Spiral binding is one popular method of securing loose printed pages using single or double loop wire that fits into round or rectangular holes in the pages. Spiral binding allows the books to lay flat when opened cover to cover.
Spiral binding is used for blank notebooks and for reports, mostly for books that have a short shelf life. Also commonly used for cookbooks, calendars, and instruction manuals where the books have to be opened wide.
Spiral binding is elastic and does not get out of shape easily.
"Pages turn very easily and the book will lay completely flat."
Properties of this binding are:
- Pages turn very easily and the book will lay completely flat.
- Pages may also be opened back to back, while remaining flat.
- Very durable. Excellent crush resistance.
Binding books with this system involves 3 simple steps:
- Punching the paper and punch.
- Inserting the spiral.
- Cutting and crimping the ends of the spiral.
Coil binding is available with 4:1 pitch binding. 4:1 machines punch 4 holes per inch. 4:1 coils can bind from 1/4 inch (20 sheets of 20 pound paper) up to 1 1/4 inch (230 sheets of 20 pound paper).
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Coil Diameter
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Approximate Thickness Including Covers
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Number of Pages (70# Matt)
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8mm
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1/4" (0.25")
9/32" (0.25")
5/16" (0.31")
11/32" (0.34")
3/8" (0.38")
7/16" (0.44")
15/32" (0.47")
1/2" (0.5")
9/16" (0.56")
19/32" (0.59")
5/8" (0.63")
21/32" (0.66")
11/16" (0.69")
23/32" (0.72")
3/4 (0.75")
7/8" (0.88")
15/16" (0.94")
1"
1-1/8" (1.125")
1-3/16" (1.19")
1-1/4" (1.25")
1-5/16" (1.31")
1-3/8" (1.38")
1-1/2" (1.5")
1-9/16" (1.56")
1-3/4" (1.75")
2"
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Article ID: 76, Created: 11/1/2010 at 5:16 PM, Modified: 6/28/2013 at 8:43 AM