Recommendation Needed: Binding Machines

[Mel Weyant]

Hi all,

We're in the market for a manual comb binding machine (see attached image) to make packets, small pre-printed journals for students, etc. The electric ones are probably a bit too pricy for our budget. 

If you've used one, I would love your feedback on brands, specific machines, etc. I anticipate it making packets up to 100 pages, and being used pretty frequently to make class sets of 25-50 packets. 

Thank you!

Mel Weyant

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Mel Weyant (she/her)

Research and Innovation Specialist

                       

Wyoming High School                   

106 Pendery Avenue

Wyoming, Ohio  45215

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[Kameny, Susie]

If you can find one used online or for free on buy nothing I recommend that.  The old ones, while heavy are super durable. 

Susie (:

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Susie Kameny

Visual and Media Art Teacher, SFUSD

Lakeshore Alternative Elementary

Chinese Immersion Elementary

[Mrs. Scilingo]

We use the one like your picture to bind our science fair journals.  I don't love it but it works.  The hole punch piece is a little finicky.  The cover sometimes falls over on the paper.  But I also work in a middle school and the students are still learning to follow directions.

:D

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Michelle Scilingo

[C Mytko]

I second keeping an eye out on FB Marketplace or similar. I picked one up for free that way!

I also put in a vote for a spiral machine (vs. comb).

Initially, I bought a machine a couple years ago (out-of-pocket) and I used it a lot for school, customizing my own school planner, and robotics team tasks. I'm at a small private school -- last year the kids spiral-bound our school planners and yearbooks, to save money and also because they love the spiral machine! Then, this fall, as I mentioned, I picked one up for free. (Which means mine can now live at home, where it belongs.) 

I purchased the MAKEASY Coil Spiral Binding Machine, which runs around $100. 

C. Mytko

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