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Kitsune · 02-10-2004, 01:12 PM

Please keep us posted on the weather-testing aspect of these laminated stickers. I may want to order some from you (are you selling these or actually *doing* custom orders?).

Heh -- I'm only doing these for fun. They're cheap and easy to do and aren't the best quality, so I don't see why you'd want to order any from me. Simply print, trim, apply laminate (doesn't require a machine and can be purchased at any office store) to both sides, trim again, and then send them though one of the sticker making machines (they run between $15-$35 depending on the size you want to do).

Just out of curiosity, what would you like turned into a sticker? I always like to see the seemingly random ones/political ones/funny ones around town.

The one downfall to the Xyron machine is that I don't have a cassette that puts laminate on the front and adhesive on the back. This results in a non-weatherproof sticker and the manual lamination is what takes the most time and effort. This downfall, however, is kinda cool -- you can put an adhesive on practically anything and it doesn't look unusual. This allows for sticking of dollar bills to the ceiling, CDs to desks, etc. Xyron has other cartridges, including one that applies a magnetic backing to whatever you insert. These other sets aren't found at the local office supply stores, however.

Edit: On second thought, applying laminate to the front and only adhesive to the back didn't make a weather-proof sticker, either. I placed one of these on my windsheild as a test and a few rains later it wasn't looking very healthy. Laminate on both sides, however, appears to work fine in the weather.

02-10-2004, 01:12 PM	#3
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Please keep us posted on the weather-testing aspect of these laminated stickers. I may want to order some from you (are you selling these or actually doing* custom orders?).* Heh -- I'm only doing these for fun. They're cheap and easy to do and aren't the best quality, so I don't see why you'd want to order any from me. Simply print, trim, apply laminate (doesn't require a machine and can be purchased at any office store) to both sides, trim again, and then send them though one of the sticker making machines (they run between $15-$35 depending on the size you want to do). Just out of curiosity, what would you like turned into a sticker? I always like to see the seemingly random ones/political ones/funny ones around town. The one downfall to the Xyron machine is that I don't have a cassette that puts laminate on the front and adhesive on the back. This results in a non-weatherproof sticker and the manual lamination is what takes the most time and effort. This downfall, however, is kinda cool -- you can put an adhesive on practically anything and it doesn't look unusual. This allows for sticking of dollar bills to the ceiling, CDs to desks, etc. Xyron has other cartridges, including one that applies a magnetic backing to whatever you insert. These other sets aren't found at the local office supply stores, however. Edit: On second thought, applying laminate to the front and only adhesive to the back didn't make a weather-proof sticker, either. I placed one of these on my windsheild as a test and a few rains later it wasn't looking very healthy. Laminate on both sides, however, appears to work fine in the weather. Last edited by Kitsune; 02-10-2004 at 01:23 PM.