Over-laminated Hanson-Roberts?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 19 Apr 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

ncefafn	19 Apr 2004
I got a factory-sealed Hanson-Roberts last week and I love it, it's perfect, except . . . the lamination is so thick that I had to manually separate the cards once I unwrapped them, and even now they feel unnaturally slick when shuffling. They slide around, they fall out, they're like drunken sailors on shore leave. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so, what did you do about it? Kim

Centaur	19 Apr 2004
Hey, I had this problem with my Universal-Waite deck. I had to separate the cards manually. BUT... it lessens with time and use. Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle. My cards were behaving within one week. :) Perhaps someone will have an even quicker solution.

Le_Corsair	19 Apr 2004
Shake 'em in a plastic bag with baby powder. Bob :THERM

Centaur	19 Apr 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Le_Corsair Shake 'em in a plastic bag with baby powder. Bob :THERM Oooo... how clinical sounding! :)

ncefafn	19 Apr 2004
After you shake them, do you bake them? Kim

Centaur	19 Apr 2004
Quote: Originally posted by ncefafn After you shake them, do you bake them? Kim LMAO! Muhahaha. One deck of crusty over-cooked tarot cards coming up!

Aure	20 Apr 2004
Quote: Originally posted by ncefafn They slide around, they fall out, they're like drunken sailors on shore leave. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I've got a drunken sailor deck, my Radiant RW!!! Those slippery suckers keep slipping and sliding but the good thing is nothing can get through that coating! My H-R isn't slippery but that one is annoyingly curved to one direction and it bothers me.

Astraea	20 Apr 2004
Aure, there was a really good thread about that curved deck problem last year -- click here to read it.

hedgecub	20 Apr 2004
That's odd.. my H-R was fine when I got it. Maybe the laminating machine had too much caffeine the day your deck was produced :) I've got a similar problem with the Tarot Nova. The artwork is beautiful in its simplicity, but the laminating is so sticky it's hard to shuffle and read with comfortably.

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