Name: Akiles Megabind 1E Electric Legal Size Comb Binding Machine
Brand: Akiles
SKU: AKMEGABIND1E

Product Description

The Akiles MegaBind 1E 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 electric motor the Megabind 1E is built to last and will stand up to almost any application. Additionally, the Akiles Megabind 1E is capable of punching and binding legal sized documents using legal sized plastic combs.

Product Details

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: Electric
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: 40 lbs
Warranty: 1 Year

Specifications

Actual Machine Dimensions: 12.5" x 22" x 10"
Shipping Length: 22"x16-1
Shipping Width: 2"x12-1
Shipping Height: 2"
Shipping Weight: 39 Lbs.

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Closer Selector

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Akiles Megabind 1E

Electric

9/16"

N/A

N/A

N/A

14" (24 dies)

All 24 dies

Rectangular (5/16" x 1/8"

From 3/16" to 2"

Up to 20 sheets

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Akiles CombMac-24E

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Standard Comb Pitch

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N/A

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All 24 dies

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Up to 25 sheets of 20 lbs paper, letter size

N/A

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Akiles CombMac-EX

Automatic

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N/A

N/A

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14" (open throat for larger sizes)

All 24 dies

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Up to 25 sheets (20 lbs. paper)

N/A

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50 lbs / 19" W x 16" D x 10" H

Resources

Akiles MEGABIND 1E Users Manual.pdf (700 KB) Download

Staff Review

Akiles Megabind 1E Plastic Comb Binding Machine Review

An electric comb binder that is meant for medium sized organizations and daily use, the Akiles Megabind 1E includes some features that smaller binding systems don't. Here is a quick rundown of this machine's strengths and weaknesses as we see them.

Strengths:

Akiles is quickly becoming known for making a tough and rugged machine, and the Megabind 1E is definitely that. Made up almost entirely of metal, all of the major components appear to be constructed with a mind to providing even daily users a good many years of service.
One thing that puts the Megabind 1E in rarefied company is its twenty four fully disengageable dies. What this means to the user is that there is pretty much no size of document that it will not be able to effectively work with. This means that any size sheet, from letter to legal, and even A4 or half letter size sheets, and even oversized covers are within the capabilities of this machine. In our experience, it is almost always worth the extra cost to purchase a machine with disengageable dies because you just never know when a project will come up in which that kind of capability will be needed.
Another great feature that will help to ensure accurate punching and maximize usability of the finished books is the depth of punch margin control. Depending on document thickness, it is important to punch the binding holes the correct distance from the edge of the sheets so the plastic comb will fit correctly and your books will be durable and easy to use. The depth control and the plastic comb opener that is also included mean that the Megabind 1E is able to bind documents that are up to four hundred twenty five sheets in thickness. There is even a handy binding guide included which will help you to choose the correct size of comb that is needed for your document.
The Megabind 1E includes one of the better innovations of a lot of binding systems out there, and that is foot pedal operation. This allows the user to use both hands when punching, which enhances accuracy and increases productivity.

Weaknesses:

While the Megabind 1E was recently upgraded with a new motor (which was much needed, as the old motor had a capacity of a mere twelve sheets per lift), the new motor could have been a little more powerful itself, as the capacity is only around twenty sheets. Not bad, but still not as high a capacity as some machines out there.
We found that the placement of the chip holder at the back of the unit was a little bit inconvenient. Most chip holders on these types of machines are either located on the front or on the side. The ease of access of the chip holder is by no means a make or break decision when you are looking for a binding system, but this one was a little bit difficult to get to on a regular basis, and if the machine is placed against a wall, it will add a little aggravation.

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