Reviewing The Akiles Megabind 1 Plastic Comb Binding Machine
Posted on April 10, 2008 - Filed Under Business
Akiles
has an excellent reputation for producing some of the highest quality
binding equipment on the market. The Megabind 1 is no exception.Manual punch with comb opener. Designed as a complete plastic comb binding solution.The Megabind 1 has
a manual punch that is capable of punching approximately 20 sheets of
20lb paper per lift. This is adequate for most small to medium sized
companies.
Overview:
- Heavy duty all metal legal sized plastic comb binding machine.
- Akiles
has an excellent reputation for producing some of the highest quality
binding equipment on the market. The Megabind 1 is no exception. - Manual punch with comb opener. Designed as a complete plastic comb binding solution.
Strengths / Features:
- Includes
a depth of punch margin control that allows you to select how far from
the edge the holes will be punched. This makes the Megabind 1 ideal for
use with all sizes of plastic comb binding spines ranging from 3/16″ up
to 2″ in diameter. - It also includes 24 fully disengageable
dies to allow you to stop any hole from punching. This allows it to
handle virtually any document length up to 14″ with no problems at all.
The Megabind 1 also has a plastic comb opener that is 14″ long to help
you open combs and insert pages on plastic combs that are up to 14
inches in length. - The Megabind 1 has two handles. One for
punching and the other to operate the comb opener. Many machines with a
single handle place undo wear on the machine by activating the comb
opener during punching (or vice versa). - The Megabind 1 has
a manual punch that is capable of punching approximately 20 sheets of
20lb paper per lift. This is adequate for most small to medium sized
companies. - Includes a convenient and easy to use document
sizing guide on the document table portion of the machine to help you
select the right size comb for every job.
Weaknesses / Limitations:
- The
Megabind 1 has a manual punching mechanism that is great for small to
medium sized companies who bind documents on a weekly basis. However,
companies who bind documents every day or bind a large number of
documents at a time would probably benefit from purchasing a machine
with an electric punching mechanism such as the Megabind 1E. - Although
the Megabind 1 is a great machine the Megabind 2 is just a little bit
more money and it includes a convenient and easy to use wire closer
that can be used with spiral-o 19 loop wire. This feature is something
that is very worthwhile since it essentially provides you with the
ability to use an entire new binding style for less than $75 more.
Construction:
- The Megabind 1 is built with all metal components and is an extremely reliable machine.
- The
two handle design should help elongate the life of the machine. Most
users should never have problems with this machine provided that they
don’t punch things that they shouldn’t (no more than 2 clear covers at
a time) and no metal, wood, heavy duty plastic or other materials that
could damage the punching heads.
Recommendation:
- The
Akiles Megabind 1 is an excellent choice for an organization that is
looking for a highly reliable legal size plastic comb binding machine.
It is built extremely well and has all the features that you would
expect. - That being said, I would suggest that users strongly
consider the Megabind 2 which provides the ability to bind documents
with wire for just a few dollars more. - Either way , these are
excellent machines and shouldn’t need to be replaced unless you end up
deciding to upgrade to an electric punch in the future.
About the author
If you need more information or would like to purchase the Akiles Megabind 1 Plastic Comb Binding Machine or any of the other Plastic Comb Binding Machines that we carry please feel to visit our site or contact us with your questions.
This review was written by Jeff McRitchie who is the director of marketing for Mybinding.com.
Jeff has written more than three hundred articles and more than two
hundred reviews on Binding Machines, Binding Supplies, Report Covers,
3-Ring Binders, Index Tabs, Laminators, Laminating Supplies, Paper
Shredders and Paper Handling Equipment.
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