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Plastic Coil Binding 101

Plastic coil binding is a simple and cost-effective way to bind booklets so that they can both lie flat and fold backwards easily.  The plastic binding coil which are used to connect the pages are budget-friendly, long-lasting, and available in just about every color under the sun.  Plastic coil binding machines can be purchased in both manual and electric models, making professional binding possible for anyone, no matter what their budget is or on what scale they will need to be using their machine.  One thing to keep in mind about manual binding is that it can be rather time consuming to threat the coils through the punched holes, so unless you have only a few booklets to bind, you would be best off with an electric model.

This method produces a binding similar to that of a spiral bound notebook, and is often referred to as plastic spiral coil binding for this reason.  The holes are punched at a 4:1 pitch, meaning that there are four holes per inch.  Once the holes have been punched, a plastic coil is few through the holes, usually with and electric coil inserter.  The edges of the coil are then crimped to secure the binding and prevent unraveling, either by a crimper in an electric machine, or manually, using a special pair of pliers made for this purpose.

You can find plastic binding coils in a wide variety of sizes, from small coils intended for booklets of just about 30 pages, up to sturdier coils that can accommodate over 450 pages.  A standard 12″ length will easily bind a letter sized piece of paper, and consists of 48 loops.  For larger documents, 36″ long coils are available.  One nice thing about this binding method is the color options.  The coils come in almost any color imaginable, perfect for color coding reports or creating company themed documents.

You can purchase a coil binder machine that is either manual or electric, depending on your needs.  Both machines will punch the holes in the document, and an electric model will insert the coils for you, but if you are doing more than a few booklets you are probably not going to want to have to thread all the coils yourself.  If you don’t have the money for an electric machine but you can’t see yourself spending hours threading coils, you may want to consider a manual machine that has an electric coil threader.  This is the best of both worlds, offering you a quick and easy way to bind your documents, without having to splurge on a machine that is really more expensive than what you actually need.  Of course, if you are purchasing a machine with the intention of using it heavily or binding very large documents, you would be best off with a fully electric model. You can also buy an electric coil inserter separately, to be used in conjunction with a fully manual machine.

Another feature that is popular with these machines is having an adjustable depth margin.  This allows you to decide just how close to the edge of the paper you want the holes to be.  You can also buy a more professional machine that punches oval holes as opposed to ordinary circular holes.  This results in the reader having a smoother page turning experience, and has the added benefit of being easier to thread the coils through. If you would like to use more than one binding method, you can get a machine that functions as a dual coil and plastic comb binding machine, and will punch holes suitable for both methods.

Whatever your budget, there is an option that can work for you.  From the most basic of manual models which really do no more than punch holes to industrial strength machines which do it all– and then some– at a lightning fast pace, there is a plastic coil binding machine for everyone.  Once you know which features you want, it’s easy to start looking for the particular make and model which offers what you’re looking for.  And then you can get started binding.

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