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Slip holder
This is a slip holder for my new index card type system. The plastic strips which hold the slips are cut from lamination pouches. I use only one layer, with the glue side down.
I ran a bone folder (could use a spent ballpoint pen) close to edge to crease the plastic and raise the edge. This makes it easier to insert the paper.
I ironed the strip on along the edge with a cool-medium iron. I used a paper-wrapped steel ruler to guide the iron. The paper protects the teflon coating on the iron. If you use an iron without teflon, I'd put some paper over the plastic, in case it melts and makes a mess of the iron.
Lamination pouches have a dry glue coating on the inside which feels a little rubbery. This grips the paper really well without making it stick. My pockets are 150 microns. If you can get thicker, I'd go for it. Mine are a tad flimsy, though they work. They seem to be made of a polythene type material, which does not crease so well. You may have to run a folder over several times lightly. If you press too hard, it can crickle and tear. Doesn't work as well as report cover plastic, but is a quick way of making these slip holders, compared to the sewn type.
When ironing on several strips, start with the furthest one (or top one for horizontal strips), otherwise you will iron over other strips you have already attached. In this example you would start on the one furthest right, then the middle one, then the first.
As you iron the card will probably curl slightly, but as it cools down, it reverts to flat, well maybe with a hint of curl on lighter card.
This version also allows you to insert paper of different size. The sewn ones have slip sized pockets. The advantage of the sewn ones is that they can take more layers of slips in a pocket (like you might use for a sequence of jobs). I use both holders, according to need.
Slip holder
This is a slip holder for my new index card type system. The plastic strips which hold the slips are cut from lamination pouches. I use only one layer, with the glue side down.
I ran a bone folder (could use a spent ballpoint pen) close to edge to crease the plastic and raise the edge. This makes it easier to insert the paper.
I ironed the strip on along the edge with a cool-medium iron. I used a paper-wrapped steel ruler to guide the iron. The paper protects the teflon coating on the iron. If you use an iron without teflon, I'd put some paper over the plastic, in case it melts and makes a mess of the iron.
Lamination pouches have a dry glue coating on the inside which feels a little rubbery. This grips the paper really well without making it stick. My pockets are 150 microns. If you can get thicker, I'd go for it. Mine are a tad flimsy, though they work. They seem to be made of a polythene type material, which does not crease so well. You may have to run a folder over several times lightly. If you press too hard, it can crickle and tear. Doesn't work as well as report cover plastic, but is a quick way of making these slip holders, compared to the sewn type.
When ironing on several strips, start with the furthest one (or top one for horizontal strips), otherwise you will iron over other strips you have already attached. In this example you would start on the one furthest right, then the middle one, then the first.
As you iron the card will probably curl slightly, but as it cools down, it reverts to flat, well maybe with a hint of curl on lighter card.
This version also allows you to insert paper of different size. The sewn ones have slip sized pockets. The advantage of the sewn ones is that they can take more layers of slips in a pocket (like you might use for a sequence of jobs). I use both holders, according to need.