Fellowes Jupiter 2 125 Laminator with 10 Pouches, 12.5 Inch (5734101), Black & Grey

This laminator does everything it's supposed to do, and does it well. It heats up quickly. It accepts sheets up to 10 mil thick. The controls are simple and easy to use. Laminating speed is quick. But be aware this isn't your typical light-duty home laminator. It's HUGE - just under 2 feet wide, and with the exit tray attached, over a foot deep. And it's HEAVY - 15 pounds. Works like a champ, but built like a tank.

I’ve only ever used huge industrial laminators at an office or the small Amazon basics laminator so this one seems awesome to me. It easily and wonderfully laminates 10 mil thickness laminate (with card stock inside). Even one pass through it looks great but I did two passes just for extra adhesion. It was super simple to set up; plug in, turn on, and use. It heats up quickly and beeps when ready. For cool lamination you just have to hold the buttons down correctly (instruction manual). You DO NOT need laminating carriers. I looked through the manual multiple times and it says a carrier is not needed. The carriers stated to only use with a laminator that requires one so I did not use them. The laminating pouches go through smoothly and cleanly. I have laminated multiple 10 mil pouches and all have come out great. I used them to make planner covers for durability and I am quite pleased.

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For years, I owned a different brand laminator that worked really well. So when it died, I replaced it with a newer one of the same brand. BIG mistake! The quality wasn't there anymore - lots of problems with the adherence of the plastic to the paper, especially once the page was cut into smaller pieces.Back to the drawing board. Read a LOT of reviews.Finally decided to give the Fellowes Laminator Jupitor 2 125 a try.The machine is noticeably heavier than the ones I have owned before and it heats up very quickly.It detects the thickness automatically and adjusts the speed accordingly.It does an excellent job. It is fast. The adherence is flawless.The starting kit includes a "roll cleaner page" that you should feed through the machine before turning it off. It also includes about 10 x 3ml pouches.I am very happy with this product and hope it will serve me for many years.

The Fellowes Jupiter 2 is honestly the best laminator I’ve used over the past 30 years, and it was a difficult decision to return it. The machine warmed up quickly, laminated smoothly and quietly, and it was a nice looking, sturdy piece of equipment. I liked that I could use multiple pouch thicknesses. What I didn’t like was that the unit I received was hot to the touch and stayed hot nearly an hour after it was turned off and unplugged. Could be that I just received a lemon, but not willing to take the risk again so I switched to the other leading brand.

What a cool machine! I bought this for a friend who is a teacher and she cannot depend on the office staff at her school to laminate projects for her. That fact is a whole other ball of crappy that has nothing to do with this machine.Originally she bought a Scotch Laminator for about $30 from Walmart, which works well, but ideally she wanted to use thicker laminating sheets and thicker paper card stock to extend the longevity of the items laminated. That Scotch machine works great! but, with the heavier paper and sheets it just doesnt quite make it. So, I bought this one for her. It is well made, heavy and appears to be a professional machine that I believe will give her years of service. She is super happy with it and has reported to me that it is super easy to operate, the sheets regardless of ml come out perfectly laminated. Thanks Fellows for producing a great machine, a teacher can rely upon to create projects, and educating tools for her second grade classroom.

We bought one in October 2022 and bought another one in November 2023 when the first one broke. It is now October 2024 and it is broken again. Very good quality and works well when it is working. One year working life for over $200 is not worth it.

This has to be one of the better laminating machines that we have owned and we have owned a lot (currently own 6). It's heavy so it doesn't move while running. It heats up super fast and the auto thickness detection is wonderful. Don't have to run work through it twice just to be sure it's done right. A little pricey but when you laminate as much as teachers do it's worth every penny.

The media could not be loaded. I bought this laminator for our ''Home Command Center'', which is essentially the designated area in our house where the kids schedules are, school information, to-do lists, and anything pertaining to organizing our family of 6. Although our household is gradually transitioning to a paperless approach via a digital filing cabinet system, having schedules, tasks lists, and event information hung around the house is a must, especially with small children.So, laminating schedules and printable calendars for example, is a great way to not only protect papers from sticky fingers, but also to transform certain documents and forms into re-usable versions with the help of dry-erase markers.I bought this laminator back in the early fall of 2022, and have been using it on a daily-basis ever since. I specifically chose this model because it could laminate hot pouches up to 10-mil thick, compared to the more basic, standard laminators that have the capacity of 3-5mil at most. I love the fact that it automatically adjusts to the pouch thickness, without the need of constantly having to fine-tune the settings in between projects. I've used it to preserve kids artwork, to create my own reusable stickers, for making kids token boards, and visual schedules...just to name a few. Plus, the auto shut-off prevents it from overheating in case I forget to turn it off.My starter kit came with 10 x Fellowes 3mil pockets and a cleaning sheet for the rollers. In the instructions, the manufacturer does state that : ''for best results, clean rollers at the end of each lamination session''.Operating it couldn't be any simpler. Just place the items properly inside the pouch; making sure that the item is snug, against the sealed edge. When the laminator is ready, simply insert the pouch (''sealed end'' first) and the machine will do the rest. In case I inadvertently misfeed the pouches (at an angle instead of straight), the laminator kicks into reverse mode, allowing me to correct the positioning or re-center the pouches. But I always make sure to feed the pockets in gently and slowly, as opposed to force feeding them into the laminator. And to this day, I haven't had any jamming issues.At the end of the day, this laminator does its job, and it does it well. It does take up quite a bit of counter / desk space, especially while in use (the back of the laminator needs to be clear of any objects so that the laminated sheets can properly slide out onto the rear tray). So, the space you have available and this laminator's dimensions definitely need to be factored in before buying.An excellent addition to our home and a great purchase. Would definitely recommend.

Muy buen producto, tarda un minuto es funcionar.Enmica muy bien y muy rápido, el foil lo pega muy bien; con solo una pasada tiene.Un poco tosca a mi gusto. Pero excelente producto.

calienta muy rapido, la velocidad de esta enmicadora se autoregula dependiento del grusor de la mica, me gusta que deja bien cosida la mica en su mayoria, lo malo es que al no poder usar acarreador los rodillos se van ensuciando y al ultimo podria ser contraproducente espero que con el limpiador que traé dure mucho tiempo sin ensuciarse por dentro.... se puede enmicar hasta doble carta, de 10 milesimas de grosor, por otro lado no siempre se usa para micas grandes, espero poder encontrar una mas pequeña, para no desgastar esta sin aprovecharla al maximo...

Amazing product. Can finally make covers for my planners. Same quality you would get from Erin Condren planner covers! Took the EC free phone wallpapers and made some covers for my disc planners :)

Hasta el momento bien, pienso que talvez me mandaron una usada porque tenia unos pequeños raspones que no afectan su funcionamiento pero me urgia empezar a usarla. Llevo mas de 2 meses con ella y no ha fallado nada, calienta rapido, enmica bien y detecta sola el grosor de la mica, por lo cual es muy practico no estar haciendo ningun ajustes, solo la prendes y metes las cosas a enmicar.