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Rhin-o-tuff Hd-4101 Ez Spiral Coil Spine Former Review

If you have ever tried to insert spiral coilsthen proceeded to insert the coil onto the
onto the edge of a book that is 2" thick youedge of the book. Although you can use the
know just how difficult that it can be.HD-4101 along with an electric coil inserter
Inserting coils onto small books really isn't(it even bolts onto one of the Rhino
that hard. However, dealing with documentsinserters) I decided to try it by hand so
that are larger than 30mm can be verythat I could compare it to my previous
challenging. In fact, I timed myself to seeinserting  experiment.
how long it would take me to insert a coil on
the edge of a 50mm book by hand (that is howI won't lie. The coil still got hung up a
most people do it) and it took me almost tenfew times when I was trying to insert it onto
minutes. In a production environment thatthe document. It would have helped a lot if
would  represent  a  huge drain on resources.I had used a punch with an oval hole pattern
or larger holes. However, I was able to
The main reason that inserting spines ontocomplete the document in approximately 3.5
large sized books is so difficult is that theminutes. Compared to the ten minutes that it
coil doesn't have a clear path to travel.took me without the 4101 this was a
The coil is round and when you line up yoursignificant time savings. In fact, if I had
paper the holes are straight. This meansto do 100 books I could save almost 11 hours
that it is necessary to shape the spine ofof  labor.
your book so that it matches the diameter of
coil you are using. Trying to do this byLimitations:
hand is a lot easier said than done. This is
why the Rhino HD-4101 claims to dramaticallyTo be honest, I was surprised that the
reduce the time that it takes to insert largeHD-4101 saved me as much time as it did. I
coils onto documents. It helps you towas pretty impressed. However, after playing
quickly and easily shape the spine of yourwith the machine a little bit I did notice
book and holds it in place so that you canone limitation that I thought that I should
insert the coil through the holes. I decidednote. This device cannot be used with
to put this claim to the test and see justdocuments that have index tabs or use index
how  much  time  the  HD-4101  saved  me.allowance sized covers. It actually shapes
the outside edge of the document so that the
The  Test:binding edge is easily accessible. If you
try to use index tabs they will keep the
The HD4101 spine former is actually veryspine from forming properly. This is
simple to set up and to use. It is designedsomething  to  remember  with  the  4101.
for shaping books for use with 30mm - 50mm
spiral coils. There are three size settingsAs I mentioned above, inserting coils with
on the spine former. You simply rotate asuch large coil was still not really simple
shaft on the machine to select the size ofwith the 4101. However, if you want to make
the book that you need to shape. In my caseyour life easier you might consider using an
I decided to select a 50mm (2") book so thatoversize oval punching die or try using a
I could test the real capabilities of thisdifferent pitch of coil. Spiral coils are
machine.available for both 3:1 pitch or 2.5:1 pitch
(most people use this with a 2:1 pitch hole
The machine has three forming tools attachedpattern) hole patterns. These larger pitch
to the shaft that I mentioned above. Each ofhole patterns use more rigid coil and require
the three forming tools has a small thumbyou to insert the coil through less holes
screw that allows it to be moved. I set minemaking it much easier to finish your
so that they were equally spaced along thedocuments.
edge of the spine of the book that I needed
to form. In my case I was forming a letterRecommendations:
sized document but the 4101 could also be
used for forming longer or shorter documents.If you use spiral coil binding and do a lot
of large diameter books the HD-4101 is an
Once I selected the diameter that wasabsolute essential. It is the only tool of
appropriate for my document and set up theits kind that I have seen on the market and
forming tools I was ready to give the machineit is incredibly simple. If it could deal
a try. I took my two inch thick book whichwith documents that had index tabs it would
was already punched and placed it into thebe even better. Still, the labor savings
machine with the binding edge facing out.that the HD-4101 offers will quickly allow it
The pages fit into the machine easily and theto pay for itself in no time at all.
spine was formed with a convenient curve. I



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