If you re interested in GBC s VeloBind binding system, perhaps you need some guidance about what types of strips you should buy. Determining which ones are the right ones to get can be a bit confusing, especially if you re new to binding. How do you know if you need the hot knife strips? Or the 4 pin recloseable ones? And what about the 6 pin strips? Do you need those, as well? Just relax, because this article will talk about several different types of VeloBind strips so you can be sure to pick the right materials for your next binding project. So read on and prepare to find out just what VeloBind strips are right for you and your binding project.
The most common type of VeloBind strips are the hot knife (11 pin) strips. These strips come in a variety of colors and they re available in three sizes: 8.5 (for landscape documents), 11 (for letter size documents) and 14 (for legal sized ones). These strips are made to be used with the following machines: the V800pro, System Two and System Three Pro, as well as Tamerica V2000pro SecureBind binding machine. These spines can give your work a professional look and are an excellent choice if you need your documents to impress people such as your clients or your boss.
Another common style of VeloBind strips are the 4 pin recloseable strips. These binding strips can be used with the GBC VeloBind V110e punch. (They were also previously used with the discontinued V50 machine.) These are good strips to use if you want to give your documents the look of a traditional hot knife bound document and you don t want to purchase an expensive hot knife binding machine. These strips are extremely easy to use because the leftover part of the binding comb snaps easily into the back of the spine. This enables you to edit your documents at a later time, if need be. These strips can also be used along with a hot knife system for applications where editing is important.
Next, there s the 6 pin recloseable spines. These spines are durable and offer a high class look, plus you can edit your document after binding, if necessary. These strips were designed to be used the the GBC Personal Velobind System and they have six pins that snap into the spine. These strips have been discontinued and are becoming extremely difficult to find.
There s also the 111 strips, which you can use with the 111 VeloBinder. These are manual compression strips that contain serrated binding pins that ensure a lost lasting bind. These are some of the most durable strips you can buy, but they re only available in black and two different sizes. GBC/Acco discontinued these strips in 2008 and they are virtually impossible to find now leaving most people who have a 111 Velobinder to use four pin reclosable strips instead.
Finally, GBC makes SureBind strips. These work very similarly to the 11 pin hot knife strips, but the SureBind strips have ten pins that line up with the pattern used in traditional comb binding and they can be used with GBC SureBind machines.
Hopefully this article has educated you about the different types of VeloBind style binding strips that are currently available and that you now know which strips you should use with your machine. If you have any further questions, your machine s owner s manual should be able to help you out because there s a wealth of information to be found in it. Good luck and happy binding!
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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