Fellowes Venus 2 Laminator & Pouches

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.

Out of the box it never warmed up. The power came on and made a bad clicking noise, never got hot. Worked through trouble shooting, contacted tech support chat with no resolution.
Returned and got SINCHI PRO Lami F3410 – very good product, lighter, less bulky and…. laminates!

 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.

Like the headline says, my laminator was used heavily by multiple teachers on my hall over the last 8 years. The heating element has finally gone out. I am going to see if my husband can fix it, but in the meantime, the department is purchasing another one of these!

The reverse feature on these comes in really handy. So does the automatic sensor for the pouch thickness. It allows for even lamination of those construction paper creations. The little platform on the back is great for preventing curling.

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 🙂