The GBC Heatseal H312 jam
free pouch laminator (part number 1702770) is designed to replace the
GBC Heatseal H310 pouch laminator and includes several new features and
improvements over the old model.The H312 pouch laminator even includes a free trimmer to help you trim your documents after you have laminated them.
Overview:
The GBC Heatseal H312 jam
free pouch laminator (part number 1702770) is designed to replace the
GBC Heatseal H310 pouch laminator and includes several new features and
improvements over the old model.
The H312 is part of the new
GBC Jam free line of pouch laminators and is designed to laminate
documents with both 3mil and 5mil laminating pouches without a carrier.
The H312 pouch laminator even includes a free trimmer to help you trim your documents after you have laminated them.
Strengths / Features:
The
Heatseal H312 is designed to laminate documents with both 3mil and 5mil
laminating pouches. It has a 12.5" wide throat for laminating documents
with menu sized and large menu sized laminating pouches.
The
H312 laminator includes a variable temperature control that allows you
to adjust the temperature of the machine for cold laminating with
SelfSeal cold laminating pouches or for picture perfect laminating
using either 3mil or 5mil laminating pouches. This allows you to adjust
the laminator so that you get perfect lamination no matter what type of
paper you are using.
The H312 offers several features to help
keep the laminator from jamming. It has a jam release lever that allows
you to temporarily pull the rollers apart so that you can remove a
jammed laminating pouch. It also includes a special pouch cleaning
sheet that is designed to help you remove any excess adhesive that may
build up on the rollers.
The H312 comes with a convenient
small trimmer that is designed to help you quickly and easily trim your
laminated documents. The trimmer included with the H312 uses a fixed
razor blade that slides back and forth to quickly and easily trim off
excess laminate from your laminated documents. This is a great bonus
for users who want to trim the output from their laminator.
Weaknesses / Limitations:
The
GBC Heatseal H312 is the highest level laminator that GBC makes that
does not accept 7mil and 10mil laminating pouches. Although 3mil and
5mil laminating pouches are the most commonly used thicknesses of
laminating pouches, the inability of this machine to run thicker
pouches is something that should definitely be considered especially
considering that if you simply choose the next model up you will have
this feature.
The H312 boasts carrier free and jam free
lamination. However, if you read the small print on the box you will
find out that this only applies if you use GBC brand laminating pouches
and regularly clean the rollers of the machine. If you do not run the
cleaning sheet through the laminator on a regular basis or if you use
laminating pouches that happen to contain a higher concentration of
adhesive you may end up wrapping laminating pouches around your rollers
and ruining your machine.
The H312 has a variable control
that allows you to adjust the temperature of the machine. However, it
does not offer a variable control for speed. The speed of the H312 is
fixed at a fixed speed of 14" per minute which is average for this type
of laminator.
Recommendation:
The GBC
Heatseal H312 pouch laminator is a great choice for a small office or
home office that does light to moderate amounts of laminating.
The
only major drawback to the H312 is the fact that it cannot be used with
7mil or 10mil laminating pouches. For only a little bit more the next
model of GBC laminator has this capability.
If you do decide
to buy the H312 you need to remember to run the cleaning sheet through
the laminator on a regular basis to prevent adhesive from building up
on the rollers. If adhesive does build up it can cause pouch jams and
potentially ruin your machine.
This review was written by Jeff McRitchie who is the director of marketing for Mybinding.com.
Jeff has written more than three hundred articles and more than two
hundred reviews on Binding Machines, Binding Supplies, Report Covers,
3-Ring Binders, Index Tabs, Laminators, Laminating Supplies, Paper
Shredders and Paper Handling Equipment.
