Jeff McRitchie
Jeff McRitchie is the designer and Director of Marketing for MyBinding.com. He has written over 100 articles on binding machines, binding covers, 3-ring binders and more. http://www.Mybinding.com
Articles by this Author
Tips and Tricks for Binding Thermal Documents
- By Jeff McRitchie
- 07/12/2007
- Business
- 567 words
- Unrated
- Full Story
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Perhaps you have recently purchased a thermal book binding machine or are thinking about experimenting with a thermal book binding machine. Either way, there are a few things that you can do to make thermal book binding a little bit easier and to ensure a better finished product. Here are a couple of things to remember:
1. Make sure that your thermal binding cover is properly sized for your document.
1. Make sure that your thermal binding cover is properly sized for your document.
Comparing Binding Machine Punches Based on Punching Capacity
- By Jeff McRitchie
- 07/13/2007
- Business
- 547 words
- Unrated
- Full Story
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Some of the most common questions that we receive about punches are about the punching capacities of the different binding machines that we offer. Punching capacity can be a very useful tool to compare the various punches, but it can also be very misleading. When evaluating punching capacity, it is important to take into consideration a few key points:
- When evaluating a manual binding machine that has a high stated capacity, such as 20 or more pages per punch, it is also important to consider the manual effort that it takes to pull the lever to punch the stack of paper.
- When evaluating a manual binding machine that has a high stated capacity, such as 20 or more pages per punch, it is also important to consider the manual effort that it takes to pull the lever to punch the stack of paper.
Choosing the Right Binding Style for Your Office
- By Jeff McRitchie
- 07/16/2007
- Small Business
- 801 words
- Unrated
- Full Story
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I have had many customers call me over the years asking for help in deciding what binding machine style would be best for their office. Often they have seen one binding style or another but want to understand their options for binding their own documents. This article will provide a quick overview of the strengths and limitations of the four major binding styles.
How To Make Your Own Perfect Bound Document With A Thermal Binding Machine
- By Jeff McRitchie
- 07/17/2007
- Presentation
- 505 words
- Unrated
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Perfect binding is one of the most common forms of book binding today. It is typically the style of book binding used for most paper back books and phone books. The problem is that true perfect book binding systems are quite expensive, and not conducive to a single book or to the beginner. It is now possible to create a perfect bound book with your thermal book binding system!
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Introducing Five Styles of Presentation Binding
- By Jeff McRitchie
- 07/18/2007
- Presentation
- 710 words
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This overview is intended to enable you the see the scope of products you have at your disposal with which to meet all your binding needs. It will provide an overview of five lines of binding systems, with numerous models in each group, providing solutions to the ever-growing need to package documents. Some of these options are very different from each other and others have small subtle differences.
Using A Hard Cover Crimper for Binding Hard Cover Books
- By Jeff McRitchie
- 07/18/2007
- Presentation
- 426 words
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When binding hard back books with a thermal binding machine the final step is to place the cover into the crimper and tighten it down. Although this step is unnecessary when using standard thermal binding covers, it is very important when binding hard cover books. The hard back book crimper accomplishes several important tasks that are essential in providing a high quality finished book.
A Step By Step Guide to Thermal Binding
- By Jeff McRitchie
- 07/19/2007
- Presentation
- 646 words
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The purpose of this article is to guide you on how to properly bind a document using a thermal binding machine. If you have access to 5 or 6 thermal binding covers, follow through these binding instructions. If not, read through the material and try binding some documents later.
After ensuring that your machine is plugged in and turned on select a smaller thermal binding cover i.
After ensuring that your machine is plugged in and turned on select a smaller thermal binding cover i.
Extend the Life of Libary Books Using a Thermal Binding Machine
- By Jeff McRitchie
- 07/22/2007
- Business
- 493 words
- Unrated
- Full Story
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With the high cost of trade paperbacks today, it is extremely important that libraries find ways to make their books last. Most public libraries and school libraries have extremely limited budgets for purchasing new titles and would much rather spend their money expanding their collection instead of replacing their books. Now libraries can extend the life of their trade paperback books using a thermal binding machine.
How To Bind Documents with Color Coil Binding
- By Jeff McRitchie
- 07/29/2007
- Presentation
- 688 words
- Unrated
- Full Story
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Color coil binding (also known as Spiral, CoilBind, plastic coil binding) is one of the most popular and fastest growing of all binding styles. Documents bound in this manner lay flat and the pages can turn 360 degrees around the flexible pvc spine. Coil binding is fast and easy, and offers a wide variety of colors to choose from.
1. Select the proper size of color coil element
- As with other spiral coil styles, your provider should be able to give you suggestions for the appropriate size of coil to match your document.
1. Select the proper size of color coil element
- As with other spiral coil styles, your provider should be able to give you suggestions for the appropriate size of coil to match your document.
How to Use Color Coil Binding Hand Crimpers
- By Jeff McRitchie
- 07/30/2007
- Presentation
- 419 words
- Unrated
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I remember the first time that I tried coil binding and attempted to use a pair of coil binding hand crimpers. Every time I tried to crimp the spiral binding it simply cut the coil shorter. Nobody had taken the time to show me how to use the coil binding crimpers properly. If they had explained it to me, I could have saved a lot of time and frustration.

