Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This machine works like a charm, I am pretty happy with the purchase. I notice a lot of the same questions and such popping up, though, so I figured I'd take the time to try and clear some things up for anyone who actually reads through the reviews. So ,what this machine does is it takes whatever you roll through it and adds a layer of adhesive to the bottom of it (covered by peel-back paper). That's pretty much it. While the diameter of your sticker is 5 inches, the length can be quite long since it simply outputs a continuous sheet. Ideally, if you are making small stickers (2 inches, 1 inches) the best thing would be to group them together in a page making program or something like that so you are not wasting the roll on one or two very small stickers. Making them in bulk is more cost efficient. The machine DOES NOT add any sort of matting or laminate to the top of the sticker, so keep that in mind. It doesn't use batteries or power; it's totally operated by a hand crank knob which works fine. It tends to be at it's best when your stickers are relatively simple shapes with broad curves. Complex and detailed die-cuts will probably not work too well because of the way the adhesive sticks to the paper. If you want to make stickers of complex shapes, I would recommend NOT die-cutting the shapes (like in a Silhouette machine or a Cricut) but rather giving them a loose border instead. The important thing to keep in mind about this machine is that the quality of the sticker that comes out of it is wholly dependent on the quality of what you are putting INTO it. It will make perfectly decent, basic, casual stickers with just plain printer paper or craft paper. But if you want really solid stickers, you will have to pick your medium. And, additionally, if you want stickers that can be placed outdoors or on cars or something like that, you will either need to seal your stickers with some form of waterproof matting spray OR use single-sided laminate sheets (which are easy to find in office supply stores). Personally, I have been able to make near-professional quality stickers on this thing using good quality photo paper to which I then apply a laminate sheet. You could also put vinyl through this machine, but most printable vinyl already has adhesive on it, so it's kinda redundant. The "permanent' adhesive rolls are definitely permanent. The glue is very good, about the same as the average sticker you would buy in a store. You can put it on glass if you want, but keep in mind that getting it off will probably require some chemicals or scraping. (if you want to make stickers for glass, you might want to instead try static-cling vinyl sheets). Anyway, it's a great little machine and makes way more durable stickers than the average sticker paper sheets you find in craft stores. Kids will probably love it, and it seems like a very child-friendly machine. Now I'm tempted to buy a slightly bigger model of the Xyron machines.