Laser Printer Laminator Hack

If you don t have a laser printer you can get a copy made at a copy shop.

Laser printer laminator hack.

I have the hp officejet 9052 it s my favorite and hp officejet pro 6978. Samsung m2020w monochrome laser wireless printer. I tactfully suggested that laser printers are not intended for laminating but he insists on going ahead. Then i bought another laser printer and bingo fairly good.

In this tutorial i show you how to use deco foil heidi swapp minc foil with a laser printer and laminator. I tried 40 passes through the cheap lowell from officeworks laminator and about 6 minutes of ironing with press n peel film and. If yours isn t don t worry. The heat from the laminator reacts to the toner in the ink from the laser printer.

Brother printers nickwest fri 16 03 2012 8 36pm choice of printer is important here not all laser printer toners are created equal and each brand will have slightly different melting points. Before you hack up a laminator though you might consider trying the heatless transfer method we covered a few weeks ago. The technique is simple enough. Click here to see the list of printers.

For example the cheap brother laser i first tried does not work. Foil without a laminator toner printer. Hp printers are reasonably priced. This kit from easyidea includes all the materials needed to start making badges right away.

Put some packaging tape on a piece of paper print a board layout reversed on a laser printer and go through the usual clothes iron laminator etching process. Good news it s an easy hack and i ve detailed the steps in this groovypost. Today i will show you how to use adhesive sheets and tape from our sponsor craft chameleon formall. Be sure to get it printed on cardstock for best results.

First you need to check and see if your printer is an hp instant ink compatible printer. This 25 id card kit has been specifically designed to be used with any home or office laser toner printer to make pvc like id cards. With this complete kit you can create id badges on the spot without paying the hefty price for an id card printer. Recently i discovered a groovyhack which allowed me to get an extra 20 30 out of my laser printers toner cartridge.

Thicker paper works better than thin paper which is more likely to get stuck in the laminator. It s much easier to work with.