For years, Velobind has been the binding style
of choice for organizations that wanted both a professional look and a
secure bind.This article is designed to provide you with
some simple tips and tricks for binding documents with a Velobind
system.
For years, Velobind has been the binding style
of choice for organizations that wanted both a professional look and a
secure bind. However, understanding your Velobind system can sometimes
be a little bit difficult. This article is designed to provide you with
some simple tips and tricks for binding documents with a Velobind
system. Here are five things to keep in mind when velobinding.
There are actually several different types of Velobind strips available
on the market. It is essential to choose the right supplies for your
machine since most of them are not cross compatible. The easiest way to
determine the type of Velobind supplies that you need is to punch a
sheet of paper and count the holes. If there are eleven holes you will
need either 11 pin hotknife strips or GBC One Eleven compression
binding strips. If you have ten holes you will need GBC Surebind
binding strips. If you have six holes then you will need six pin
reclosable binding spines and if you have four holes you will need four
pin reclosable spines.
With all the different types of
Velobind systems there is always a finished side of the spine attached
to the comb and an unfinished side that is part of the receiving strip.
The finished side is designed to go on the front of the book while the
receiving strip is designed to go on the back of the book. This helps
to provide a more professional look for your velobound documents.
Inserting the comb portion of the strip (the one with the pins) through
the pages of your document can be made easier by using the edge of a
countertop or table. You can simply hang the binding edge of your book
over the edge of the table so that you can see a clear path through the
holes on the edge of your document. Hold the document firmly in place
with one hand and use your other hand to thread the pins through the
holes. This is significantly easier than trying to hold the document in
the air when trying to insert the velo comb.
Velobind
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 Velobind System Three hot knife binding system. Smaller
systems will not bind documents with the larger sized spines.
You
can actually use your Velobind 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 five tips for binding documents with GBC Velobind. Give them
a try and see if you can save some time when binding with your Velobind
system. Good luck and happy velobinding.
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.
