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What are the Benefits of Using Self-Sealing Laminating Pouches?
If you need to laminate your documents, you have a few options. You could use a pouch laminator, a roll laminator, or self-sealing laminating pouches. Using self-sealing pouches is a terrific choice. Here are three benefits of using them:
- Self-sealing pouches are perfect for a variety of documents because they come in a wide range of sizes. The smallest pouches can laminate business cards and name tags while the largest ones are perfect for posters and menus.
- Some self-sealing pouches contain repositionable adhesive that only sets 24 hours after the pouch has been sealed. This gives you enough time to make changes to your work if necessary.
- Seal-sealing pouches can be used on their own, so you don’t need to have access to a pouch laminator. This can save you time and it will definitely save you money. Plus, you’ll be able to laminate your documents wherever you need to.
As you can see, there are some terrific benefits you can enjoy by using self-sealing laminating pouches. These supplies are great for different types of documents, some of them contain repositionable adhesive, and you don’t need a laminator to use them. Try self-sealing laminating pouches so you can enjoy these three benefits.
< Over the years, a number of customers have asked me whether they can use twin loop wire with their plastic comb binding machine. These customers often don’t want to have to buy a brand new machine but like the look and feel of twin loop wire binding. However, the answer to their question isn’t as simple as it seems. You see, they actually do make twin loop wire that is designed to work with the plastic comb binding hole pattern. With that said, if you want to use these wires you are going to need a way to close the wires. What is Spiral-O Wire? Let me explain a little bit more…There is a product that we carry called Spiral-O Wire. This wire has 19 loops and is designed to work with the hole pattern from a plastic comb binding machine. Spiral-O Wire is sometimes called Wire Combs or Ibico Wire and was originally designed for use with some of the older Ibico binding machines. A number of the older Ibico plastic comb binding machines also included a twin loop wire closer on the front of them to allow users to use both plastic combs and wire. This 19 loop wire was designed for this purpose. What Equipment is Needed? As the Ibico brand has been phased out by GBC and all of the older Ibico plastic binding machines have been replaced with new models, they no longer have the twin loop wire closer on the front of them. This presents a problem in trying to use these spiral-o wires since you can’t use the wires without a way to close them. One of the only options left is to purchase a Twin Loop wire closer. However, since twin loop wire closers are not incredibly cheap this option usually only appeals to users who have larger electric plastic comb binding machines. Otherwise, it is often advisable to simply buy a low end 3:1 pitch twin loop wire binding machine (the supplies are cheaper). This being said, if you have one of the older Ibico binding machines that has a wire closer included you are in luck. The Spiral-O binding supplies that we carry will work perfectly with your machine and you will be able to use both plastic combs and wire depending on your needs. These Spiral-O binding supplies are available in Black, Silver, White, Blue and Red and in sizes up to 1″ in diameter. If you aren’t sure what type of wire binding supplies that you need to work with your machine simply give us a call. Our trained sales representatives will be glad to help you find the correct supplies for use with your machine.(Read More)
