Tips For Cutting Laminated Paper

For years i have laminated the small pieces of my games and centers to make sure they will last.

Tips for cutting laminated paper.

A craft knife and straight edge. Use your paper template to trace the required curved shape onto the piece of laminate with the non permanent marker. Use to cut out the pictures and other items you will be decoupaging. Laminated paper cutters and corner rounding tools are used to change the shape of or add holes to a finished print.

However if it makes sense and you can fit more pieces on your lamination by cutting first by all means go for it. Mark the border with a pencil so you are able to cut in a straight line. Using a sharp carbide tipped blade preferably on a table saw is the best bet for a smooth edge. The straight edge will keep the document perfectly flat so you can cut without any problems.

So i just laminate the entire sheet then cut out my pieces. If you do use scissors slide them through the laminate don t open and close the blades. Trace the shape onto the laminate and make the cut. Use the jigsaw to carefully cut along the marked line.

So far i ve only had a few instances where the lamination pulled off of the paper after cutting them. A common problem with cutting laminate is a rough chipped edge which is usually caused by a dull saw blade or the use of a saber saw. That time when you cut the fold it will all be perfectly laminated. Because i use small pieces i have been cutting the pieces laminating and then cutting again so the edges would remain sealed after laminating.

To help with cutting decorative paper with a lot of small details you might want to use scissors with smalls blades or a utility knife. Tweezers are sometimes a great help when it comes to positioning small pictures. Cut the laminate when using laminate for shelving the first priority will be to cut the material properly. Do you have any tips to save money.

Take your laminated or printed item to the next professional level by using any of these helpful paper cutting tools. Cut out the curved shape. Place the pattern on the backside of the laminate making sure to flip the pattern so your cut laminate is positioned to come out correctly when the plank is flipped face up. With a standard jigsaw blade flip the laminate plank upside down.

Something i learned in student teaching that was brilliant was if you are laminating at school on a big laminator and you want to laminate a large anchor chart that is too wide fold it in half laminate it. This is especially important if you don t have a paper cutter and are using scissors. This will give you a smoother cut. Step 3 cut through the laminate along the line using scissors or a paper cutter.