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Many small offices and home offices arelooking for a way to bind their documents, reports and presentationsbut don't have the budget to spend hundreds of dollars on a bindingsystem. That is where the GBC CombBind C50 plastic comb binding machinecomes in. With a price tag of less than $70 this machine is designedfor the small office that occasionally need to bind a document orpresentation. Recognizing that this machine is not designed to competewith larger solutions that cost three for four times as much, thisreview will take a look at the features, limitations and constructionof the GBC C50 binding machine. Features: The C50 includes everything that you need to bind a document withplastic combs or Zipbind. It has a light duty punch that is capable ofpunching up to 5-6 sheets of 20lb paper at a time. This punch operatesjust like a large desktop 3-hole punch. You simply have to push thefront of the machine down to activate the punching mechanism.Realistically, you will end up punching about 4 sheets of paper at atime in order to use the machine comfortably. Clear covers should bepunched one at a time on this machine and poly binding covers shouldmost likely be purchased pre-punched. This machine also includes an integrated plastic comb opener that isdesigned to open plastic combs up to ½" in diameter. The comb opener onthis machine will not open wide enough to open larger sized combs. Thismeans that the C50 is limited to thinner books and documents. The combopener is operated by two handles (one on each side of the machine).You simply push the handle away from you to open the plastic comb. Thefact that there are two handles makes the machine user friendly forboth left handed people and right handed people. The Combind C50 also includes a paper edge guide that is adjustable forletter sized paper, oversized covers and A4 sized paper. The edge guideis simple to operate. All you need to do is turn a small wheel withyour finger and the edge will be set for the correct size of paper. Infact, the edge guide is one of the easiest to use of any of the combbinding machines that I have seen. It is a definitely bonus on amachine at this price tag. Limitations: Like most smaller binding machines the CombBind C50 aslo has somelimitations that should be noted. As a low priced machine it is notdesigned for high volume users and can't handle certain applications. This machine is designed to punch three lengths of paper (letter size,A4 size and oversize cover). If you are going to need to punch or bindother sizes including landscape documents or half letter (8.5" x 5.5")books you will need a machine with disengageable punching pins. Thismachine does not include this feature. As was noted above, the C50 is not capable of opening larger sizedplastic comb binding spines. The fingers for the opener on this machineis made of plastic and attempting to use it with larger combs couldresult in one of the teeth breaking off. This means that you will belimited to documents that contain less than 90 sheets of 20lb bondpaper. This machine should also not be used with 3/16" diameter combssince the distance of the holes to the edge of the paper will makedocuments difficult to use with such small comb binding spines. Construction: As might be expected of a machine in this price range, the C50 iscomposed mostly of plastic. For the most part this should not be aproblem since this machine is built for light volume applications. Myonly concern would be the teeth for the comb opener (the parts thatstick up). These teeth seem a little bit flimsy and could potentiallybreak off if you are not careful. With this in mind, I would estimatethat the GBC C50 has a useful life of approximately two years undernormal circumstances. Recommendation: I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the GBC C50 binding machine to a smalloffice or home office that needs to put a few documents together. It isalso an ideal solution for mobile solutions where a binding machine isneeded in your card or mobile office. In fact, it is a popular choiceof appraisers and home inspectors who bind reports on site. However, ifyou bind more than a few documents per week I would suggest buying alarger machine.
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