Laser Printer Laminator Hack

In this tutorial i show you how to use deco foil heidi swapp minc foil with a laser printer and laminator.

Laser printer laminator hack.

I tried 40 passes through the cheap lowell from officeworks laminator and about 6 minutes of ironing with press n peel film and. This kit from easyidea includes all the materials needed to start making badges right away. Thicker paper works better than thin paper which is more likely to get stuck in the laminator. I have the hp officejet 9052 it s my favorite and hp officejet pro 6978.

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. A person with access to the printer is convinced that he can place laminating pouches through the printer. Before you hack up a laminator though you might consider trying the heatless transfer method we covered a few weeks ago. Today i will show you how to use adhesive sheets and tape from our sponsor craft chameleon formall.

It s much easier to work with. It s functions are copy scan fax wireless printing two sided. 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. If yours isn t don t worry.

The technique is simple enough. The heat from the laminator reacts to the toner in the ink from the laser printer. First you need to check and see if your printer is an hp instant ink compatible printer. Hp printers are reasonably priced.

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. With this complete kit you can create id badges on the spot without paying the hefty price for an id card printer. Foil without a laminator toner printer.

Recently i discovered a groovyhack which allowed me to get an extra 20 30 out of my laser printers toner cartridge. If you don t have a laser printer you can get a copy made at a copy shop. Click here to see the list of printers. Good news it s an easy hack and i ve detailed the steps in this groovypost.

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. Be sure to get it printed on cardstock for best results.