As far as binding styles go, GBC Surebind
isn't really all that well known. It offers a look similar to Velobind
but with a few interesting twists.Luckily, binding documents with GBC
Surebind isn't really all that hard. Here
are some simple tips and tricks for Surebinding your documents.
As far as binding styles go, GBC Surebind
isn't really all that well known. It offers a look similar to Velobind
but with a few interesting twists. Luckily, binding documents with GBC
Surebind isn't really all that hard. However, if you keep a few
important things in mind the binding process will be a lot easier. Here
are some simple tips and tricks for Surebinding your documents.
Surebind binding spines have 10 pins for an 11 inch spine.
Unlike Velobind which uses eleven equally spaced pins, the pins are not
spaced evenly. Instead, the pins for Surebinding are designed to line
up with the hole pattern used for plastic combs. This means that if you
are looking to bind documents with Sure Bind and have a plastic comb
punch you can combine the two styles. Using a comb binding punch will
allow you to increase punching productivity and offers the flexibility
of choosing the type of binding that you want for your documents.
The
binding produced by a Sure Bind binding machine is both secure and
permanent. Pages cannot be removed, edited and added back to a document
without cutting the binding spine off the document and using your
machine to rebind the document. This security is one of the greatest
strengths of this type of binding system. However, if you are going to
use this style for your documents you should definitely consider
investing $15 in a debinder tool. This type of tool is used to safely
cut the spines off of a bound document without injuring yourself.
Binding
strips are available in sizes up to three inches thick. This means that
these systems offer the ability to bind documents that are thicker than
any other type of desktop binding system. However, if you are going to
want to bind documents using three inch spines you are going to need a
System Three Machine. Smaller systems will not bind documents with the
larger sized spines.
One of the great things about
binding with a Surebind system is that you don't need to stock a huge
number of supplies. In fact, depending on the thickness of the books
that you are looking to bind you won't need more than one, two or three
sizes of binding spines. This can reduce the need for storage space and
the cost of inventorying a number of different sized spines. Just make
sure that you buy ten pin strips when you get your supplies and not
eleven pin strips. This is a common mistake and unfortunately the two
systems are not compatible with each other.
You can use
your Surebinding system to bind hard cover books. You simply need to
order custom hard cover cases to use along with your system. These hard
cover cases will include a binding case and two adhesive fly leaves.
You will bind the fly leaves into your document and then peel off the
adhesive backing and adhere the fly leaf into the book.
These are just five things to keep in mind when binding documents with
your Surebind system. Give these things a try and see for yourself just
how easy Surebinding can be.
Jeff McRitchie is the designer and Director of Marketing for MyBinding.com. He has written over 100 articles on binding machines,binding covers,binders,laminators,binding supplies,laminating supplies,paper handling equipments,index tabs, and shredders.
