Question 1

Has anyone tried foiling with this? Thinking it might work like the Minc foiler without having to buy that also.

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It might work, but according to my experience , if you want to get a better foil stamping result, it would be better to buy Minc foiler.  Foil stamping is affected by temperature, speeding, pressure..etc. The normal laminators are designed for the thermal laminating pouches, not for the stamping foils. Different material requires different temperature, pressure and other conditions. Besides, Minc foiler has 4 rollers inside, while Fellowes only has 2 rollers.   And I also guess Minc foiler is designed specially for its own brand stamping foil. So, if you do not have a high requirement on the foil stamping effect, just want to get a cheaper model . You may try this fellowes laminator. Otherwise , i advise you to buy MInc. foil applicator

Question 2

Does this unit require the use of a carrier sheet for the thermal pouches?

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No it does not.  The tolerance of the roller positions seems rather precise (you set it to the thickness of the laminate you are using), so that a carrier sheet would add extra thickness and have to be adjusted for.  They do ask you to run a cleaning sheet (provided) through after several uses to pick up any stray bits of glue that might have stuck to the rollers.  It seems just like a regular piece of paper to me, but maybe there is something special about it.

Question 3

how long does it takes take to laminate a paper ?

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The Saturn3i laminates at a speed of 12" per minute per the mfg. Thats relatively slow. We returned ours because it is so slow.

Question 4

Where do i find laminating sheets that are 12.5 wide, i find nothing but 8.9/9.0” wide ones. so i’m failing to see the purpose of the wider opening

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Right here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/WrapSure-Thermal-Laminating-Pouches-Sheets/dp/B01MQRMLGT/

ASIN	B00OILZNIG
Best Sellers Rank	#17,661 in Office Products ( See Top 100 in Office Products ) #29 in Office Presentation Laminators
Brand Name	Fellowes
Color	Silver/Black
Customer Reviews	4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,934)
Global Trade Identification Number	00043859680047
Included Components	Saturn 3i 125 Laminator
Item Dimensions L x W x H	20.94"L x 5.75"W x 4.13"H
Item Type Name	Hot/Cool Laminator
Item Weight	5.1 pounds
Manufacturer	Fellowes
Number of Rollers	1
UPC	043859680047
Unit Count	1 Count
Warm Up Time Description	1 minute
Warranty Description	2 Year

Fellowes Saturn™ 125 Thermal Laminator Machine, 12.5", Fast 60 Sec Warm Up

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