EvolvedIDs card lamination thickness check

I measured the lamination thickness on an EvolvedIDs fake id card I received recently because this is one of the physical specifications I hadn't previously documented from this vendor, and I wanted data rather than a subjective impression.

I don't own calipers calibrated to the precision needed for card measurement, but I do have a set of feeler gauges from a basic machinist kit. The ID-1 specification for standard credit-card-size cards puts nominal thickness at 0.76mm. I compared my EvolvedIDs card directly against a genuine card from the same state using the feeler gauges.

The genuine card passed the 0.76mm gauge with slight resistance — normal for a card at nominal thickness. The EvolvedIDs card behaved identically to the genuine card on the same gauge set. I couldn't detect a thickness difference on this scannable id, which means either they're the same thickness or the difference is less than the discrimination of the gauge I was using (approximately ±0.02mm).

This isn't a high-precision measurement, but it does address the question I was trying to answer: whether EvolvedIDs cards are noticeably thicker or thinner than genuine cards in a way that would be apparent to someone who handles IDs professionally. In my test, they were not.

The overlay surface on this card was smooth throughout — no raised edges at the overlay boundary, no variation in surface height across the card face. This is consistent with good bonded polycarbonate lamination rather than surface-applied laminate. Cards where the overlay is applied rather than bonded tend to show a slight height difference at the overlay boundary that's detectable with careful fingertip pressure.

For what it's worth, this is the most consistent lamination quality I've seen from EvolvedIDs across four orders. Their earlier novelty id cards had the slight corner lift issue I mentioned in a previous review; current production doesn't show that pattern.