Akiles Coilmac M-Plus Manual Oval Hole Coil Binding Machine

Name: Akiles Coilmac M-Plus Manual Oval Hole Coil Binding Machine
Brand: Akiles
SKU: Coilmac-M+
Rating: 4.78 (82 reviews)

$549.00

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Item# Coilmac-M+

Manual punch for up to 20 sheets* at a time (4:1 oval holes)
Ideal for small or medium business spiral book binding
Perfect for small offices and home-users/DIY'ers
13" punching length with open throat & fully disengageable pins

Product Description

The New Akiles CoilMac M-Plus is a new and improved version of the classic CoilMac M Manual Spiral Coil Binding Machine. This machine includes the solid construction and great set of features that have made the Akiles Coilmac line of binding machines famous. However, it provides a number of features that are simply not available on other comparable binding machines. The New CoilMac Plus offers oval punching holes to help make inserting coils easier than ever. It also includes fully disengageable punching pins to allow you to punch virtually any document length. The CoilMac Plus series of machines is the only line of manual coil binding machines to offer these options. Plus, the Coilmac Plus offers a 0.248 pitch to help ensure that the holes aren't too closer or too far away from the edge of the paper. The Coilmac-M+ is perfect for users who are looking for an all metal sturdy coil binding machine but don't feel that an electric coil inserter is necessary or already have a stand alone inserter. The Akiles CoilMac M+ is an excellent coil binding machine which is built to last. Akiles CoilMac Plus renders efficiency and productivity. Its high quality components and full range of functions make it the most complete and durable equipment in its class, ideal for higher volume binderies and copy centers.

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Specifications

Fully Disengageable Punch Pins: For a clean punch with virtually any document length.

Punching Margin Control: Provides the correct punch-margin-depth for each coil size and maximizes the document's tear resistance.

Side Margin Control: Provides an evenly centered punch for all document sizes.

Coil Selector

Open Punching Throat and Continuous Punching Guide

Oval Punching holes to help improve spiral coil inserting.

Waste Basket

Inserting Table: Expedites the inserting of the coil; reducing costs and binding time.

Includes: Waste drawer, spiral coil selector.

Punches 4:1 .248 Pitch (44 Hole) Oval Pattern

Manufacturer's Warranty: 1 Year Manufacturer's Warranty

Video

Akiles Coilmac M-Plus Manual Binding Machine Demo Video

Transcript :

Welcome to MyBinding video. Letâ€™s have a look at the CoilMac M Plus, a manual coil binding machine by Akiles. Solid, simple, versatile, and yet still economical, the CoilMac M+ is a great binding system. Letâ€™s watch it in action.

A full row of disengageable die pins allows you to punch virtually any size sheet of paper and assure that there are no half holes. Use the side margin control knob to set your margins in place so that all holes are punched consistently throughout your entire project. The depth of margin control knob provides the correct punch margin depth for each coil size and maximizes the documentâ€™s tear resistance. And the oval hole punching makes it not only stronger but easier to insert the coil. Itâ€™s wise to use scrap paper for your first punch to make sure things are all perfect. Then begin punching with the covers, the bind side in. Pull the lever all the way down and your punch is made. Continue on through the rest of your project, punching up to 17 sheets of 20lb paper per lift. With your project all punched, itâ€™s time to bind.

All CoilMac machines come with a coil diameter selector. This is just a simple tool whereby you can judge the size of coil that you need for your project. One side you measure your project and get your reading. Then set the other side and select your coil. The CoilMac M+ comes with an extendable inserting table. This expedites the inserting of coils. There are two pieces to assemble. Weâ€™ll call them the fence and the teeth. This is the fence. Place the blue piece down and twist it tight with the knob. Second, place the teeth down. Remove the small nut from that twist knob, find it underneath the machine, line it in place, and screw it down tight as well. Turn the whole unit around and snap it right onto the end of the machine. Threading one end of your project onto the teeth, hold it into place, and you can begin to insert your coil by hand. And once youâ€™ve threaded the first few holes, you can use your hand in the groove to slide things along much faster. Remove your project, twist to the end, and finish off your whole book by crimping both ends. Feel free to check out our How To video on crimping coils. And there it is. Thatâ€™s a book bound on the CoilMac M Plus. And for more demos, reviews, and how toâ€™s on this product and many more, check out MyBinding.com.

Staff Review

Akiles Coilmac Plus Manual Oval Hole Coil Binding Machine Review

Overview:

The Akiles Coilmac Plus is a new updated and upgraded version of the classic Akiles Coilmac M which has been one of the most popular manual spiral coil binding machines for years.
This machine is designed to bind documents using standard 4:1 pitch spiral coil binding spines.
The Coilmac+ is a heavy duty metal spiral coil binding machine designed for small and medium sized businesses that need to bind a few documents at a time with coil binding.
It is a great introductory model for organizations that need a dependable and durable binding machine for their office but don't want to spend a lot of money.

Strengths / Features:

The Akiles CoilMac Plus features the same durable metal construction that has made the line of Akiles binding equipment famous. They have a reputation for building equipment that is extremely strong and durable. This machine is no exception. The machine is made almost entirely out of metal and is designed to last years without ever needing service or maintenance.
When Akiles released their plus line of binding equipment they made several significant upgrades that are worth mentioning. They changed the holes that the machine produces from round to oval. The new oval hole pattern makes it easier to insert coils and also makes it easier to turn the pages of your bound books. This is a great feature and the CoilMac M+ is one of the only manual binding machines available on the market that includes this feature.
Akiles also modified the hole pattern used by this binding machine. The Coilmac-Plus uses a 0.248 hole spacing instead of 0.250. This means that the machine punches 44 oval holes as opposed to 43 round holes. The 44 holes fit better on an 11 inch binding edge than the typical 43 hole round pattern.
This machine also offers fully disengageable punching pins. This allows users to punch virtually any size of document. Any hole along the punching edge can be disengaged making it possible to punch documents that are less than 1 inch in length. It also has a continuous punching guide to allow users to punch and bind 8.5" x 14" legal sized documents and 11" x 17" tabloid size documents.
In addition to all these other features, the Coilmac+ also includes a pull out coil inserting table to help users to increase productivity when manually inserting spiral coils onto their documents.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

Although Akiles has added a huge number of new features to this binding machine, it is ultimately still a manual binding machine. The CoilMac Plus does not include an electric coil inserter. This means that users will have to manually spin the coil onto their documents by hand. Users who bind ten or less documents at a time my not find this to be a problem. However, higher volume users may really want to upgrade to a machine with a coil inserter.
This machine offers a punching capacity of approximately seventeen sheets of paper per lift. Although this is reasonable for most small and medium sized offices, higher volume users may want to consider a punch with a larger punching capacity or an electric punch with foot pedal operation.
Although the oval hole design offered by this machine makes it easier to insert coils and easier to turn pages, many users are used to using a round hole pattern. Whichever pattern you prefer, it is important to note that the hole patterns are not interchangeable and you can not use this machine to punch pages for insertion into a 0.250 pitch round hole coil bound document.

Recommendation:

In releasing the CoilMac Plus binding machine, Akiles made huge strides to improve on their already highly popular design.
The oval holes, disengageable dies and new hole spacing make this machine a definite winner and helps to set it apart from the competition on many different levels.
These changes make this machine our favorite coil binding machine that we have reviewed.
However, it is still not a good choice for high volume users. Organizations that need to bind large numbers of documents will want to consider a machine with an electric coil inserter and possibly an electric punching mechanism.

Love the machine I purchased! The only tiny complaint is that I didn't receive a shipping notice with tracking. I had to contact the company, but they sent it by email in just a few minutes. I would buy from this company again.

Works great! Thanks!

Great machine/ Great Company

I’m so glad I found this machine!! It punches through my chipboard covers to make my journals. It seems very durable and well made. I Know it seems like a lot of money but, it’s well worth it. I’ve tried the other machines that are cheaper on Amazon and they just don’t do the job like this one does. You won’t be disappointed.

Heavy Duty Machine

I have not had much time to play around with it yet, but it is built like a tank and seems to be a very solid machine that is pretty easy to use. I have no experience with coil binding, yet my first attempt went really well. I didn't realize I needed to order the coil crimper separately, so with my trial run I used a pair of needle nose pliers and managed okay - promptly ordered the crimpers though and a couple larger sized coils. I believe this will provide much more functional binding for us in comparison to the comb binding that we were using.

Steve C

Excellent choice for a small office or occasional user

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Akiles Coilmac M-Plus Manual Oval Hole Coil Binding Machine

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