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Rhin-O-Tuff HD8370 Double Loop Wire Inserter and Closer Review

April 10, 2008 |

If you have ever tried to
bind a document using double loop wire you probably know just how
difficult it can be to insert the pages onto the document and then
transfer everything to the wire closer for finishing.All
you need to do is insert the wire into the closer, place the document
onto the closing table and pull the handle. It is as easy as that.

Overview:

  • If you have ever tried to
    bind a document using double loop wire you probably know just how
    difficult it can be to insert the pages onto the document and then
    transfer everything to the wire closer for finishing.
  • The
    Rhino Tuff HD-8370 is a manual wire closer that is designed to automate
    the inserting and closing process for your wire bound documents.
  • All
    you need to do is insert the wire into the closer, place the document
    onto the closing table and pull the handle. It is as easy as that.
  • It works with three to one pitched wires up to fourteen inches in length.

Strengths / Features:

  • The
    HD-8370 is designed to work with three to one pitch wires. It can be
    used with spines as small as 1/4″ and as large as 9/16″ in diameter.
    The front of binding table on the machine even has a document sizing
    guide to help you select the appropriate diameter of wire-o element for
    your document.
  • This machine can be used with a number of
    different lengths of twin loop wire. It can be adjusted to close
    documents as small as 5.5″ for binding half letter sized books in
    Iandscape format. It can also be adjusted to handle legal sized 14″
    binding lengths. Plus, t will also handle standard eleven inch and 8.5
    inch lengths. This means that the HD8370 can be used with all of the
    standard sizes of wire that are available on the market.
  • The
    HD-8370 can be used as a standalone device or it can easily be bolted
    to the top of your Rhino Tuff HD or OD series modular binding punch.
    This offers flexibility to users who may want to conserve space or for
    high volume users that need to use an assembly line setup for binding
    documents quickly and easily with multiple personnel.
  • The
    HD-8370 is made completely of metal and like all of the pieces of
    Rhin-O-Tuff equipment on the market is built to operate in a production
    environment. The construction of this machine is excellent and the wire
    closer is made of heavy duty steel components. This should help to
    ensure that it stays accurate and durable in organizations where it is
    being used every day.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

  • The
    primary complaint that I hear about the HD-8370 is that it is difficult
    to set up. In order to operate the machine you need to set the wire
    closer to the appropriate setting, move the edge guide into position,
    ensure that the wire is placed in the correct position inside the
    closer and adjust the wire rest, the book stop and the table height.
    Even the most experienced wire binding users can find this to be a
    difficult process. If you primarily bind one size of wire the this
    machine may be easier to use since it won’t require constant
    adjustments. However, users who regularly bind different thicknesses of
    books may have difficulties with this machine.
  • Although
    HD8370 is capable of binding documents that are the most common lengths
    it is not ideal for binding documents that utilize a custom number of
    loops. It is specifically designed to bind 16 loop, 25 loop, 32 loop,
    38 loop, 41 loop, 24 loop and 34 loop documents. If your document is a
    size other than this, it may have difficulties closing and inserting
    the wires.
  • It may also have difficulties with wires that have
    become deformed or are slightly out of pitch. The wires need to line up
    perfectly with the bars in the machine in order to properly insert and
    close the documents

Recommendation:

  • The HD8370 is a great choice for organizations that are looking for a high volume easy to use wire closer and inserter .
  • However,
    the setup of this machine makes it difficult to use for organizations
    that regularly need to switch the sizes of the documents that they need
    to bind.
  • This makes the HD-8370 ideal for users who need to bind a large number of documents that are all the same size.
  • Otherwise ,
    you will want to make sure that you have a mechanically minded operator
    that is comfortable working with a number of different settings in
    order to get this machine to work properly.

About the author

If you need more information or would like to purchase the Rhin-O-Tuff HD8370 Double Loop Wire Inserter and Closer or any of the other Wire 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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