Material | Plastic |
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Color | WHITE |
Brand | TruBind |
Item Weight | 15 Pounds |
Operation Mode | Electric, Manual |
Sheet Count | 20 |
Manufacturer | TruBind |
Item Weight | 15 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 18 x 15 x 10 inches |
Item model number | S-20 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Material Type | Plastic |
Manufacturer Part Number | TB-S20A |
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TRUBIND Spiral/Coil Binding Machine - Electric Coil inserter - Manual Round Hole Punch - Disengaging pins - Adjustable Side Margin - Includes Crimping Tool - 4 to 1 Pitch - 20 Sheet Punch Capacity
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Material | Plastic |
Color | WHITE |
Brand | TruBind |
Item Weight | 15 Pounds |
Operation Mode | Electric, Manual |
About this item
- ELECTRIC COIL INSERTER that includes Coil Crimping Tool - Create professional-looking bound books at home or in the office quickly and easily. The TruBind Coil-Binding Machine electronically inserts plastic coils for faster binding.
- FULL HANDLEBAR - Our sturdy-grip handlebar allows you to punch holes in your documents either left- or right-handed. Simply apply steady pressure to punch holes in up to 20 sheets of paper at a time.
- MARGIN ADJUSTMENTS - Bind your own books of any size or shape. The TruBind Coil-Binding Machine has side and depth margin adjustments, so you control where the holes are punched on paper of any size.
- CUSTOMIZABLE BINDING - Disengaging pins let you control where the binding machine punches holes, and the open-throat design means you can punch holes and insert binding in paper larger than letter size.
- TWO-YEAR MANUFACTURER WARRANTY - Covers manufacturing defects when returned in complete original packaging.
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Easy to use | 4.6 | — | 4.8 | 4.4 |
Sturdiness | 4.5 | — | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Value for money | 4.4 | — | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Sold By | Lamination Depot | Roger's shop | Amazon.com | Wenjixing |
sheet count | 20 | 12 | 25 | 20 |
operation mode | Manual, Electric | Manual | Manual | Electric |
material | Plastic | Metal | — | Plastic |
Product Description
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Category | Office | Office | Office | Office | Professional | Professional |
Type | Coil | Coil | Coil | Coil | Coil | Coil |
Punch Operation | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | Manual | Electric |
Punch Capacity (Sheets) | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
Inserter Operation/Capacity | 2 inch Manual | 2 inch Manual | 7/8 inch Electric, 2 inch Manual | 7/8 inch Electric, 2 inch Manual | 7/8 inch Electric, 2 inch Manual | 7/8 inch Electric, 2 inch Manual |
Open Throat Design | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Die Type | Fixed | Fixed | Disengaging | Disengaging | Disengaging | Disengaging |
Dye Shape | Round | Round | Round | Oval | Oval | Oval |
Coil Crimping Pliers | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
Foot Pedal | ✓ | ✓ |
Punch Operation
Choose between manually operated models with a handle or effortless electric punching for frequent or high volume binding needs.
Inserter Operation/Capacity
Choose between manual hand inserters or electric coil inserters for frequent or high volume binding needs. You can insert up to 2” diameter coils by hand or up to ⅞” coils using the electric coil inserter.
Die Type
If you tend to bind books that are sizes other than standard 8-1/2 x 11 in. Letter size (such as 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 in. Half Letter, for example), you greatly benefit from using disengaging pins because you can eliminate a partially punched hole on the outermost top and bottom edges of your book.
Dye Shape
Round holes are most common, however oval holes are preferred by some for easier page turning and ease of inserting the coil.
TB-S20A Features
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Adjustable Depth & Side Margin
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Included: Heavy Duty Coil Cutting & Crimping Tool
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Electric Coil Inserter | Hands Free Operation
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Die Type: 46 Disengaging Pins
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110v AC Adapter Included
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ASIN | B00CHDA6NE |
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Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #33,884 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products) #16 in Binding Machines |
Date First Available | March 15, 2013 |
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Customers like the performance, ease of use, value, appearance and versatility of the hole punch. They mention that it works well, is effective for business use and that the instructions are scant but adequate. They appreciate the presentation books look very professional. Customers also appreciate versatility, and weight. However, some customers are mixed on quality and crimpers.
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Customers are mixed about the quality of the hole punch. Some mention it's easy to use, solid, and not cheap or flimsy. However, others say that the holes would not be punched properly, may have holes falling off the edges, and the machine was defective. The instructions provided are very limited.
"...This Coil Binding Machine is well built and easy to use. The punch tray is in the back of the machine...." Read more
"...The main reason I purchased this one was because of the disengaging die, which is perfect. It says 20 page punching capacity but don't be fooled!..." Read more
"...This is because the punches do not engage simultaneously but rather the edges engage first and then work their way to the center...." Read more
"...I have been using a GBC binder for decades. The wire binding is much nicer and the TruBind TB-S20A Coil Binding Machine is easy to use...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the performance of the hole punch. For example, they mention it works great, produces professional looking books, and is effective for business use. Some say the puncher works well, but it would be nice if it punched more pages. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...COIL ROLLER - Works well, with the bigger books my coils did not line up or the plastic coil was not thick enough to grab hold...." Read more
"Does a very decent job. Take some time and practice before you do anything that can't be reprinted...." Read more
"...Overall though, I can't really complain. It was very affordable, does the job when I need it, and doesn't take up too much space in my studio...." Read more
"...The puncher works well though it would be nice if it punched more pages, though not an issue...." Read more
Customers find the hole punch easy to use. They mention it's fast, simple, and cheap. Customers also appreciate the handle bar and the instructions for use are scant but adequate. They say it saves time and makes accurate work.
"...This Coil Binding Machine is well built and easy to use. The punch tray is in the back of the machine...." Read more
"...It is extremely easy to use, just make sure you have it oriented in the proper direction otherwise you will crimp the part that you cut off instead..." Read more
"...to get the coil to thread but once you've got that down it's fast and simple. In less than 3 minutes I could insert coils in 20 booklets...." Read more
"...Appears durable and easy to use. Matches description, however, the description is brief. No mention of construction material...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the hole punch. They mention it's consistent, worth the price, and a great investment. Some say that the quality is worth the extra money. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...Final ThoughtsPlastic coil binding is a very cost-effective and functional way to bind loose papers semi-permanently...." Read more
"...Overall though, I can't really complain. It was very affordable, does the job when I need it, and doesn't take up too much space in my studio...." Read more
"This is a great binding machine for the cost. I have been using a GBC binder for decades...." Read more
"This is a great machine! I love making books & this is the best priced machine out there that will punch 20 sheets at a time, and for regular paper..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the hole punch. They mention that it creates a much nicer looking book than the comb binder they were using for a similar project, and that it makes the presentation books look very professional. They also appreciate the excellent design feature, and the full handle design. Customers also like the roller for insert assist, which is better designed than a smooth one on Rayson PD-1503.
"...This is an excellent design feature. It eliminates having to exert a huge amount of force to punch all of the holes simultaneously...." Read more
"...My finished spiral bound books look professional and I would high recommend this product." Read more
"...it, and after making 100's of books, it is still very sturdy and looks new. I still don't use the auto roller much...." Read more
"...'m using US Letter size and disengaged the far right three and it looks very nice.The electric roller is fast, as others have mentioned...." Read more
Customers like the versatility of the hole punch. They mention it's great for small projects, a great addition to their classroom, and perfect for the classroom. They also say it'll make presentation books look very professional, and is perfect for short run booklets. Customers also say the coil binder is effective and handy for binding projects and planners.
"This cool binding machine is great for small projects!..." Read more
"Perfect for short run booklets. Easy to punch and insert coils...." Read more
"Great office product, makes the presentation books look very professional. Easy set up and doesn't take much counter space" Read more
"This is an awesome product! Well built and gives my presentations an extra advantage!! Great company - FAST delivery !!" Read more
Customers are satisfied with the weight of the hole punch. They mention that the parts of the machine are quite heavy and appear to be quite sturdy. However, the overall weight is relatively lightweight, making it easy to move around.
"...This is okay though because the working parts of the machine are quite heavy and appear to be quite sturdy in construction...." Read more
"...On the bright side though! It's relatively lightweight which makes it easy to move around if you need to...." Read more
"The machine is good, heavy, and works well as long as you follow what is shown in the videos online...." Read more
"..."Replies: "All metal. Heavy. Well constructed...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the crimpers. Some mention that the pliers do come with it, while others say that they don't. They say that the coil isn't held when crimping, and it just pops out. They also say that it's good for punching, not for coiling, as you have to manually start the coils.
"...The machine comes with a crimping pliers that simultaneously cuts the excess coil off and crimps the end so that it doesn’t come out of the book...." Read more
"...The coil isn't held when crimping and just pops out...." Read more
"...It comes with the crimping tool which was unexpected and awesome...." Read more
"...Also.....forgot to mention that the crimpers do come with it! So don't waste your money on buying a separate pair!..." Read more
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I had recently bought a different brand Coil Binding Machine and it had a handle on the right side of the machine which was hard to pull and I could only punch up to 5 pages at a time. The other difference was you could not pull the pins. I returned it when i received this one.
I have already bound over 5 Books of 150 double sided printed pages. It is a great machine. Easily I could punch up to 15 pages it says 20 pages. This Coil Binding Machine is well built and easy to use. The punch tray is in the back of the machine. I emptied it each time I punched as the manufacture suggested.
COIL ROLLER - Works well, with the bigger books my coils did not line up or the plastic coil was not thick enough to grab hold. So I rolled them by hand. I'm hopefully going to get to use the roller at some point. I'm sure there is a learning curve as well.
BINDING CRIMPER - I am a lefty. The instructions say to make sure the red dot is on top when crimping. For a Right handed person that may work. I went to You Tube and watched "How To Properly Crimp A Coil Bound Book" a great tutorial I must say. In the Tutorial it said to turn the crimper over where the red dot is on the BOTTOM if you are left handed, that worked well for me. It is still a learning curve to get it to crimp right but I got better by time I hit the third book.
Packaging
One reviewer pointed out that the electric coil inserter and the silver drum underneath came damaged. While I’m sure that Amazon will make good on this, I was a little bit concerned since I have on occasion purchased marginal quality devices online without realizing it. One of the key markers of this type of inferior quality is its frequency of arriving broken. The outside box that my machine came in was pretty beat up. I think this may have been because our 4 fairly large dogs met the deliveryman in the driveway and I have a feeling he just tossed it out of the truck. Nevertheless, I found that Amazon, as usual, had done an excellent job of packing. The outer box contained cushioning material which surrounded an inner box. The machine itself was very securely packed with foam inserts. I found absolutely no damage or malfunction to the device whatsoever.
Documentation
Thank goodness for YouTube. The documentation with this device was practically nonexistent. It came with an 8.5 x 11 sheet of card stock which was folded in half as its full user manual. Something like what you normally would see for a “quick start guide”. All it really said was basically you put the sheets in, you punch holes and then you put the coil in. There is a small tab sticking out of the left side of the machine with no indication whatsoever as to its purpose. It actually turns out to be an adjustable guide so that you can switch from a 4 ½ mm border to a 6 ½ mm border if you want the holes a little bit further away from the edge of your sheet. There is a fuse holder in the back of the machine which is also ignored in the instructions but if your electric coil inserter seems like it’s “dead”, this is where to check the fuse. Right below the fuse is a removable tray where the little circles go that are punched out of the paper. It pulls out towards the back. This is also something that was ignored in the instructions and is not immediately obvious.
Construction Quality
The housing and work bed are plastic. This is okay though because the working parts of the machine are quite heavy and appear to be quite sturdy in construction. Some of the individual punches appeared to stick slightly on retracting but I’m sure this will improve as it “wears in”. By the way, the punches are lubricated and will stain the first few sheets that you punch. If it is an important presentation, you definitely want to cycle the machine a dozen or so times with scrap paper before you use it on important work. It is rated at 20 sheets punch capacity with 20 # stock. I think this may be a bit of a stretch. I did do 20 sheets of 18 # stock successfully but I would not want to do it on a repetitive basis both for the amount of effort involved and the strain on the machine. 15 sheets at a time is probably more reasonable. I really like the full handle design on this device. Many of the machines out there have a single crank type handle on one side. I can’t imagine punching holes in 15 sheets of paper with one of those devices without having it twist from the torque.
Features
As mentioned above, you can adjust how far away the holes are from the edge of the paper. Any of the punches can be disengaged so that you do not have any holes overhanging the edge of your sheet. It is not necessary to disengage all of the ones you’re not using, just the last one at the edge. (The last job I had “professionally” bound at Staples completely ignored this and all of the books had holes hanging off the edges of the sheets. Did not look very professional at all.) There is a gauge printed on the front bed of the machine that you can lay your sheet on to see exactly where the holes are going to fall and which, if any, punches you need to disengage. There is also a printed guide that tells you what size coil to use depending on the number of pages you are going to bind. This is handy but it would be nice to have a feature like I saw on another machine where you simply slide the document that you want to bind into one of several slots to see how thick it is and what size coil to use. You’ll notice that the tabs which are used to disengage the punches are not straight across, they arch upward. This is because the punches do not engage simultaneously but rather the edges engage first and then work their way to the center. This is an excellent design feature. It eliminates having to exert a huge amount of force to punch all of the holes simultaneously.
Ease of Use
The hole punching part is pretty straightforward. You line your pages up with the adjustable guide on the left-hand side, check to see if you need to disengage any of the punches using the circles printed on the bed and if you do, you simply pull out the silver knob of the punches that you want to disengage. Slide the pages all the way to the back, press down on both sides of the handle and you’re done. I have seen a lot of comments with regard to the electric coil inserter. Yes it does run fast. Yes it probably would be easier to use and just as effective if it was half the speed and yes it does take a little bit of practice. Unfortunately, here once again the instructions give you practically no guidance. The most important part is to manually insert the coil through the first 3 or 4 holes. Then gently press the coil against the rotating rubber drum engaging the loops of the coil in the grooves of the drum. Rest the coil on the silver roller for support. It is important that you press gently and evenly on the rubber roller. You may have to put a little bit more pressure on the left side of your document. If not, the tip of the coil has a tendency to slide under the last few pages on the top of your document instead of coming out the hole and going around again. Obviously it is also important to keep the pages of your document lined up as evenly as possible so the holes line up evenly and don’t snag the coil as it’s going through. I generally put a binder clip on each side of the document to keep the pages lined up while I am inserting the coil. If you follow these tips, you shouldn’t have any trouble after you get a little bit of experience. The machine comes with a crimping pliers that simultaneously cuts the excess coil off and crimps the end so that it doesn’t come out of the book. It is extremely easy to use, just make sure you have it oriented in the proper direction otherwise you will crimp the part that you cut off instead of the part that stays on the book.
Final Thoughts
Plastic coil binding is a very cost-effective and functional way to bind loose papers semi-permanently. The cost of the coils ranges from $.13-$.25 apiece when purchased in quantity and depending on the size of the coil. It is possible to reuse them, so long as you don’t cut them too short when you put them in. If you are getting ready to throw the book away, simply snip off both crimped ends and place it against the spinning drum and it will spin the coil off in a couple of seconds. (It is actually faster and easier to remove them than to put them in) Coil binding is more functional than comb binding because it allows you to fold the book over on itself and lay it flat. It is as cheap or cheaper than using plastic report covers and the pages are much easier to read. I definitely recommend this machine for the intermittent user.
I do a lot of printing and have a lot of instructions I want bound for quilting/machine embroidery, so this has been awesome to have on hand. I had been going to the office supply store to have them bind my things. It will probably be a while to break even on the cost, but it's really worth something to not have to go into the store (which always includes an extra trip here and there to have them fix something they did wrong). Once I received it and started using it, things were popping up that I could use it for. I bind my preschool/PreK daughters papers by year (the ones I want to keep), newsletters I want to have hand,etc.
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This was the 2nd unit I tried, as the previous from another supplier arrived broken.
Per the manual to set up, easy peasy. And the 20 page guideline per 20lb paper is pretty accurate, I was using 24lb matte coated paper and dropped down to 16 to 18 pages with no issues.
The Auto Coiler onto is a bit tricky and I will say, my book is 413 pages and could not be run on the coiler, its just too thick. And that isn't the machine issue, its the book.
I plan on making the Teaching Outline in a coil book format as well and I am sure the coiler will work for that size.
Great gadget for the office, light weight, easy to clean out tray for the punched paper and handled the vinyl covers with ease.
Reviewed in Canada on December 28, 2020
This was the 2nd unit I tried, as the previous from another supplier arrived broken.
Per the manual to set up, easy peasy. And the 20 page guideline per 20lb paper is pretty accurate, I was using 24lb matte coated paper and dropped down to 16 to 18 pages with no issues.
The Auto Coiler onto is a bit tricky and I will say, my book is 413 pages and could not be run on the coiler, its just too thick. And that isn't the machine issue, its the book.
I plan on making the Teaching Outline in a coil book format as well and I am sure the coiler will work for that size.
Great gadget for the office, light weight, easy to clean out tray for the punched paper and handled the vinyl covers with ease.