Any business that produces and binds a lot of documents on a regular basis should have a paper jogging machine on hand. Paper joggers help remove static from sheets and square up all of the document s pages before punching, binding, cutting, or folding. Here we will take a look at one of the entry level players on the paper jogging machine market, the Martin Yale 400, and give you our assessment of this machine s strengths and weaknesses.
Strengths:
1. There are lots of paper joggers out there with lots of different capabilities, and we consider the Martin Yale 400 to be perhaps the easiest to use paper jogger on the market (it is also one of the least expensive). To use this simple machine all you will need to do is insert the paper and turn it on. There are joggers out there that can handle more paper, but with the 400, you can insert as much as a full ream, which is not a bad capacity for a desktop machine.
2. We thought that the 400 was an extremely well built and hardy machine. It has a heavy duty motor and the jogging tray looks to be of rock solid construction. The thick rubber feet kept the machine firmly rooted in place during our testing.
Weaknesses:
1. The Martin Yale 400 jogger is an entry level machine and as such you will find that it lacks some of the features that larger more expensive joggers offer. Chief among these is that there is no way to adjust the bin angle or the speed at which it vibrates. With the 400, all you get is an on and off switch. While this makes the machine very easy to use, it also cuts down on its versatility in handling different stocks and sizes. Most larger, more expensive machines also give the user the capability to make adjustments to reduce the level of vibration that is put out by the machine. We sort of missed that when testing the 400.
2. The 400 has a jogging bin that is designed to accept letter sized paper. That means that you can use it with smaller sheets, but you can t put anything larger in the bin. The angle that the bin sits at also make it a little difficult to use with standard number ten envelopes, as they are not the easiest to get to when they are at the bottom of the tray.
3. As is typical for all paper joggers, you will need to ensure that you set the machine on a sufficiently strong and stable surface. In fact, we recommend that you use a table that is able to easily withstand 500lbs to help keep vibrations to a minimum. You may even want to look into putting the table on an extra carpet piece or a rug in order to keep the machine from vibrating its surroundings too much. As we said, this is true for all paper joggers and is no reason not to purchase the Martin Yale 400.
Author Resource:
Jeff McRitchie is the designer and Director of Marketing for http://www.mybinding.com .He has written over 500 articles on binding machines,binding covers,binders,laminators,binding supplies,laminating supplies,paper handling equipments,index tabs, and shredders.
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