Scotch PRO TL906 Thermal, Laminator Machine, 1 Laminating Device, White/Blue, Laminate Recipe Cards, Photos, Documents, for Home, Office, or School Supplies, 9 in

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!

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.

This little laminator is amazing! It stores easily and heats up quickly. I have used it a lot in my office over the last few days and it's still working wonderfully. It does make some whirring/grinding sounds every now and then but nothing concerning. I usually try to turn it off and let it rest if I use it for 30 minutes at at time....and so far no problems!

Works great! I had this same one for many years and just replaced it as it randomly stopped working. Heats up fast and does a good job. Simple and easy to follow instructions and makes you want to laminate all the things!

This laminator works really well, but it make a terrible noise every time it is warming up!

This is my first laminator and I’m obsessed! Heats up quickly, and laminates smoothly. As a newbie, I was able to create perfect laminated sheets every time.

It was gifted to my friend who's a teacher. She uses it all the time for her work and days it helps her out a lot. Worth the money

Works with toner reactive foil!!! Place the laser-printed image on a flat surface. Then, lay the toner reactive foil on top with the shiny side facing up. Sandwich both materials between two sheets of unbleached, non-waxed parchment paper (Other paper may work - Don't use waxed paper) . (Use 5mm setting) Running it though once worked well for me but you can do it twice to test if you get better results. Hopefully it last. It does have a slight smell when warming up.