Does anyone have experience with the Xyron X AND the 500?

I currently have the Xyron 500 sticker machine. It's purple and can fit things that are 5 inches across.

I have never been impressed by it because it leaves balled up bits of adhesive everywhere. And when you pull it away from the backing often spider-webby strings of gooey adhesive come with it. Its especially bad when you are trying to use it with items that have holes (like the letter"O" or something).

When you pull your stuff out of the 500, there is no "cover" on the stickers. All that comes out is the backing paper (wax paper-ish) and the item.

A few weeks ago HSN was showing scrappy stuff and they featured the little Xyron X. I noticed that when a sticker comes out of the X, it comes out with the backing paper AND an overlay of some kind. I also looked very closely and didn't notice any issues with stringy adhesive or gooeyness in the open spaces of what they were adhering.

Do you guys know what I'm talking about? Is the X better than the 500 in terms of icky adhesive getting everywhere?

HMMM....I have both the green 510 (5 inches) and the old purple 900 (9 inches) and the 150/X.
The X is just the small version and can only take things up to 1. 5 inches wide

I am wondering how your machine is getting the adhesive on your items since there is not a top layer. On all mine the top layer/ film is the adhesive.
Are your items getting adhesive on them?

As for the extra sticky, yes and no. I have had one or two times that I pull it up and it has a little stringiness but that is not common. If I put a layered piece through I might get build up in the layers. However I go over the top film part with a pen or some blunt end before taking it off. It help with a cleaner application.
I have had really good luck with these little machines.

I am wondering if you have a faulty cartridge or if it got put in backwards. I have done that!

I have both 500 and X.
The 500 does NOT have the clear top sheet. I use an adhesive eraser (or my finger) to rub off excess adhesive globs BEFORE peeling the piece off the backing.

On the 150 - little X, I also rub around the piece with my rubon tool or stylus before pulling off the top sheet. This does help.

For me, it's a small annoyance. The convenience of the Xyron is worth it to me.

I love my X. I've seen people post that they like the 5" adhesive better without the machine.

• lisymarie Said:

I've heard this too, but I just can't wrap my brain around HOW to do it. Although, I've never tried -- I just can't imagine how it works.

Here's a video about the 250. It works the same as my 500 --just a smaller version. You can see how the top clear layer doesn't come out with your piece.

http://www.scrapbook.com/videos/341.html

I have both and have the same problem with both so I bought one the erasers below...Its so much easier to remove the extra sticky now

• lisymarie Said:

I read that around here, too. But I cannot figure out how they do it. When my last cartridge was about to run out and the adhesive globs were making me crazy, I took it out of my machine and tried to adhere stuff without it. I could not figure it out. I mean, I was able to sort of do it, but I made a bigger mess than it was worth.

And yes, I'm pretty sure I have it installed correctly. It does get adhesive on the bottoms of the letters (or whatever I'm using) when I run it through the machine.

I guess I'm trying to figure out whether the X with the clear overlay / top layer would be less annoying that the 500 without the overlay.

I have both & have the same "stringy" problems. I too, find the convenience of the Xyron to out weigh the faults. I usually just use my paper piercer to "catch" all of the strings, but it leaves me with a gooey paper piercer. I'm gonna give the eraser thing a try~thanks for the tip!

I have both as well.

LOVE my X- as Linda said, I run an embossing stylus around the shapes (and in the inside esp) to get all the extra sticky off before I pull off the clear part.

The 500- eh. I use it for larger things but I don't particularly care too much for it. I've used it without the machine and it does work well. When I have extra goobers of adhesive I run my adhesive eraser over it and it takes care it it.

i had both. i liked the little x better b/c the big one wastes so much adhesive.

I have the x, 2.5, creative station and the creatopia...love them! Make sure the burnish it good. That helps with the oogies. If I use them for a cricut cut, I put the cardstock/pp in the machine first then cut...that also helps with the oogies. You can also take the sticky part that you take off to take off the oogies on your project.

• Belia Said:

no. I hated mine. couldn't stand it,,,,,,you'd have to use a pencil eraser and go around and around the item to get rid of that before you took off the backing,,,,,,,,,,,



gimme zip dry glue anyday,,,,,,,I can always adhere it and then rub my finger on any extra once dry to get rid of it,,,,,

I don't have any trouble with glue boogers with my X.

• lisymarie Said:

Me neither, not excessively anyway. I do use the adhesive eraser to clean up the letters I've put through (after adhering them to the page)but I do that if I'm using a glue pen too!

I have the 250, I really like the concept...BUT-
I dont like the goobers and I think I am too frugal for this type an item! I feel I can get WAY more for my money with a Zig pen.

The only reason I ever use the 500 is if I have something too big to fit through the X, which is not often. If it's that big, I typically use another type of adhesive.

I have the 5", 2" and the X. The gooy problom is with all of them. The X isn't as bad. I only use them for when I am using glitter and want to cover the whole surface. I used to adhere some MS spider wed felt ribbon to a page. OH man was that a chore!!!!!

I don't like to use Xyron for the simple fact it always leaves tiny sticky blobs around the edges. You can use your finger to rub it off and an eraser. I also use my stylus. For the X I will use my stylus to go around the edges before I pull of the clear cover. No matter what one I am using I use my stylus to take away to small blobs around the edges before I pull what I has just ran though any of the machines.

I think there is difference in some of the 5 inch machine. Mine is green and white, its called the 510, I am looking at mine right now and there is a top sheet. All the refills I have, they all have top sheets that come out the machine.

I don't have that much of a problem with the glue on the edges so, I guess I would say find the green and white 510 version!

I trace around everything from the little X with my CM pointy pencil tool -- or you can use a stylis before seperating and it cuts way down on sticky boogers... then I just use my gummy pick up square to get any remaining boogers once stuck

I know exactly what you mean about the goopiness when using the 500 - my mom and I shared one several years ago before I was married, and the glue boogers on my embellishments really turned me off Xyron stuff as a whole. Haven't bought one since.

I love Xyron adhesive. I have the old 500, the periwinkle one, which I don't use a ton, mostly because I don't usually need my items to be COMPLETELY coated with adhesive. However, if I start playing with chipboard, I will be using it to adhere paper to chipboard for a good solid stick. This machine does not have a top sheet, just the wax paper. I remove any obvious goobers before I peel it off as well.

Then I started using the little Xyron adhesive runners about 2 years ago. I started using them on a whim and realized that they adhered better than the Tombow runners. I even used them on my wedding invitations!

Lastly, when I bought my Cricut, I bought the X. It's perfect for small letters cut out, which is what I use my Cricut for the most. I have a technique that works well for the stringy's in the letters. I use my Cutterpede sticker tweezers to swoop out the stringy's, and they come off the tweezers with a quick grab of your fingers because the tweezers are teflon coated.

So there you go - hope someone benefits from my experience!

I have the 510, and mine has the top sheet to it.
I have the little x, the 250, the 510 and the 900.

I have an X and never have any problem with stringy bits or glue lumps. I just rub over with a finger nail before I lift the overlay and then the backing. I have other embossing tools I could use ... but I would have to get them out first so finger nail is just fine (until I am on an evening out and my nails are awful LOL)