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.e. 1/16″, 1/8″ or 1/4″ and the approximate amount of paper needed to fit into the cover. In normal use, the operator will have a document of “x” number of sheets, which will then determine the proper size of thermal cover to use. The easiest way to do this is to place the paper, indexes, etc. to be bound flat on a table and measure the thickness of the stack with a ruler. Choose a cover that meets that measurement. i.e. if you have a 1/4″ stack of paper, you would use a 1/4″ thermal binding cover. If you are in between sizes, go to the next largest size.
1. To reduce static electricity that builds up between sheets run off a copier, the paper to be bound needs to be fanned. Take a stack of paper, and practice fanning using the following...