Amazon Basics Comb Binding Machine, 350 Sheets Capacity, Punches 12 Sheets, for Paper Sizes A5(15 holes)/Letter(19 holes)/A4(21 holes) with Adjustable Margin, Grey

I had several 'books' to bind, each about 100 pages, and with cardstock front and back covers. I bought this machine because it was cheap, and I didn't really anticipate using it again once I had made the books. I was able to successfully make a perfect book on my first attempt. The machine is relatively straightforward to use, and it's difficult to mess up as long as you take your time and are careful. The instructions aren't very good, so I watched a youtube tutorial. I kind of wish I hadn't though, because I figured out a better way of doing it. Instead of trying to hook each sheet onto the comb, I found it was much easier to stack the entire book as a block, then hold in in place while slowly pulling the lever to close the comb, capturing all of the pages at once. I would say the claimed 12 sheet punching capacity is quite optimistic. I was punching standard 2lb copy paper, and I found I could punch a maximum of about 8 sheets at a time without feeling like I was going to damage the machine. This is fine for small-scale production though. Once I got the hang of it, I found I could make a book in just a couple of minutes. I made a mistake with one of my books (printed the pages wrong) and I was able to use the machine to easily open the comb back up, remove the offending pages, and replace them with corrected versions. Once I had finished my books, I was looking around the house for other stuff I could comb-bind. I don't need the machine any more now I have my books made, but I'm glad I have it, and will definitely get some use out of it in future.

Well made, easy to use and economical!

Its not top of the line but for the price you can't beat it. Easy to set up and use. Punches through12 pages at a time but struggles to do more. I built a 300 page manual in about 5 minutes.

This unit was purchased for occasional binding of books consisting of double-sided print from PDF, up to 70 sheets of paper. The paper used was 32lb, so a thick heavy paper. Rather than attempting to punch 12 pieces of paper at a time as indicated in the product description, I punched 5 to avoid stressing the device. So far, I've successfully created six "books". There's a handy table of plastic comb sizes and the amount of paper that can be bound, on the base of the unit. From my experience, it seemed better to use the next larger size comb. For example, for a book consisting of 50 pieces of paper, the 3/8" or 10mm plastic comb is suggested for up to 55 bindings. For me, the next size up, 1/2" 12mm comb was easier to work with. YMMV. Great product for my intended usage.

Just what I needed. Works the way it should. The punching of the holes is pretty easy to figure out, but the pictures in manual and on machine does not provide good instructions for attaching the binding. It's kind of hard to explain, but if you can't figure it out search it and watch a video. Not complicated when you can see it being done.

During my working years, I had access to a heavy duty commercial comb binding machine and used it weekly. Now that I'm retired, I wanted something similar for personal use but didn't want to pay hundreds of dollars for a machine I would only need occasionally. So, I bought the Amazon Basics machine for less than $50, thinking that if it didn't work out I wouldn't be out much money. However, I found that it works very well! It weighs perhaps a third of my old office machine (or less!), so it's obviously not as durable, but (with care and a little patience) it does the job. Because it's light weight, I don't try to punch out it's rated volume of 12 sheets (maybe 4 or 5); I take extra time to make sure they're properly aligned before punching; and in the binding operation I collate 8 or 10 pages at a time onto the comb. But, as I said, it does the job, and the finished product looks identical to those I produced in the office. If you've never used a binding machine before, check out the process on YouTube or on Amazon's user videos, because the instructions printed on the machine are anything but clear. I've had this machine on my Wish List for months. I only wish I'd purchased it sooner.

I have small lesson outlines (less than 20 pages) I wanted to make into little booklets. Instructions are none existent and I’ve used a binding machine before. The hole puncher really only handles 2-3 pages at a time and a couple times the end curled so that it wasn’t punched. There’s no way to see if the paper is in properly so sometimes the holes miss part of the paper so keep to 5 pages at most and it takes a lot of effort to punch those. Once I got thru that, the binding was a challenge. Works great for 2 page books (who needs that?); beyond that they do not release. Had to use a pair of scissors to get a 15 pager off. It is not heavy enough. Need one hand to hold it down while you open the spines. Guess it’s cheap. You get what you pay for. It’s awkward and difficult to use.

Can punch many sizes of paper. Does not show a setting for punching 8.5x11 oversize covers. I could not find a setting.

Just what i needed for a few projects i had, easy to use and simple to set up . Only minor adjustments to make it work perfectly . Well worth the money as good as one twice the price in my opinion

La encuardernadora funciona a las mil maravillas, es muy sencilla de usar y permite encuadernar documentos de forma rápida y simple. Se ve robusta al tacto y tiene buen peso. Permite regular la distancia de los agujeros con el borde de la hoja, tiene un tope para cuadrar los distintos tipos de papel que puedes usar (A4,A5, carta, etc) y por un precio la mar de contenido.

Buen producto dude por el precio pero estoy completamente satisfecho superó mis expectativas

Efficace et robuste. Les basics chez Amazon sont une valeur sûre et le rapport qualité prix est imbattable. J’utilise cette relieuse fréquemment pour le boulot et il n’y a rien à redire hormis éventuellement son encombrement

Works Well, Isaac Tredrea Honest review