Shrinkwrap question ?

[MehulLakhani]

Hi All

I am about to start sending some invites out, and they are quite intricate/fragile.

As they are goigng through the post, I would like to give them some extra protection by shrinkwraping them.

I used to do this in my old job, and it seemed easy. Put the products in the thin plastic bag. Chuck them into the heated booth, and a few seconds later they come out all nicely shrink-wrapped.

Is it possible to do this kind of thing at home ? Does anyone know any companies in North London who could do this kind of thing ?

R

Mehul

 

[Conrad11]

LOL...sorry i thought this was something totally different.

/exits thread.

 

[homi-sid-al]

Can't you laminate them?

 

[MehulLakhani]

Can't you laminate them?

They are basically in envelopes - I wanted to shrinkwrap the whole thing, so that it all stays together etc.

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

My dad does this, he's got a doofer that cuts and seals the end of the bag and then he shrinks it with a heat gun. He started off with a normal black and decker head gun which worked ok till it burnt out, he's now got a posh Metabo one that's thermostaticaly controlled.

I remember him having some trouble with the first patch of film he bought, I'll ask him where he get his and what sort it is tonight.

 

[Glaucus]

http://search.ebay.co.uk/shrink-wrap-bags_W0QQfcclZ1QQfclZ4QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1

Then just use an oven to shrink it. although a tool to cut and seal the bag would be extremely useful.

 

[MehulLakhani]

http://search.ebay.co.uk/shrink-wrap-bags_W0QQfcclZ1QQfclZ4QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1

Then just use an oven to shrink it. although a tool to cut and seal the bag would be extremely useful.

That looks very interesting. Has anyone used things like this before ?

Will it work okay with a normal hair dryer ?

R

Mehul

 

[bsoltan]

Wrap them in a load of clingfilm?

 

[Glaucus]

Will it work okay with a normal hair dryer ?

Yes, it doesn't take much heat.