MyBinding Binding Equipment And Supplies

Use the thickness of the fully assembled document, including covers, tabs, inserts, and any heavier sheets. A simple sheet count can be misleading because paper weight and added materials change the stack quickly. The spine should allow pages to turn comfortably without making the document feel loose. A spine that is too small can strain holes, prevent clean turning, or make closure difficult. One that is too large can look oversized and allow the sheets to shift. Build one complete sample and measure the binding edge before ordering a large quantity. When jobs repeat, record the finished thickness and materials used rather than relying on memory. The machine capacity must also support the selected spine size and document format.

Plastic combs must match the rectangular hole pattern made by a comb binding machine, and the comb length must fit the binding edge. Diameter should be selected from the finished stack thickness rather than the printed sheet count alone. The options within plastic comb binding supplies include sizes and formats intended for specific document capacities and patterns. Comb binding is useful when sheets may need to be added or removed later because the spine can be reopened with suitable equipment. Confirm that the machine can open the selected comb diameter and that covers are punched with the same pattern. A sample bind will show whether sheets turn freely and whether the document closes neatly.