Rhin-O-Tuff,HD-4101,Spiral,Coi business, insurance Rhin-O-Tuff HD-4101 EZ Spiral Coil Spine Former Review

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If you have ever tried to insert spiral coilsonto the edge of a book that is 2" thick you know just how difficultthat it can be. Inserting coils onto small books really isn't thathard. However, dealing with documents that are larger than 30mm can bevery challenging. In fact, I timed myself to see how long it would takeme to insert a coil on the edge of a 50mm book by hand (that is howmost people do it) and it took me almost ten minutes. In a productionenvironment that would represent a huge drain on resources. The main reason that inserting spines onto large sized books is sodifficult is that the coil doesn't have a clear path to travel. Thecoil is round and when you line up your paper the holes are straight.This means that it is necessary to shape the spine of your book so thatit matches the diameter of coil you are using. Trying to do this byhand is a lot easier said than done. This is why the Rhino HD-4101claims to dramatically reduce the time that it takes to insert largecoils onto documents. It helps you to quickly and easily shape thespine of your book and holds it in place so that you can insert thecoil through the holes. I decided to put this claim to the test and seejust how much time the HD-4101 saved me. The Test: The HD4101 spine former is actually very simple to set up and to use.It is designed for shaping books for use with 30mm - 50mm spiral coils.There are three size settings on the spine former. You simply rotate ashaft on the machine to select the size of the book that you need toshape. In my case I decided to select a 50mm (2") book so that I couldtest the real capabilities of this machine. The machine has three forming tools attached to the shaft that Imentioned above. Each of the three forming tools has a small thumbscrew that allows it to be moved. I set mine so that they were equallyspaced along the edge of the spine of the book that I needed to form.In my case I was forming a letter sized document but the 4101 couldalso be used for forming longer or shorter documents. Once I selected the diameter that was appropriate for my document andset up the forming tools I was ready to give the machine a try. I tookmy two inch thick book which was already punched and placed it into themachine with the binding edge facing out. The pages fit into themachine easily and the spine was formed with a convenient curve. I thenproceeded to insert the coil onto the edge of the book. Although youcan use the HD-4101 along with an electric coil inserter (it even boltsonto one of the Rhino inserters) I decided to try it by hand so that Icould compare it to my previous inserting experiment. I won't lie. The coil still got hung up a few times when I was tryingto insert it onto the document. It would have helped a lot if I hadused a punch with an oval hole pattern or larger holes. However, I wasable to complete the document in approximately 3.5 minutes. Compared tothe ten minutes that it took me without the 4101 this was a significanttime savings. In fact, if I had to do 100 books I could save almost 11hours of labor. Limitations: To be honest, I was surprised that the HD-4101 saved me as much time asit did. I was pretty impressed. However, after playing with the machinea little bit I did notice one limitation that I thought that I shouldnote. This device cannot be used with documents that have index tabs oruse index allowance sized covers. It actually shapes the outside edgeof the document so that the binding edge is easily accessible. If youtry to use index tabs they will keep the spine from forming properly.This is something to remember with the 4101. As I mentioned above, inserting coils with such large coil was stillnot really simple with the 4101. However, if you want to make your lifeeasier you might consider using an oversize oval punching die or tryusing a different pitch of coil. Spiral coils are available for both3:1 pitch or 2.5:1 pitch (most people use this with a 2:1 pitch holepattern) hole patterns. These larger pitch hole patterns use more rigidcoil and require you to insert the coil through less holes making itmuch easier to finish your documents. Recommendations: If you use spiral coil binding and do a lot of large diameter books theHD-4101 is an absolute essential. It is the only tool of its kind thatI have seen on the market and it is incredibly simple. If it could dealwith documents that had index tabs it would be even better. Still, thelabor savings that the HD-4101 offers will quickly allow it to pay foritself in no time at all. Article Tags: Spiral Coil, Spine Former, Spiral Coils, Coils Onto, Forming Tools, Index Tabs