Fellowes Thermal Laminating Pouches, ImageLast, Jam Free, Letter Size, 5 Mil, 100 Pack

The Fellowes Image Last 5 mil laminating pouches are easy to use and create a lasting product. I use these pouches with my Fellowes Venus 2(125 Office Laminator, which automatically adjusts to the thickness of laminating pouches inserted (3 mil to 10 mil.) The first thing you will notice about these pouches is that they are sealed at one end, and prior to use, you will see a watermark on what will be the back side of your item. Simply prepare your laminator for use and place the item you want laminated into the pouch. Feed the pouch through the laminator, sealed end first. (The watermark provides an arrow to remind you this is the proper direction for laminating.) Your item comes out sealed in a crystal clear protective covering, and the watermark disappears during the heating process. The 5 mil pouches are perfect for preserving photos, important documents, and recipe cards. These would be perfect for a classroom teacher who is looking to create learning centers and other reusable classroom materials. Dry erase markers can be used on laminated documents, which make for easy multi-use activities. These are also perfect for those who enjoy cooking and like to have their recipe cards handy. No need to worry about those recipe cards getting ruined by drips or spills when you have laminated them prior to use. Additionally, Fellowes has an idea center ( www.fellowes.com/ideacenter ) where you can download and print (free of charge) charts, flash cards, signs, worksheets, seasonal décor and many other items for home, school and work. These items can then be laminated for durability. There are cheaper laminating options, but if you are looking for high quality laminating pouches that you can trust to get great results, consistently, I would recommend the Fellowes Laminating Pouches - Letter, ImageLast, 5 mil, 100 pack.

I'm glad I got these pouches. As I have a Fellowes M5 (95 Laminator. My Fellowes Laminator takes the 3 Mil pouches and 5 Mil pouches. So theses 5 Mm laminating pouches are perfect for my personal needs in laminating. There letter Size to. With these laminating pouches I will be able to laminate from small pictures. All the way up to letter size 9x11.5inches 229x292 MiliMeters. The laminating process is easy once you have a laminator. ( Sold Separately ) You turn the lamator and wait for it to become operational. ( Getting to the proper heat range ). Then you take out a laminating pouch. Open it up from the bottom edge. There will be a folding edge at the top of the inside of laminating pouch. By placing what you to laminate at the top of the folding of the pouch. From a small picture to a letter size document, School, Or work projects. Then generally trim away any excess pouch away. Leaving enough pouch to leave a little edge. Passing clear pouches or empty pouches could jam the laminator. The laminating pouches are thermal. Meaning they operate and seal your project using heat. The pouches are Image Last with UV protection. When the laminating process is finishes it's crystal clear captured for life. The laminating pouches are two sided. Both side of your projects are laminated. The laminating process is fast and fun to protect all your projects. I have included two pictures with this review and a short video.

Fellowes Laminating Pouches - Letter Size, Imagelast 5 ml - 100 pouches in Pack. Imagelast captured for life with UV protection. Fellowes thermal pouches provide excellent clarity, durability and an air tight seal. You can wipe clean if something gets on the pouches. Imagelast is your assurance of genuine premium grade laminating pouches from Fellowes. The unique directional quality mark disappears completely when used correctly. They are made in Vietnam. These pouches work well but are a little thin and tend to curl slightly from the heat. They are very clear and easy to use. Suggested ways to use the pouches: bookmarks, awards, name badges, recipes, menus, presentations, hanging pictures that your children make, crafts and family pictures. These pouches are thicker and provide a stronger page with a higher quality out-come. Seems to minimize the appearance of wrinkles and folds. When using for pictures I fimd.that you can put a few pictures in between the sheet and then laminate - wait for the pouch to cool and then use scissors to cut the pictures out. They will not separate. The 100 count pouches are a great buy for the price. I would recommend these to everyone. I feel a great plus is to have a Fellowes Laminating Machine. In my opinion these pouches are the best. To get a fantastic job make sure you clean your rollers on your laminating machine. I would purchase these pouches for my families use. I have no negative comments only positive ones. We love the many things you can do with these pouches.

I use a laminating machine all the time. Having pouches that keep all the paperwork I want save, is very important to me. I started out with 3ml thickness, used these 5 mls and got a better result. I will stick to the 5 ml. To say that this brand of pouches make it easier is a testimony as to how many brands I have tried. Fellowes is the best, by far. I do not get any rippling even if I forget to move the previous project. They do not bend as easily even when hot out of the machine. What I find most interesting is how stiff the projects are compared to using 3 ml pouches. Big difference. I love the fact that no matter how many I used (I did 20 pouches this time) in a row, the results were consistently great. For those who are new to laminating, yes, there is a difference in the different brands. These are worth paying the price for a better result for those special items you want to laminate. Do not be put off by the writing you see on the pouches. It completely disappears once the item is laminated. I also noticed there is very little glare projected from the items laminated. My pic shows a recipe I laminated. You can see some glare on the side where there is no paper, but the recipe itself does not show any glare. SWEET! I even redid a laminated item to see if the glare showed up. Nope. Nice! One thing you should remember. When you laminate, you need to realize the lamination process seals and makes the laminating pouch adhere completely to the item. So if it is an item you want to take out later, you may ruin the item. This is true of all good laminating pouches. I have laminated pictures to send to family and use as gifts. As I said, I laminate recipes to protect them from water and wrinkling, laminate instruction sheets to place in a binder. Using the pouches keeps the sheets neat and consistent, as far as most sizes and shapes. Mkes everything much neater and last longer.

After selecting this product I discovered that 5mil pouches are not recommended for my laminating machine. 3mil pouches are the ones I need to use. However if the pouches are smaller that letter size, the 5mil pouches will work fine. So I cut them in half and they did work fine. So, be sure to check the maximum size suitable for your machine. That being said I found the pouches to be of excellent quality. When I first looked at them I saw that there was a watermark on the back of the pouches. This did not show after laminating. The letter size is a good choice for items that are larger than the smaller pouches can handle since they can be cut to the perfect size. The clarity is excellent and they seal very well. It is stated that they have UV protection. I would say they are of premium grade.

These Fellowes 5 mil. laminating pouches came in a 100 pouch package. Using these are easy for doing full page or smaller paper items that you want to secure in a water resistant and easily readable container. These pouches are 5 mil thick giving you a sturdy protector for your papers. If you need a smaller application you can do this in two ways. You can cut your pouch to size for the item or you can arrange your smaller papers in the pouch, run it thru your Fellows laminator ( not included), then trim each item. I found that if you make a ramp the same height as the feed receptacle on your laminator, you can feed a pouch with a number of items thru the laminator with ease. The manufacture has also included UV protection so your keepsakes should not fade over time from UV rays. And if you spill something on them, they wipe off easily. This package came in Letter size of 9x11.5 to handle full page items. When you open the package you see that the pouches have a watermark on them. Don't worry, this disappears when you run it thru the laminator. For everything from paper business cards, recipes, to membership cards to making signs and arts and crafts for school projects, saving newspaper clippings these 5 mil pouches will secure the items you want to keep and/or show off.

I use the Fellowes Laminating Pouches with my Fellowes laminator. We homeschool and being able to laminate pictures and other items at home is awesome. It can get tedious going back and forth to the teacher store every other day. It is more cost effective to purchase the 100pk. The 5ml is a little thicker, more like what you would find with an ID card. This is perfect for school items that you are concerned will tear or get worn with continual use. The Fellowees products are all great. They have several thicknesses to choose from depending on your needs and uses. The end product is great. I am very impressed with the quality and price with this product. These laminating pouches have UV protection, so what ever you choose to laminate should last a long time without any discoloration. There is no end to what can be laminated as long as it fits through the laminator! The only thing I wasn't impressed with was the packaging. But, I think that has more to do with the postal service than Walmart. The packaging envelope was heavy duty and padded, but it was ripped open in several places and looked like it had been run over by a truck. Fortunately, even though the box and interior packaging was ripped, the actual pouches were not harmed.

The Fellowes Laminating Pouches - Letter, Imagelast, 5 mil, 100 pack is an excellent pouch for preserving important papers. It is appreciably thicker than the 3 mil pouch I usually get. It is good for use in those papers you want preserved unaltered indefinitely. The pouches easily fit the standard letter paper and were fed easily into the laminator. The pouch and paper came through a little curled, but that is expected. I stapled an index card with instructions to the laminated paper. I punched holes in one laminated paper for placing in a three ring binder. The laminating pouches are very high quality and meant to last indefinitely with no damage due to Sun or other hazards. I would purchase these pouches for my laminating needs every time.

The Fellowes Laminating Pouches are really a quality product. The sheets are a nice weight and work perfectly to laminate quick start guides, project handouts, recipes, homework and anything that you want to preserve. These are the letter size but they also come in legal sizes. They are available in 3 mil, 5 mil, and 7 mil. These are 5 mil, and I like them best for our purposes. They aren't too thick, the 7 mil are thicker, nor too thin, the 3 mil are a little thinner. They provide excellent document protection. Of course, a Fellowes Laminating Machine is necessary to seal the documents. I can't think of anything negative about these pouches, they provide excellent document protection without being too thick nor too thin.

At almost twice the thickness of the 3mil sheets, these 5mil's are equally useful for "heavier" applications. With U.V. protection and acid free, they can be used for photos (although I'm still somewhat reluctant to try it on vintage images). That protection, however, is great for preserving printed images like recipe cards, daily planners, check lists, etc. Using a blank list with dry erase markers your to-do list or calendar or schedule becomes a one-time print rather than one per day - a significant savings in printer ink! Other uses might include lamination of a certificate of accomplishment or sectional dividers in a 3-ring binder. Signage would also be a valid use - even "Do Not Disturb" door hangers. Virtually anything you can print can be laminated into a more permanent state. Place mats, seating cards, etc. will stand up to any accidental spillage. Another clever use is colorful (and/or meaningful) book marks - for yourself, or as gifts. The "ideacenter" section of the Fellowes web site also offers quite a few suggestions (and templates) for any or all of the above. Needless to say, I'm barely beginning to scratch the surface of possible uses and ideas. Also, needless to say, I'd definitely recommend these sheets to anyone (with, or without any creative talents).