Do you like the idea of binding cookbooks, reports, scrapbooks, presentations and other books using coil, but abhor the idea of manually inserting coils? What you need is a coil binding machine that includes an electric coil inserter. One affordable option you may want to consider is the Akiles ColMac-ER coil binding machine with electric coil inserter. This machine has been around for some time and has a proven track record. Is this machine a good choice for you or your business?

Akiles is one of the best known and best established book binding machine manufacturers in the United States. Their machines are renowned for their build quality and ease-of-use. They currently manufacture comb, wire and coil binding machines. They even manufacture combination binding machines capable of binding books in multiple formats.

The Akiles CoilMac line of binding machines is hugely popular for coil binding enthusaists. Variations of the CoilMac include the CoilMac-M, CoilMac-ER, CoilMac-ECI, iCoil, Rubicoil and many others. Even if the CoilMac-ER isn\’t for you, consider looking at Akiles\’ other coil binding machines.

The Akiles CoilMac-ER is a manual coil binding machine hybrid. All punching is done manually, via a punch handle, and coil insertion is done via a tiny electric inserter located on the top left corner of the machine. The punch, combined with the inserter, makes it possible to bind a 1/4\” thick book in under a few minutes.

The punch has a 17 sheet punching capacity, based on 20# bond paper. For a manual punch, this isn\’t bad. You will notice that the handle is very long, making punching much easier for the operator. The punching width of the CoilMac-ER is 13\”, however, thanks to an open end it can be used for binding sheets of paper up to 26\” long. Thanks to selectable punching pins, this machine can also be used to punch small books as well.

When Akiles touts all-metal construction, they aren\’t kidding. This machine has metal punching pins, metal gears, metal chassis and much more. It weighs in at 35 pounds shipped. While it is heavy, it isn\’t too heavy for use on a desk or table. One person can be used to move it around without too much effort.

This machine punches paper in a 4:1 pitch hole pattern (four holes per inch), which is can be used to bind a book up to 1 1/4\” thick. This ends up being about 230 sheets. You can use this coil binder to punch through clear covers, binding covers and more. Be aware that a 4:1 pitch machine, like this, cannot be used with 5:1 pitch coils. Coil supplies come in a wide range of diameters and are available in literally dozens of different colors.

Coil binding allows pages to be wrapped around a full 360 degrees and pages can be laid down flat on a table.

Considering the price, this is a great little machine for custom book binding. I recommend this for business, school and church use. You will find the Akiles CoilMac-ER at ABCOffice.com.

For more information on the Akiles CoilMac-ER, or for more information on other binding machines, please visit www.ABCOffice.com. James I. Hill has over a decade of experience working with book binding machines, laminators, paper shredders and other office equipment.

For more information on the Akiles CoilMac-ER, or for more information on other binding machines, please visit http://www.ABCOffice.com. James I. Hill has over a decade of experience working with book binding machines, laminators, paper shredders and other office equipment.

Author Bio: For more information on the Akiles CoilMac-ER, or for more information on other binding machines, please visit www.ABCOffice.com. James I. Hill has over a decade of experience working with book binding machines, laminators, paper shredders and other office equipment.

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