Oregon Lamination Heat Activated Laminating Pouches 12” x 18” x 5 mil (305mm x 457mm x 125 microns Thick) for up to 11.75” x 17.75” Sheets [pk of 100] Large Menu Size, Clear Gloss

I purchased the laminating pouches to go along with my purchase of the Apache AL13 13" Hot/cold laminator. This stuff works great! I love the quality, the clarity, and the added strength that the 5 mil. gives my materials. I've purchased a lot of learning materials, task cards, and games from Teachers Pay Teachers and have taken the time to put extra learning items together for my students, so I want these items to least. With the 5 mil. laminating pouches, I know they will last. They stand up with whatever my students can put them through (aside from straight cutting them apart :) There is no trail of laminating that I have to cut off and bring with me into the classroom from another room. I can order the sizes I want from Oregon Lamination and load the sheets up so I do not have a lot of waste. At first I was using a glue stick to glue my paper cards in before I closed the sheets up to put in the laminator because I was afraid they would slip out of the film before they were pulled into the machine, but now I see that static cling holds them in place just fine. The 12x18 size works great for laminating smaller posters and bigger items that are beyond the normal 8.5 x 11 sheet size. And my students are able to use dry erase markers on the boards I've made them and easily erase them. The prices are affordable - I'm recommending these to all teachers. You can't do without them!

Bought a laminating machine to take 12" wide pouches -- the machine does not work properly so my items came out foggy - needed to put item back through the machine again without the carrier -- called the mfg of the pouches, and a new machine would cost close to $200 -- too expensive -- I have a lot of pouches and not too sure what to do with them - probably put them through the machine two times and see what happens. The mfg said they sell thousands of pkgs of pouches -- so it's my machine and not the pouches.

Does not create a tight seal when placed through the laminator.

I'm using these laminating pouches in my new laminator (AL13P). I've used about 10 of these laminating pouches now. I bought them because they had good reviews and the price was right. They are the perfect stiffness for the table matts I made, and for a couple larger items I needed the larger pouches for. These are the only 5 Mil brand I've ever used, so have nothing to compare them to, but they work and look perfect to me. I would for sure buy them again, and plan to when I get low on these.

We go through a lot of lamination pouches for a variety of customers, and these pouches got high marks from both the customers and our bindery tech. They worked like a champ. Adhesion is good and they are crystal clear.

I got these to cover file folders. I should have gotten 3 mil thickness instead. It is so thick that I had a hard time folding the file folders without the lamination having problems. That being said, these are great for other things like covering art to make place mats, etc. The thicker plastic is very durable. I also love that the pouches are a little grippy inside making it so I can easily put multiple pieces inside and then laminate them down. I usually use smaller 9x12 pouches for small pieces that will be cut out, but this gives me the ability to laminate larger pieces If you are considering for covering file folders: These are not long enough to cover a file folder AND the top tab that sticks up higher. I decided I wanted to keep the tab for labels and cut off a strip in the crease of the folders then left a gap between the front and back of the folder. The thicker pouches are durable enough that they can be the 'seam' in the middle without worry that they might come apart. We have been using the folders daily during therapy since the end of May and there are no signs of wear.

Worked very well with Amazon Basics 12 inch laminator. I did about 20 11x17 posters at a time, was called away for a bit then did about 20 more. The 5 mil worked good with regular paper. They are nice and sturdy now.

I love my laminator. I have been making everything in my classroom indestructible.These are the thick pouches that will almost laminate a large sheet of construction paper. I cut the paper to 11 1/2 X 17 1/2 to make sure there is enough room around the edges. They are perfect for class posters. You can use them with dry erase markers to create a reusable activity sheet for students.

Even though the price has gone up-product is still a bargain and works well.