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1). A Step By Step Guide to Thermal Binding
The purpose of this article is to guide you on how to properly bind a document using a Thermal Binding machine. If you have access to 5 or 6 thermal binding covers, follow through these binding instructions.

2). Addition and Deletion of Pages in Thermal Bound Documents
This article provides a brief step by step guide to adding or deleting pages within your thermal bound documents allowing you to correct errors or make editorial additions/deletions.

3). An Introduction to Color Coil or Spiral Coil Binding
Color coil binding (also known as Spiral coil binding) is a bright, trendy binding element, that has excellent bounce back memory. This makes it an attractive method for those looking for something new and exciting, as well as something that can be mailed and stand up under adverse conditions.

4). An Introduction to Wire Binding and Plastic Coil Binding Supplies
The market is always searching for new ideas and it responded by offering two different finishes that are as attractive and professional as Strip Binding, Comb Binding and Thermal Binding, yet provide different characteristics. Wire binding and plastic coil binding bring new important features to the table making them better suited for certain applications.

5). Binding Calendars with Twin Loop Wire and Calendar Hangers
This article provides quick and easy instructions for the creation of your own calendar hangers with a twin loop wire binding machine.

6). Binding Documents Longer than 11" Using Plastic Comb Binding
This article provides a quick review of the three things a person would need to bind oversized documents (specifically 11 inch documents) with plastic comb binding.

7). Binding Machines that Make a Good First Impression
Small business owners and large corporations want to appear professional. One of the best ways to do this is to always make sure business materials are polished inside and out. Annual reports, sales proposals, presentations and employee manuals are just a few of the documents that require a little bit of special attention when it comes to presentation.

8). Catharsis and Roller Coasting
Being born a Floridian doesn't necessarily mean I'm genetically predisposed towards seeking refuge amongst large swarms of humanity wandering aimless

9). Choosing a Plastic Comb Binding Machine (6 Important Features)
When looking in to buying a plastic comb binding machine, it can be confusing as to which machine you should buy due to the dozens of manufacturers and machines that exist. This article was created to help a potential buyer decide which machine would be best for them based on six important features.

10). Choosing a Twin Loop Wire Binding Machine
Twin loop wire (also known as Wire-O) binding provides an exceptionally elegant and professional looking solution for report and proposal binding. Perhaps you have seen proposals that have been bound with wire binding and would like to try wire binding in your office. This article is intended to give you a few tips to help in deciding what wire binding machine is best for your needs.

11). Choosing the Right Binding Style for Your Office
This article will provide a quick overview of the strengths and limitations of the four major binding styles. These four styles include: Comb Binding, Coil Binding, Wire Binding and Thermal Binding.

12). Choosing The Right Type of Shredder for Your Office
One of the most difficult decisions to make when choosing a shredder is the decision between a strip cut sthredder and a cross cut shredder. This article provides a quick list of things to consider when choosing between these two different types of shredders.

13). Comparing Binding Machine Punches Based on Punching Capacity
This article provides some key points to remember when buying a punch machine based on punch capacity, such as taking into account the amount of manual effort that will need to be put into the machine or the negative affects of over punching.

14). Exploring the Options in Poly Binding Covers
Sometimes there are so many different options in binding covers that it can be difficult to know what cover might be best for you. This article is designed to help you understand the different options available in Poly Binding covers, their thicknesses, patterns and available colors.

15). GBC SureBind An Introduction to Strip Binding Systems
This article gives a background and information on the velobind and surebind methods of strip binding while also highlighting the main differences between the two types of strip binding systems.

16). How To Bind Documents with Color Coil Binding
This article offers information on how to bind your documents with a Color Coil binding machine, going over the selection of the proper size of coil, starting the binding process and crimping the document.

17). How to Bind Documents With Velobind Hard Cases
This article has a simple three step process intended to help the reader use a GBC Velobind binding machine to easily create hard case covers.

18). How To Bind With Plastic Comb Binding
This article provides six easy to follow steps on how to bind a document using a plastic comb binding machine.

19). How To Debind Velobind Bound Documents
One of the biggest selling points for the GBC Velobind / SureBind strip binding systems is their security, but because the security provided can become a problem if you ever need to add or delete pages from your document, GBC developed the Velobind / SureBind debinder tool.

20). How To Make Your Own Perfect Bound Document With A Thermal Binding Machine
This article provides steps to creating a perfect bound book with a thermal binding system, a less expensive and easier way opposed to using the true perfect bound book binding systems to create a perfect bound book.

21). How to Use Color Coil Binding Hand Crimpers
This article provides easy, step by step directions for using color coil hand crimpers to increase the productivity and to decrease the frustration of the user.

22). How to Use Spiral Coil with Your GBC Proclick Machine
This article describes the way in which you can now use coil binding spines in your GBC Proclick binding machine, providing many more options for the user than the two colors and sizes that were originally created for these machines.

23). Introducing Five Styles of Presentation Binding
This article describes five different types of binding ststems available on the market. These five systems include: Twin Loop Wire Binding, Plastic Spiral Coil Binding, Plastic Comb Binding, Strip Binding and Thermal Binding.

24). Never Load Your Laminator Backwards Again
If you ask almost any school secretary, they can tell you horror stories about a teacher or parent volunteer loading their laminator backwards and wrapping the laminating film around the rollers. In response to this problem GBC has introduced the revolutionary New 12" Ultima 35 EZ Load Roll Laminator.

25). Paper Cutters: A Quick Solution for an Impressive Presentation
The most prevalent of all office machines is probably the paper trimmer. These are common in schools, small offices and other establishments. Paper trimmers and paper cutters are often confused with one another. Paper trimmers can handle a small volume of work, while paper cutters deal with larger numbers.

26). Paper Shredders Provide Added Security
Paper shredders are a simple solution to destroying many of the documents and materials that hold private information. While digging through your garbage is not the only way someone can steal your identity, it is a major source. Businesses big and small, educational institutions, churches, homes, banks and government agencies all use paper shredders to protect private documents and information.

27). Questions to Ask When Choosing a Pouch Laminator
This article gives questions to the reader that should help them decide what kind of pouch laminators would be their best choice, asking things such as what size of documents will be laminated and what thickness of laminating pouches will be used.

28). Six Steps for Operating a Fixed Die Modular Comb Punch
This article provides a set of simple steps for using a fixed die modular binding punch.

29). Six Things You Should Know Before You Buy a Coil Binding Machine
Spiral coil binding is one of the most popular binding styles available on the market. The flexibility that it offers along with the huge number of colors that are offered in coil binding supplies make it a favorite binding style for all types of organizations.

30). The Difference Between the GBC C150 and GBC C250 Plastic Comb Binding Machines
This article discusses the three main differences between the GBC CombBind C150 Plastic Comb Binding Machine and the GBC CombBind C250, touching on disengageable dies, adjustable punch control and the price.

31). The Difference Between the GBC Ultima 65 and the GBC HeatSeal H800pro Laminator
For years, GBC / Ibico has made some of the best school laminators on the market. However, for customers looking to replace their existing GBC or Ibico Laminator the difference between the GBC Ultima 65 and the GBC HeatSeal H800Pro Roll laminator may not be completely apparent.However, the GBC HeatSeal Ultima 65 is the better machine for most users. Here is why.

32). The Icing on the Cake: Binding Covers
Choosing an attractive binding cover is the one of the most important steps in creating impressive bound presentations. Such presentations can be made for projects done by large corporations, small businesses, home offices, government agencies, schools, churches, and many other establishments.

33). The Importance of Choosing a Continuous Duty Shredder for Your Office
This article emphasizes the importance of buying the right shredder to match the number of documents that you may need to shred, such as maybe buying a larger continuous shredder if you have many documents in your home or office that would need to be shredded.

34). The Strengths and Weaknesses of Pouch Board Laminators
This article is written to help the reader decide if they really are in need of a pouch board laminator. This article reviews what it is that pouch laminators do for the user, and points out the strengths and weaknesses of the product.

35). Tips and Tricks for Binding Thermal Documents
This article provides tips to make thermal book binding easier and to ensure that the quality of the finished product.

36). Tips and Tricks for Binding Thick Documents With Color Coil Binding
This article provides some tips and tricks to make binding large documents with color coil binding an easier and less time consuming, providing hints such as matching the spine to the curve of the coil binding and to consider using an oversized oval hole pattern.

37). Tips for Finishing Documents Using the GBC TL2900
This article provides 9 simple steps for binding wire documents using the GBC TL2900 Electric Twin Loop Wire Closer. Following these steps should make closing your wire documents easier than ever.

38). Understanding the Different Pitches of Color Coil Binding
More than 90% of the coil bound documents that you see on the market are bound with 4:1 pitch color coil binding. However, there are actually several different pitches coil available for coil binding. This article will provide a quick overview of the major different options for spiral coil hole patterns and their applications.

39). Understanding the Different Types of Copier Tabs
Many of the newer photocopiers on the market have the ability to accept and print directly onto index tabs. However, in order to select the correct type of indexes for your photocopier there are several different things that you must first understand. This article is designed to provide a quick overview of the different types of copier-tabs on the market.

40). Using a 2:1 Pitch Wire Binding Machine To Bind Small Sized Books
This article describes the ways in which you can use a 2:1 Wire binding machine to bind a variety of different sized books, as opposed to only being able to bind books between the sizes of 5/8" to 1-1/4" thick.

41). Using A Hard Cover Crimper for Binding Hard Cover Books
When binding hard back books with a thermal binding machine the final step is to place the cover into the hard cover crimper and tighten it down. Although this step is unnecessary when using standard thermal binding covers, it is very important when binding hard cover books. The hard cover crimper accomplishes several important tasks that are essential in providing a high quality finished book.

42). Using Clear Covers or Poly Covers with Unibind SteelBack Binding Spines
This article describes the types of covers that ARE and are not compatible with the Unibind SteelBack spines in order to save the user the risk of melting the covers or their document.

43). Using Plastic Spiral Coil For Binding Scrapbooks
Often times scrapbooking can be an expensive hobby, but this article provides information on an alternative to expensive albums when binding your scrapbooks. You can use spiral coil (also called color coil).

44). Using Shredder Oil to Improve Performance and Prolong the Life of Your Shredder
This article emphasizes the necessity of consistently oiling your shredder, which can help the shredder cutting wheels and head work more efficiently.

45). Using Your SureBind System With Your Plastic Comb Binding Punch
SureBind was designed to be compatible with GBC Plastic Comb Binding systems. This means paper and covers can be punched on any GBC Plastic Comb Binding punch, and bound using the SureBind System; which increases production by gaining higher punching capabilities, and allowing two operators to work at the same time.

46). Using Your Thermal Binding Machine to Repair Trade Paperback Books
After months and years of use and abuse, many soft cover library books eventually begin to fall apart. Often the covers of the books begin to separate from the book blocks on these books. Fortunately, there is a new simple way to repair these books using a thermal binding machine.

47). Using Your Unibind Machine with Thermal Binding Covers or Thermal Binding Glue Strips
I will often have customers call me to ask whether you can run Unibind covers in a thermal binding machine and whether you can run thermal binding covers in a Unibind machine. It is possible use your Unibind machine along with thermal binding covers or with covers that you have created yourself with thermal binding glue strips. Here is how.

48). What is the Difference Between The Velobind / SureBind System One, Two, Three and Four
When shopping for a Velobind or SureBind binding machine system, customers often call wanting to know the difference between the four different binding machines that are made for each binding style. This article provides a brief overview of the difference between the different Velobind binding systems.

49). What is the Difference Between Velobind and Surebind?
This article goes over the differences between the velobind and surebind systems and provides a slight background of the velobind and surebind systems in order to fully explain the differences between the two.

50). Writeable Laminating Pouches To Protect Your Documents
Lamination is the perfect solution for protecting your documents from becoming damaged. However, sometimes it would be really nice to be able to write on your laminated documents. The glossy finish that you get with most laminating pouches makes this very difficult. However, there are now pouches that allow you to write on the finished surface with a regular ball point pen.