Akiles Megabind 1 Legal Size Plastic Comb Binding Machine

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Akiles Megabind 1 Plastic Comb Binding Machine

The Akiles MegaBind 1 is one of the most complete and professional punch and bind peices of equipment in its market. It's all metal construction is built to last and it includes a 14" punching throat for legal sized documents. With all metal construction and a heavy duty two handle construction the Megabind 1 is built to last and will stand up to almost any application. Additionally, the Akiles Megabind 1 is capable of punching and binding legal sized documents using legal sized plastic combs.

Akiles Megabind 1 Specifications

Double-Handle System: Allows you to work faster and more efficiently, as you can punch and bind simultaneously or independently of each other.
Continuous Binding Control: Left Side
Die Disengagement Pins
Side Margin Control
Waste Compartment: Back Side
Punch Margin Control
Binding Guide: Allows the user to determine the correct comb size to use.
Punching: Manual
Punching Legth: 14"
Disengaging Dies: All 24 dies
Hole Punch: Rectangular (5/16" x 1/8")
Comb Binding Capacity: From 3/16" to 2"
Punching Capacity: Up to 20 sheets (20 lbs)
Side Margin Control: Included
Punching Margin Control: Included
Continuous Binding Control: Included
Wire Closer: No
Construction: Metal
Weight: 31 lbs

If you have any questions about the Akiles Megabind 1 or any of the other Comb Binding Machines or Comb Binding Supplies that we carry feel free to call us toll free at 1-800-944-4572 or email us at sales@mybinding.com

Product Review

Akiles Megabind 1 Plastic Comb Binding Machine Review

Overview:

Heavy duty all metal legal sized plastic comb binding machine.
Akiles has an excellent reputation for producing some of the highest quality binding equipment on the market. The Megabind 1 is no exception.
Manual punch with comb opener. Designed as a complete plastic comb binding solution.

Features/ Strengths:

Includes a depth of punch margin control that allows you to select how far from the edge the holes will be punched. This makes the Megabind 1 ideal for use with all sizes of plastic comb binding spines ranging from 3/16� up to 2� in diameter.
It also includes 24 fully disengageable dies to allow you to stop any hole from punching. This allows it to handle virtually any document length up to 14� with no problems at all. The Megabind 1 also has a plastic comb opener that is 14� long to help you open combs and insert pages on plastic combs that are up to 14 inches in length.
The Megabind 1 has two handles. One for punching and the other to operate the comb opener. Many machines with a single handle place undo wear on the machine by activating the comb opener during punching (or vice versa).
The Megabind 1 has a manual punch that is capable of punching approximately 20 sheets of 20lb paper per lift. This is adequate for most small to medium sized companies.
Includes a convenient and easy to use document sizing guide on the document table portion of the machine to help you select the right size comb for every job.

Limitations/Weaknesses:

The Megabind 1 has a manual punching mechanism that is great for small to medium sized companies who bind documents on a weekly basis. However, companies who bind documents every day or bind a large number of documents at a time would probably benefit from purchasing a machine with an electric punching mechanism such as the Megabind 1E.
Although the Megabind 1 is a great machine the Megabind 2 is just a little bit more money and it includes a convenient and easy to use wire closer that can be used with spiral-o 19 loop wire. This feature is something that is very worthwhile since it essentially provides you with the ability to use an entire new binding style for less than $75 more.

Construction:

The Megabind 1 is built with all metal components and is an extremely reliable machine.
The two handle design should help elongate the life of the machine. Most users should never have problems with this machine provided that they don�t punch things that they shouldn�t (no more than 2 clear covers at a time) and no metal, wood, heavy duty plastic or other materials that could damage the punching heads.

Recommendation:

The Akiles Megabind 1 is an excellent choice for an organization that is looking for a highly reliable legal size plastic comb binding machine. It is built extremely well and has all the features that you would expect.
That being said, I would suggest that users strongly consider the Megabind 2 which provides the ability to bind documents with wire for just a few dollars more.
Either way, these are excellent machines and shouldn�t need to be replaced unless you end up deciding to upgrade to an electric punch in the future.

Users Manual

Akiles Megabind 1 Legal Size Plastic Comb Binding Machine Users Manual (1.47 MB)