I picked up a Xyron 900 cold-laminating machine from Michael's the other day (they often put out 40% off coupons in their flyers, which is excellent when buying a 'big-ticket' item like this). Overall, I'm very happy with the machine and it makes laminating cards and tokens very quick and easy.
It does have one downside, however - unlike other cold- and hot-laminators I've used, the Xyron plastic doesn't take well to wet- and dry-erase markers. =o( I've tried Expo-brand dry-erase so far and Staedtler Lumcolor wet-erase markers. For both, the ink 'shrivels' and beads substantially before drying. Wax pencils work okay but are better for lines than points and grow dull rather quickly.
I've solved my particular problem by relaminating the cards with a more marker-friendly plastic but thought some of you might be interested in this unfortunate downside of the Xyron. If anyone knows of an erasable marker brand that works with the Xyron (or an alternate Xyron cartridge that works with eraseable markers, for that matter), I'd love to hear it.
Thanks,
Rob
Thanks. I'm hitting a Staples tonight and will look for them. I tried a white wax pencil that seemed to work reasonably well but was too thick for my needs. Maybe I can find something finer.
Cheers,
Rob