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.
– It is important to not use a coil binding that is too small for your document as production time, appearance, and the functionality of the document will be greatly affected.
– Appearance is always a good indicator of the fit.
– Coil is available in a variety of pitches; make sure to match your pitch to your punch.
– The most common pitch is 4:1 (or 4 holes per inch)
– Also available is 5:1 and 6mm, 3:1 is a much less common pitch
2. Starting the Color Coil Binding
– Many spiral binding machines have a spine forming channel, this is a useful feature to help...