Coil,+Comb+and+Wire+Binding

=**Coil Binding**=



Coil Binding also known as spiral binding, is commonly used as a style to bind together documents, reports, presen-tations and proposals. Most commonly made out of plastics then stretched and coiled around punched holes in documents. Also known as spiral binding, colorcoil, ez-coil,plastic coil, spiral binding, and plastikoil. It is a very durable binding technique which allows full 360 degree rotation for easy note taking and can also open perfectly flat on a table top or other flat surface. The coil binding supplies are available in many different lengths and colours making it very desirable for many different business. The extrusion method used for making the coils for the binding allows the length of the coil to be virtually any length needed.

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The machines used for coil binding come in many different sizes and are affected by the volume they can bind by the size they are. They come in a manual style and an automatic punch. Some some have an electric coil insert that saves time for more mainstream use. The most common hole pattern used for coil binding is a 4:1 pitch hole pattern, simply put that is four holes per inch on the edge of what ever medium your working with.

// CoilMac EPI Electric Plastic Spiral Coil Binding Machine: //
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=Wire Binding=



The wire binding process is one of the most popular methods used in the industry; users insert pages that are pre-punched onto a "C" shaped spine and then uses a wire closer to squeeze the spine through the punched holes creating a round spine. Wire binding is made out or metal hence the name or wire This method also allows documents to lay flat on a table top or flat surface and retain 360 degrees of rotation of pages. The process for wire binding using the double loop wire involve ten basic steps, the steps include:
 * 1) Assemble the document including covers and measure to determine size of spine.
 * 2) Set up the binding machine so the holes are centered on your paper.
 * 3) Separate the documents into appropriate sections then punch it using you wire binding machine or modular binding punch.
 * 4) Hang the pages of your document onto the "C" shaped wire spines.
 * 5) After carefully moving the pages of the document over to the wire closer, use the machine to squeeze the spine. together until it closes into an "O" shape.

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To be able to bind documents using a double loop wire, a binding machine and a wire closer are required. The three most common hole patterns for wire binding are 3:1 pitch, 2:1 pitch and spiral-o. The wire machine as with the coil comes in a manual punch and an automatic punch. Although all machines are built for ease the manual punches can become a strain on a person. The punch depth of a machine is a factor in the quality of the machine; vertical and horizontal fed machines are also a choice factor depending on the work load. Examples of a manual punch double o wire binding machine (right) and a manual wire press (bottom-left)



// WireMac 31 Manual Wire Binding Machine //
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=**Comb Binding**=



Plastic comb bindings come in many different colours and are very cost effective. The bindings can be opened to allow new pages to be placed in the booklet, may also be reused to bind a new set of documents. Sometimes referred to as "cerlox binding"; comb binding uses the method of using round plastic spines with 19 to 21 rings and then wrapping them around and through square holes punched in the documents. This method of binding doesn't allow the book to be opened 360 degrees, but it still lies flat on a table or other flat surface. Standard spine sizes range from 3/16 of an inch (16 pages) to a full 2 inches (425 pages). The process of comb binding goes like this:
 * 1) Make the appropriate adjustments to the settings such as the margin or opener size.
 * 2) Gather all the materials that will be punched like the paper and the covers.
 * 3) Insert the material to be punched and punch it. It is in good practice to only use 80% to ensure a clean cut.
 * 4) Once they are all punched align the sheets.
 * 5) Place the comb in the opener and open it.
 * 6) Put the opened comb spines in the holes of the paper.
 * 7) Release the comb opener and the process is complete!
 * 8) Rinse and repeat for additional books.

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Comb binding requires a special hole punch in order to make the square hole in the paper, and sometimes hard cover, that the bindings will fit through. The hole punch is included in the binding machine. There are 2 types of comb binding machines, One is manual and one is electric. The common misconception as that a manual binding machine cannot bind as fast as an electric one, this is not true. The fact is that an electric machine can just process more consistently due to the fact they the user on a manual one would get tired. A feature you can have is the disengaging machine. This machine allows the user to prevent a half hole at the end of their sheets when using odd sized paper.

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