A nice and sturdy, attractive document binding style, there is almost no end to the range of projects that the spiral binding method is perfect for.
Uses:
In the professional and business world, you can use your spiral binding machine for everything from creating and producing marketing and presentation materials, proposals and reports, to in house documents such as employee manuals, benefits packages, and directories. With a rather small purchase and learning curve, you can suddenly have the flexibility to create all these documents and many more at the drop of a hat, and while not having to make a trip to the print shop and having your project done on their timetable and at their price.
Punching:
The first step to spiral binding is getting your document together. When you are producing your pages, make sure to leave enough room in the margins for the binding. Then place your pages in order and begin to do your punching, Most spiral machines bind at what is known as a pitch ratio of 4 to 1, meaning that there are four holes produced per inch of paper. Some other less common pitches are 3:1 and 5:1. The only reason this is of concern is that you need to make sure that you get binding wire and supplies that match the pitch of your machine.
There are also plenty of places both online and retail, where you can purchase paper that has been pre punched in the pitch you desire. If you go that route, be sure that you also purchase covers for your books that have been pre punched as well. Covers for spiral bound documents come in several different paper stocks, or can be had in vinyl as well.
Binding:
For the most part, you will need to insert your binding wire by hand if you purchase pre punched paper, unless you choose to purchase a standalone coil inserter.
If binding by hand, simply place the document on a table with the edge hanging off and start wire through the holes. When the wire is all the way through, be sure to crimp the ends of the wires so that it can t winds its way back out of the book. There are special crimping pliers that make this step a breeze, and is usually the best a nd safest way to do this step.
If you purchase either a standalone coil inserter, or your inserter is a part of your machine, simply follow the directions that came with your machine, and you should be fine.
Machines:
There are several spiral coil machines to choose from with all sorts of capabilities and at a wide variety of prices. Entry level machines for occasional use can generally be had for less than one hundred dollars and are small enough to be used on a desktop, and perhaps best of all, store away easily when not in use. The best prices can generally be found online, but you may be able to go to an office supply store and get your hands on a machine to test one out.
Supplies:
Spiral coil comes in a wide variety of colors, which makes matching your company s logo a possibility. When you are making certain documents that will be handled a lot (such as menus), you might want to consider laminating your pages first.
Author Resource:-
Jeff McRitchie is the designer and Director of Marketing for http://www.mybinding.com .He has written over 500 articles on binding machines,binding covers,binders,laminators,binding supplies,laminating supplies,paper handling equipments,index tabs, and shredders.
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