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Finding a good quality spiral coil bindingmachine for a good price can be challenging. It can be difficult tofind a machine that is reliable, easy to use and has the features thatyou need all for a decent deal. However, the Akiles CoilMac ECI claimsto be all of these things. In fact, it appears to be one of the mostpopular coil binding machines on the market. I recently went out intothe warehouse and opened up one of these machines to see if theCoilmac-ECI is all that it claims to be. This review will detail myobservations concerning the features, limitations and construction ofthis machine. Features: The first feature that I decided to test on this machine was thepunching mechanism. The ECI has a manual punching mechanism that israted for punching up to 17 sheets of paper at a time. When I actuallytested my machine I found that it would comfortably punch between 14-15sheets per lift. Seventeen sheets of 20lb paper was possible but youhad to pull pretty hard to get it to punch. The Coilmac-ECI had noproblem punching the clear covers or polycovers that I tested on it.However, punching plastic covers should be limited to 2 sheets at atime with this machine. Second, I wanted to take a look at the coil inserter. The machine hastwo rollers mounted near the front of the machine. There is a switch toturn the coil inserter on and off and a foot pedal control to activatethe coil inserter. The coils spin very fast and help to spin the coilsonto your books. The inserter on ECI includes two fixed spinningrollers. This makes it great for spinning smaller sized coils (largercoils will need to be inserted by hand). The foot pedal control is veryuseful, it allowed me to hold my documents with both hands while I wasinserting the coil. The ECI had a few other features that I thought were worth noting.First, it has a number of disengageable dies on the front of themachine. These dies allow you to pull a punching pin for dealing withdifferent sizes of paper. Using these pull pins you can use the ECI topunch 8.5", 11", A4 and A5 paper. This is a pretty good selection ofsizes and will fit the needs of most organizations. I also noticed thatthe Coilmac-ECI includes a continuous punching guide. This is simply asmall metal tab that extends from the right side of the machine. If youneed to punch documents that are longer than 13" you can simply flipthem over and place one of the holes over the small dot on thecontinuous punching guide. This makes it a lot easier to line up theECI for punching legal size and 11" x 17" paper or other large formatsheets. With a little bit of ingenuity you can also use the ECI forpunching oversize covers by lining up the edge of the covers with theend of the punch and pulling the appropriate pin (this is not arecommended application). The Coilmac-ECI also includes a depth of punch margin control thatallows you to adjust the distance of the holes from the edge of yourpaper. It comes with a pair of spiral coil crimping pliers to help youfinish your documents. It also has a heavy duty metal edge guideadjustment knob that makes it easy to line up your documents forpunching. Limitations: In using the CoilMac ECI I didn't really notice any glaringdeficiencies. However, punching paper for large documents was a littlebit tedious and repetitive. For users who need to do a lot of bindingor who do large books I would suggest looking into an electric punch.However, the version of the ECI with an electric punch costs almost$1000 more so depending on your volume and your budget this machine maystill be a good fit for you. As I noted above, the coil inserter will not work with larger sizedcoils (probably anything larger than 30mm). However, this is common forintegrated inserting devices. To fix this problem you would need to buya standalone inserter and it still won't do a great job of the largerbooks. The ECI is also not ideal for scrapbooking and other highlycustomized applications that use odd sheet sizes. The disengageabledies on the ECI will work great for punching standard sheets but arenot flexible enough to punch fully custom lengths. If you anticipatethe need to punch sizes other than half letter (8.5"), letter size(11"), A4, A3 or legal size you might look for a machine with fullydisengageable dies. Construction: The construction of this machine is extremely sturdy and the design isaesthetically pleasing. Having the coil inserter near the front of themachine is very handy for inserting purposes (some machines haveinserters on the top). The all metal construction of the machine makesit ideal for medium volume applications. The only part that couldpotentially break with the ECI is the small clear rubber belt thatdrives the coil inserter. These cost a couple of dollars and are simpleto replace. Recommendation: With a medium duty manual punch and an high quality electric coilinserter I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the CoilMac ECI. If you steptoo far below this machine you will lose the coil inserter, all metalconstruction and durability. Unless I only needed to bind a fewdocuments per week I wouldn't want to give up any of these things.However, if you do a lot of binding, you might want to consider eithera modular system (a separate punch and inserter) or a largercombination system with an electric punch. Article Tags: Spiral Coil Binding, Coil Binding Machine, Akiles Coilmac, Spiral Coil, Coil Binding, Binding Machine, Coil Inserter, Disengageable Dies, Electric Punch