Laser Printer Laminator Hack

Recently i discovered a groovyhack which allowed me to get an extra 20 30 out of my laser printers toner cartridge.

Laser printer laminator hack.

The heat from the laminator reacts to the toner in the ink from the laser printer. I have the hp officejet 9052 it s my favorite and hp officejet pro 6978. With this complete kit you can create id badges on the spot without paying the hefty price for an id card printer. A person with access to the printer is convinced that he can place laminating pouches through the printer.

Today i will show you how to use adhesive sheets and tape from our sponsor craft chameleon formall. Click here to see the list of printers. Good news it s an easy hack and i ve detailed the steps in this groovypost. Hp printers are reasonably priced.

Be sure to get it printed on cardstock for best results. For example the cheap brother laser i first tried does not work. It s functions are copy scan fax wireless printing two sided. If you don t have a laser printer you can get a copy made at a copy shop.

I tried 40 passes through the cheap lowell from officeworks laminator and about 6 minutes of ironing with press n peel film and. I tactfully suggested that laser printers are not intended for laminating but he insists on going ahead. 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. Then i bought another laser printer and bingo fairly good.

It s much easier to work with. The technique is simple enough. First you need to check and see if your printer is an hp instant ink compatible printer. If yours isn t don t worry.

Foil without a laminator toner printer. 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. Samsung m2020w monochrome laser wireless printer. 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.

I have just downloaded the manual for the hp color laserjet cp1215 and no where does is say that laminating pouches can be fed through. Thicker paper works better than thin paper which is more likely to get stuck in the laminator.