Vox Humana wrote:
>
> "Gary S." <Idontwantspam@net> wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:37:57 GMT, "Vox Humana" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >I have the Seal-A-Meal. It works fine. The bag material for the SAM is
> > >very thick and tough. My only complaint about this unit is that you have
> to
> >
> > One question:
> >
> > A difference between the old Daisy Seal-a-Meal, which my mother had,
> > and the new Tilia Foodsavers, is that the older one melted a stripe
> > part of the bag, and the Tilia seems to melt a line only.
> >
> > What does the new SAM do?
>
> The Rival SAM only seals a thin line. I think that a wide band would be
> better.

If you already have a Rival, why not seal twice about 1/2 inch apart?
This may seal better