Welcome to MyBinding video. Today we’re looking at the Akiles DuoMac 431, a 4:1 coil and 3:1 wire binding machine. Step-by-step let’s bind a book and watch the DuoMac 431 in action.
With 3:1 wire binding, you’ll make your punches with the top slot. Starting with the covers, slide them into the throat of the machine. Use the side control margin knob to adjust, set, and lock papers into position so all punches made are the same throughout the project. Pull out any disengageable die pins you might need for the size paper you need so there are no half holes punched. Then you make your punch. And continue to punch through the rest of the papers in your project. When all your holes are punched, assemble your project; it’s time for binding. Threading your project over the wire bind is probably the most difficult part of the process. You need to choose the wire that best fits your project. You can do so with the graph on the front. With the dial on the right, you set the stop point for the closer which best fits the size wire you’re using. Drape the wire over the fence in the front. In wire binding, there’s a little trick where you can hide the seam of your final bind. Simply take the last page and flip it over so the back of the back faces the front of the front and the seam will be hidden between the last page and the back cover. Thread your project over the teeth of the wire spine. Make sure all the teeth are fitting through all the holes. Lift your project up off the fence and turn it around so that the “Câ€_x009d_ of the wire bind faces down into the closer. Lay it flat and make your close. And here’s where you see our little trick pays off; the seam is hidden between the back page and the back cover. Chips fall into the waste bin below and can be accessed from the front. And that is 3:1 wire binding on the Akiles DuoMac 431.
This is 4:1 coil binding. With your project all ready to punch, set the side margin control knob to make sure that all punches are consistent throughout your project. Simply set it for the size paper that you need and clamp down the dial. And pull out any disengageable die pins according to the size paper that you have so you have no half punches. Pull down on the long, more forward arm, and your holes are punched. Continue to punch through the rest of the pages in your project. And now it’s time to bind with your 4:1 pitch spiral coil binder. You can do so by hand or with a separate machine. And that’s basically it with 4:1 binding with the DuoMac 431. There’s also an adjustable depth of punch control knob on the right hand side so you can punch a deeper, much more stronger margin for larger projects.
And it’s that simple with the DuoMac 431 by Akiles. For more demos and reviews of this product and many more, check out MyBinding.com.