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Akiles Rubicoil Manual Spiral Coil Binding Machine Product Review

April 7, 2008 |

The Rubicoil is a low priced introductory level 4:1 pitch spiral coil binding machine produced by Akiles Inc.The Rubicoil is designed for the home office or
small office environment for users who need to bind a few documents per
day or per week.This machine offers an excellent value for
your money but is still a personal binding machine and thus has some
limitations that should be noted.

Overview:

  • The Rubicoil is a low priced introductory level 4:1 pitch spiral coil binding machine produced by Akiles Inc.
  • Akiles
    Products Incorporated is based out of Ontario California and has been a
    leading manufacturer of binding equipment for almost fifteen years.
    They are best known for their CoilMac spiral coil binding machines and
    Wiremac double loop wire binding machines. However, all of their
    equipment is known throughout the industry for its quality and
    durability.
  • The Rubicoil is designed for the home office or
    small office environment for users who need to bind a few documents per
    day or per week.
  • This machine offers an excellent value for
    your money but is still a personal binding machine and thus has some
    limitations that should be noted.

Strengths / Features:

  • One
    of the best things about the Akiles Rubicoil is its price. This machine
    is available for under $200 making it one of the least expensive coil
    binding machines on the market. For a small office or a home user that
    is looking to begin binding their own documents with coil this is often
    a great starting place. It allows you to experiment with spiral coil
    binding without having to spend a fortune.
  • This machine
    includes a “U” shaped punching handle that offers ergonomic punching
    for both left and right handed users. Many other coil binding machines
    have a handle that is located on the right side of the machine. That
    configuration works well for right handed users but is considerably
    more difficult to use for left-handed operators.
  • The Rubicoil
    uses hardened steel dies that are capable of punching up to ten sheets
    of 20lb paper and one or two clear covers or plastic cover sheets at a
    time. Considering the price of this machine, that punching capacity
    isn’t actually too bad.
  • In pictures on the internet, the
    Rubicoil looks like it is made of plastic. However, it is actually made
    of metal and is a stronger and more durable machine than you might
    think. It certainly isn’t a production grade machine. However, the
    Rubicoil shouldn’t break or have any problems if it is used for light
    volume punching and binding.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

  • This
    machine includes a punch but does not include a motorized roller to
    help insert the coils through the holes in your documents. It does have
    a groove in the document table to help in the inserting process.
    However, I find that it is actually easier to simply hold the document
    with one hand and spin the coil on with the other. For light volume
    applications this shouldn’t be too bad. However, spinning more than a
    few coils onto your documents by hand will get old really fast.
  • The
    Rubicoil does not have any disengageable dies. It is strictly designed
    for punching letter sized sheets. With the holes of this punch so close
    together it will be nearly impossible to use this machine for binding
    any other sheet sizes without ending up with a half hole on the edge of
    your page. The only exception to this is A4. You can purchase extra
    punching pins that can be added to the rubicoil in order to punch
    documents that are A4 sized. This isn’t really common but it is
    possible.
  • This machine also does not include a depth of punch
    margin control. The manual nature of this machine is such that it is
    really best suited for binding small documents. For that reason, Akiles
    did not include the ability to move the holes further away from the
    edge of the paper. This is a feature that would be used to bind thicker
    documents.
  • The only other limitation of the Rubicoil is that
    it does not include a pair of coil crimping pliers. With the price
    point of this machine you can purchase a pair of crimpers and the cost
    will still be less than other comparable coil binding machines.
    However, it is highly recommended that you do buy crimping pliers since
    it is very difficult to cut and crimp the ends of the coil without this
    special tool.

Recommendation:

  • With a
    great price point and durable construction, the Rubicoil is an
    excellent choice for individuals who are looking to bind a few
    documents using 4:1 pitch spiral coil.
  • This machine has an ergonomic handle, hardened steel punching dies and a decent punching capacity for personal use.
  • However ,
    this machine is not a good choice for companies that are going to be
    binding more than a couple dozen books per week. It requires you to
    spin the coils into the books by hand and will be fairly slow for any
    type of volume application.

About the author

If you need more information or would like to purchase the Akiles Rubicoil Manual Spiral Coil Binding Machine or any of the other Color Coil Binding Machines that we carry please feel to visit our site or contact us with your questions.

This review was written by Jeff McRitchie who is the director of marketing for Mybinding.com
Jeff has written more than three hundred articles and more than two
hundred reviews on Binding Machines, Binding Supplies, Report Covers,
3-Ring Binders, Index Tabs, Laminators, Laminating Supplies, Paper
Shredders and Paper Handling Equipment.

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