We actually have volunteers at school who will do this for us.
Can you laminate then cut out.
If you don t want to do this you can cut laminated paper that has a sealed edge but be aware that it is no longer completely waterproof.
Clamp the wood to the part of the counter that you are not cutting off.
Sometimes it even depends on the machine and how long it has been on too.
First though cut the edges of the old plastic film as close the paper as you can and be sure the object is clean and dry.
I haven t had my personal laminator long so i haven t experimented with laminating then cutting yet.
They come in every wednesday and then will copy and laminate and do whatever you leave for them.
I cut laminate and then cut again.
According to office zone if you sent your paper through when the machine was too hot sending it through the machine a second time will not fix the waviness and dimples on the surface that the excess heat caused.
If it was display laminate cut.
So i just laminate the entire sheet then cut out my pieces.
In other words if you are cutting off the end of the countertop at the right hand side then clamp the wood to the left hand side of the line.
If the kids use it cut laminate cut.
One of them is in her 80 s and a retired teacher they are so so sweet.
If you re cutting laminate to width lay out the sheet and measure the overlap.
And the paper size you need to print on has to be 8 5 x 11 in.
Print then cut specifications.
The first thing to consider is the overall size of your design.
Some people choose to cut paper items and then laminate them.
So far i ve only had a few instances where the lamination pulled off of the paper after cutting them.
Like someone said if using contruction paper lam first then cut.
There are a couple of things that you need to keep in mind before you start using this feature.
To cut laminate measure the length you need and mark the cut lines on the finished side with a non permanent pen or wax pencil.
Then make straight cuts with a circular saw or a handsaw.
The max size of the elements you will be printing can t be larger than 9 25.
In case any of the laminate chips then you can sand it away after cutting.
With the big roll laminators it would depend on if it was something the kids would use or something that would simply be taped to a wall.
This can be time consuming.
However if it makes sense and you can fit more pieces on your lamination by cutting first by all means go for it.