably be better to laminate it first to avoid ripping it in the trimmer.Here’s another tip. If you trim off very small edges, they tend to get caught under the plastic guide rails. You can gently compress the plastic rails at either end and pop them off the top of the laminator to clear any stubborn trim debris. Then reverse the process, gently snapping the rails back in place. Make sure nothing falls through, down onto the rollers.Also included is a clipper that rounds out the sharp, 90 degree corners and turns them into a gentle radius (see photo). This is great for a number of reasons. First, it makes handling your plastic-sealed documents safer by eliminating the sharp corners. Second, a rounded corner is less likely over time to peel apart since force is distributed over a long, smooth arc instead of being concentrated right at the very tip. Last, and perhaps most important, rounded corners just look cool. A rounded corner looks very professional and if you’re laminating something you want people to pay attention to – like a restaurant menu, an instructional or warning sign, or even a child’s school project – rounded corners score points.All in all, this compact and capable laminator is a really good deal. Even though it’s at least as good as my other laminator, it’s much smaller and takes up less space, which I appreciate. Also, I have a printer that can produce big 13 x 19 prints. Trimmed down just a bit, I can laminate my photos in an A3 pouch. One tip from experience, though. If you’re going to laminate a photo or document you’ve made with an inkjet printer, let the ink dry completely, especially if your paper has a glossy surface. Otherwise, even slightly wet ink can get smeared when passing through the hot rollers. I’ve never had a problem sealing completely dry prints.

Quality and value! Works great!
Laminator is easy to use. Good value. Fast. The corner punch is hit or miss with the corners, but emptying often helps. Also, spot check for bits of laminate before punching corners. (Sometimes a tiny bit will block some of the cutting surface.)It’s also a bit difficult to get a complete cut with the paper cutter. It needs too much oomph at the end. I get around this by slicing toward me to the end, then holding the slicing blade in place and nudging the laminated sheet away from me, completing the cut. Not a perfect solution, but it works for me.The included laminating sheets are fine, but I found the Royal sheets from Sam’s Club work much better. The Royal sheets may be a bit thinner (?) but produce fewer bubbles, especially when laminating textured watercolor paper.All in all, a very good value at $38.

Nice variety
Works great! I love that it came with a variety of sizes to make starting out easy

Great laminator for classroom & home projects!
I’ve been using this laminator in my classroom and at home, and I’m really impressed. It handles both standard letter and 11×17 sizes with no issues, which is perfect for posters and anchor charts. Heats up quickly, and the included cold lamination option is a nice bonus for more delicate items.The built-in paper cutter and corner rounder are surprisingly handy — no more searching for extra tools. It came with 50 pouches, which was great to get started right away. Smooth, no-jam laminating and everything looks super professional.Highly recommend for teachers, crafters, or anyone doing home projects. Solid value and easy to use!

Fa il suo lavoro senza tanti fronzoli. Ho plastificato in prevalenza fogli A4 da ritagliare in più parti. Dopo il taglio del foglio plastificato non ho visto “delaminazioni” entrambi i lati aderiscono in modo solido. Lo uso per creare delle piccole carte con foto di animali per far divertire i ragazzi e insegnare le curiosità sull’abitat, alimentazione ecc. dell’animale.Lo consiglio se si vuole un prodotto immediato ad un prezzo ragionevole. Il taglia angoli è assolutamente inutile, ma non toglierei nulla al dispositivo. Per l’uso che ne faccio è ottimo, veloce a plastificare e a scaldarsi. Può essere un’idea regalo interessante anche per conservare a lungo i disegni dei bambini.

Plastificadora super completa. Puede plastificar hasta un tamaño A3. Es muy sencilla y fácil de utilizar. Plastifica tanto en caliente como en frío. En el lateral derecho de la máquina está el botón para encenderlo. En la posición “COLD” para plastificar en frío, en la posición “HOT” Para plastificar en caliente. La máquina tan solo tarda 3 minutos en calentarse; sabemos que está caliente porque se enciende la luz de color verde. Luego introducimos la bolsa de laminación “la máquina tiene medidas y guías” y sale por la parte trasera ya laminada. Plastifica perfectamente, sin ninguna arruga ni burbuja. Luego si queremos podemos recortar la hoja ya que la parte de arriba de la máquina es una Cizalla de corte, con guías y regla transparente para hacer un corte preciso. Por lo que realmente tenemos dos máquinas en una. Además, también tiene redondeador de esquinas. Esté viene colocado en el lateral izquierdo de la máquina. Es ideal porque con un único aparato puedes dejar listo el documento, tarjeta, etc… La máquina también tiene por detrás, un botón “ABS” que sirve por si se atasca un documento. También trae una Perforadora de agujeros en color blanco, 20 fundas de plastificar de diferentes tamaños (A3, A4, A5), 10 marcos de fotos pequeños (en color blanco, negro y Kraft), 3 anillas de encuadernación, 10 pinzas pequeñitas (transparentes) y un poco de cuerda Kraft. Todos estos extras están genial y son de agradecer. La verdad que me ha encantado la máquina y encuentro que es de buena calidad. Pongo fotos y un vídeo para que podáis verla, ya que creo que una opinión visual es lo que más te puede ayudar a decidirte. Espero te sea útil mi reseña

Nachdem mein altes Laminiergerät den Geist aufgegeben hat musste ein Neues her. Meine Entscheidung fiel auf dieses Gerät.Bisher habe ich diese Entscheidung nicht bereut.Die Arbeitstemperatur ist schnell erreicht und das Laminieren erfolgt zügig und in guter Qualität.Besonders erwähnenswert ist der fest angebrachte Schneider. So kann ohne viel Aufwand alles in die gewünschten Maße zurecht geschnitten werden.Auch war ein praktischer Eckenschneider mit dabei.Ich kann das Gerät nur empfehlen.