Reddit reviews Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 100-Pack, 8.9 x 11.4 Inches, Letter Size Sheets (TP3854-100)

Similarly, you can purchase small, portable laminators that thermally seal pouches that might end up having the same issue.

Not really sure why I decided to add this to the conversation, I just own one and since I'm dorky I get excited talking about it.

I got an inexpensive Swingline laminator and a pack of 100 sheets for Christmas last year.

Since I got into Dugeon World I've gone a little nuts, laminating the entire set of playsheets so players can use dry-erase on them. Also did some index cards for random notes, map tiles, etc.

A technique I've found I really like is using sharpie for semi-permanent stuff. You can erase it by coloring over it with a dry-erase marker. The sharpie then wipes right off.

You could easily use dry erase or sharpie to get a similar effect with item cards like this. Even the lore could have some words or phrases "obfuscated" until the player spouts lore, etc.

I'm about to graduate but I bought my own about 2 years ago for a preschool I worked at and for some practicums. It has seriously paid for itself. I got mine on amazon and I get my sheets from there as well because they're so much cheaper than walmart or something. This is the laminator. I bought and these are the pouches I buy. It's a really simple but I've never had any problems or anything.

I laminate most of my character sheets, reference cards, summary pages and so forth

Corner Rounder
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WWIPEE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

Laminator ( bought it last year at $17)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007VBXB48?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

Laminating Pouches
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0010JEJPC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

Edit: This helps as well
Trimmer
http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-Titanium-SureCut-Trimmer-01-005454/dp/B003SLC3IU/ref=sr_1_3?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1450980581&sr=1-3&keywords=trimmer

Few tips I learned the hard way after almost ruining one handout:

• Make sure you only use good laminating sheets (I use the scotch ones, 3mm https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Laminating-11-4-Inches-200-Pack-TP3854-200/dp/B007VBXB48/). Using 5mm would be better if you're laminating flimsy paper, but the thicker stuff tends to hold shape worse which means if the sheet comes out with a bow, it'll be a lot harder to get it out of 5mm. With 3mm, you can just flip it and re-run it through and the bow will go away. If you're laminating card stock, you want the thinner stuff anyway.
  
  
• Make sure you read the instructions. Open up the pouches and put your original in butted as far to the top crease as possible. If you put the original in an inch off the crease, you run the risk of fouling the seal or worse destroying it.
  
  
• This stuff is not waterproof if you trim to the edges. Keep water away, unless you laminate them and leave a border. I'd suggest buying a good guillotine cutting board (you can get 2x2 one pretty cheap at walmart, ~$20).
  
  
• If you're not satisfied with the results of the first pass, flip it over and run it through again. Always use the highest heat setting (5mm button on the machine) regardless of what size you're using. More heat is always better, and you can keep running them through until satisfied.
  
  
• Make sure you don't have any dust (or cat hair!) in the pouch before you run it through.
  
  
• This machine is not a permanent laminator. That's a good thing. I've had stuff professionally laminated at FedEx/Kinkos that got done wrong, and the original is destroyed as you can't get the film off. With this machine (especially if you don't leave a border) a hot hair dryer will usually warm the sheet enough so that you can recover the originals. They didn't leave any residue the few times I did this, and I was able to correct and re-laminate no problem.