Most of the comb binding systems and supplies on the market are designed for binding letter sized documents. However, I occasionally have customers call and ask if there is a way to comb bind documents that are longer than 11″. Binding these documents is possible with many of the different plastic combbind systems on the market. However, there are a number of things to consider when attempting to comb bind such documents. Here is a quick review of the three things you will need to bind these oversized documents with plastic combs.
First, you need a binding comb that is the appropriate length. Other lengths of plastic combs such as A4, A3 or legal are also available but may require minimum orders and or custom order charges. Generally speaking, black and white comb binding supplies are cheaper and easier to find in custom lengths than colored plastic binding combs. However, if you need a custom length colored comb you really need to call and check on availability and lead time.
Second, you need a way to punch the documents. Depending on the length of your binding edge, there are a number of binding machines that can assist in accomplishing this task. If you...