Akiles DuoMac 321 2:1 and 3:1 Pitch Wire Binding Machine

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Akiles DuoMac 321 3:1 Wire and 2:1 Wire Combination Binding Machine

With the Akiles DuoMac 321 you can bind documents with both 3:1 pitch twin loop wire and 2:1 pitch twin loop wire. The DuoMac 321 is the only combination machine of its kind. The unique design of the 321 includes a the ability to punch both a 3:1 pitch hole pattern for spiral coil binding and a 2:1 pitch hole pattern for twin loop wire binding from 3/16" up to 1-1/4". This gives you the ability to choose the look and feel of your wire bound books and presentations and allows you to bind both small and large books. Normally, you would have to use two different binding machines to do the same tasks as the DuoMac 321. Now you can choose between these two great binding styles for all your reports and presentations and you can also save space, time and money.

Akiles DuoMac Two In One Binding Machines

With two independent punching die sets, this versatile & easy to use combo binder allows you to punch & bind multiple systems and or different pitches.
Punch handles
Punch Throat & Ruler
Depth Margin Control: Provides the correct punch margin depth for each wire/comb size. Maximizes document tear resistance.
Open Punching Throat & Continuous Punching Guide: For an easy alignment & punching of longer documents.
Wire Closer Control: With continuous adjusting scale for an exact and secure closure every time
Master Selector: Determines the correct: Wire Diameter, Closing Position, Depth Margin & Wire Pitch
Diameter Scale: Measures document’s thickness in order to select best wire/comb size option.
Wire Holder: Holds wire in place for easier inserting of sheets
Waste Drawer
Vertical Wire Closer
Side Margin Control: Provides and evenly Centered punch for all document sizes.
Die Disengagement Pins: All dies can be independently disengaged, allows punching of any size document while preventing partial side-end perforation
Wire Closer Handle
Comb Opener Handle
Heavy-Duty design by CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering) technology
Perfect for Bindery, Print Shop, Copy Center, Corporation, Advertising Agency, School, Office and more!
Don’t forget to choose from the wide selection of AKILES textured & color-coordinated Polycovers & Coil, Wire or Plastic Comb binding elements, to ensure your documents have a lasting impression!
FREE coil crimpers with any Coil combination.
Comb Spreader with any Comb combination.
Built-in Wire closer with any combination.
Electric inserter sold separately
Comb combination is compatible with Spiral-O wire binding spines
Single punching capacity: up to 20 sheets (20lbs paper/ letter size)
Single punching length: 14” (13” for coil) - with Open Ends for longer sizes
100% disengagement dies - wire & comb (5 for Coil)
Weight: 64lbs
Warranty: One year

Please note that the Akiles DuoMac line of Binding Machines are assembled on a per order basis and normally take two to three days to ship.

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Akiles DuoMac 321 2:1 and 3:1 Pitch Wire Binding Machine Review

Overview:

In the past, users who needed to buy a twin loop wire binding machine would have to choose between either 2:1 or a 3:1 pitch machine.
Most users prefer the tight hole pattern and elegant look of 3:1 pitch wire for their small documents. However, 3:1 pitch wire is only available in sizes up to 9/16”. Organizations that wanted to bind both large and small documents either had to settle for the more spread out pattern of 2:1 pitch wire or had to buy two binding machines.
The Akiles DuoMac 321 changes all of this. It offers the ability to bind documents using both 3:1 pitch and 2:1 pitch double loop wire. This is ideal for organizations that need to bind both large and small documents.

Features/ Strengths:

The DuoMac 321 is designed to punch two completely different hole patterns. The 3:1 pitch hole pattern has three square holes per inch and can be used for binding documents with 3:1 pitch double loop wire, GBC Proclick and 3:1 pitch spiral coil. The 2:1 pitch hole pattern has 2 rectangular holes per inch and can be used with 2:1 pitch twin loop wire and with 2.5:1 pitch spiral coil. This means that it is actually possible to bind documents with five different styles of binding using this one machine.
Both the 2:1 pitch and 3:1 pitch punching throats are fourteen inches wide and offer fully disengageable dies. They also have open throats and continuous punching guides. This means that it is possible to punch any document that is fourteen inches or less using a one step punching process. Sheets that are longer than fourteen inches can be punched using a two step process. All you need to do is punch one side of the document using the punch and then flip it over and punch the rest of the holes. The continuous punching guide will help you line up the holes.
On the right hand side of the DuoMac 321 there are two small gray knobs. These knobs are designed to help you adjust the depth of the holes from the edge of your paper. For smaller sized books it is a good idea to set the holes so that they are close to the edge of the paper. This will help to ensure that your pages will turn freely. For larger diameter books the holes should be further from the binding edge in order to provide added strength to your bound documents.
The DuoMac 321 includes a high quality heavy duty wire closer on the front of the machine. This wire closer is made of heavy duty steel components and should have no problem maintaining its accuracy over time. There is also a wire holder on the front of the machine that will help you hang your documents on the double loop wire in preparation for closing.

Limitations/Weaknesses:

Although it is possible to use this machine with 3:1 pitch and 2.5:1 pitch spiral coil, the DuoMac 321 does not include a spiral coil inserter. It is also important to note that these two pitches of coil can be somewhat difficult to find and are usually produced on demand. If you plan on using this machine with coil it is a good idea to order your supplies with lots of time to spare in order to allow for production lead times.
Each of the different binding styles offered by the DuoMac 321 have their own limitations.
- 3:1 pitch wire is only available in sizes between 3/16” and 9/16”.
- Although 2:1 wire can be used to bind larger documents up to 1-1/2” in diameter, this machine can only be used with wires up to 1-1/4” in size.
- GBC Proclick binding spines are only available in three sizes (5/16”, 1/2” and 5/8”) and in four colors. They are only available in eleven inch lengths.
- Three to one spiral coil is available in sizes from 6mm up to 50mm. However large diameter coils can be difficult insert, especially with the smaller square holes that are produced by this machine.
- 2.5:1 pitch coil is only designed for binding large diameter books and is available in sizes ranging from 20mm up to 56mm. However, this coil will need to be inserted by hand because of the slight pitch difference between the holes and the coil.
With all of the features that this machine has, it can be a little bit intimidating to inexperienced users. There are a lot of handles, knobs and buttons on this machine that can be somewhat confusing if you aren’t sure what you are doing. This machine isn’t really that hard to use. It may just take a little bit of experimenting and reading the users manual.

Recommendation:

The DuoMac 321 is available at such a great price point and offers so many features it hardly makes sense to buy a wire binding machine that can only produce one hole pattern.
This machine is a little bit larger and can be more intimidating than a normal wire binding machine such as the Akiles Wiremac M. However, the flexibility that it offers in terms of document size and presentation appearance are awesome.
This is a great machine for small print shops, professional organizations and small offices that want to bind a wide variety of document thicknesses and sizes.
However, the DuoMac 321 is not a high volume production machine. It’s manual punch is great for organizations that bind up to fifty documents per week. Companies that bind more documents than this will probably want to consider a larger electric punching machine.

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