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Posted: Jan 05 2010 at 2:22pm | IP Logged Quote Kathryn
I'm trying to make these labels for my misc. school bins but I wanted them somewhat sturdy so I laminated them. Then I thought I could run them through w/ the sticker cartridge so I could just adhere them to the fabric bin. NOO luck. Is that not possible? I have the Xyron 900.

I guess my only other option is to tie them around the bin handles which will kind of get in the way.

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Posted: Jan 05 2010 at 3:51pm | IP Logged Quote Mackfam
I'm not entirely sure, Kathryn. This is one of the drawbacks of the Xyron to me - once something is laminated it seems to resist being taped/affixed somewhere. I have convinced a few laminated cards to remain in place with Scotch brand permanent double sided tape, but it's not the best solution and it seems they come down easily with a bump. My kids loved our sticker-maker to death...literally...so I can't tell you if the sticker maker thing will work. You could try permanent double sided tape. Another option to try for labeling is to use a good, strong clear packing tape and just cut the laminated label smaller than the tape strip. I've done that before as well.

Good luck! I sooooo know about the NEED TO LABEL!!! Definitely NOT PUSHING here...but have you read the thread on label makers? I printed on card stock and used clear packing tape to label everything around here before I got a label maker a few years ago. Boy, does that label maker make a HUGE difference!!!

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Posted: Jan 05 2010 at 4:28pm | IP Logged Quote Kathryn
Mackfam wrote:
Another option to try for labeling is to use a good, strong clear packing tape and just cut the laminated label smaller than the tape strip. I've done that before as well.


Well, I guess in my excitement to laminate and sticker everything I forgot my box tape!! LOL I have *always* used my box tape. I just used it to label my plastic bins with Christmas items before they went back in the attic a few days ago. Did I ever confess that I've had this Xyron machine for 5 YEARS and it sat unopened in my closet until I joined this on-line group and found its true calling?! I realized I could laminate too...simply by purchasing the cartridge. And OHH HOW EASY it is! I always thought I never could figure it out.    


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   Boy, does that label maker make a HUGE difference!!!


I also bought a new labelmaker about 2 months ago with some store money I had at OfficeDepot! However, I wanted the letters on these bins to be really big and the one I bought is toward the low end price wise so it's too basic to give me those big labels. I took a quick peek at that thread and loved the Seinfeld photo!    I'll have to read up some more over there. I'm just a laminatin', stickerin', labelin' gal lately!!

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Posted: Jan 05 2010 at 4:33pm | IP Logged Quote Mackfam
Oh! Yes, of course! Bigger labels do require printing, don't they! Well, glad I could jog a memory cell with the packing tape then!

And EXTREMELY GLAD that if nothing else, 4Real has brought you closer to your plastic shrouding machine - the laminator!

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Posted: Jan 05 2010 at 5:46pm | IP Logged Quote MicheleQ
How about sticky sided velcro? That stuff sticks to anything --permanently it seems!

I have a small laminator that came with our latest coil punch machine but I haven't tried it out yet. It's a GBC Heatseal H100 and I have no clue what to use it for.

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