Can Laminate Pouches Be Cut

However if it makes sense and you can fit more pieces on your lamination by cutting first by all means go for it.

Can laminate pouches be cut. If you do use scissors slide them through the laminate don t open and close the blades. The straight edge will keep the document perfectly flat so you can cut without any problems. Do you love laminating. Therefore it does not completely protect the edge of the paper from moisture oil or grime like the sealed edge method.

A flush cut offers aesthetic benefits but the edge of the printing is not completely enclosed in film. Scotch thermal laminating pouches completely seal around your document meaning there are no air pockets or gaps when you trim. So i just laminate the entire sheet then cut out my pieces. Because i use small pieces i have been cutting the pieces laminating and then cutting again so the edges would remain sealed after laminating.

This will give you a smoother cut. For years i have laminated the small pieces of my games and centers to make sure they will last. So far i ve only had a few instances where the lamination pulled off of the paper after cutting them. Hand trim around the thermal laminated items.

For example pouches can be described as being 2 x 75 microns mic thick or 150 microns thick which simply means that 2 sheets of 75 microns are sealed together to make a total of 150 microns. If you need a perfectly straight cut use a craft knife and straight edge. Laminating pouches enclose the document between 2 sheets and as a result the thickness can be expressed in two ways. I started reading stories about teachers who never cut prior to laminating.

A flush cut refers to lamination that is trimmed even with the edge of the printed piece.