| Rhino Tuff HC-8318 Semi Automatic Wire Inserter and Closer Product Review |
Overview:
*The HC-8318 is a semi-automatic eighteen inch wire closer that binds calendars with preformed calendar hangers. This means that you can bind your wire hangers into your documents while the wire is being closed.
*This machine is designed to be a small, affordable and simple to use wire closer for short run projects and the production of yearly calendars.
*The HC8318 is designed for use with standard 3:1 pitch wires that are up to eighteen inches in length and between 1/4” and 9/16” in diameter.
Strengths / Features:
*The HC8318 is designed to insert and close your books in a single process. Using this machine you can place your spine inside the machine, place the pages onto the document table and the machine will insert the pages through the loops of the wire and complete the wire closing process. This eliminates the need to manual hang the pages onto the “c” shaped wires as well as the need to transport the document and spine into the wire closer. This semi-automatic inserting and closing process can help to greatly increase your organization’s wire binding productivity.
*Using the HC8318 it is possible to bind a huge variety of different sized documents. It has preset book stops for all of the common north American and European sizes of documents including letter, legal, A4, 11” x 17”, A3, A6, 8.5” and 5.5” sizes. However, it can also be used to bind custom sized documents that are between 5.5” and 18” in length.
*The document table on the HC8318 has a series of notches on the edge. These notches are designed to help you choose the right size of wire for your documents. This machine is compatible with 3:1 pitch wire spines that are between 1/4” and 9/16” in diameter. By simply inserting the pages of your book into the smallest appropriate notch, you can select which size of wire is most appropriate for your needs.
*One of the most impressive things about the HC-8318 is that it has the ability to insert calendar hangers into the documents as part of the binding process. There is a small slot on the binding table for the calendar hanger to sit in. You simply have to place the hanger onto the machine at the appropriate stage in the binding process and it will ensure that it is bound in the correct location during the closing and inserting process.
Weaknesses / Limitations:
*The HC-8318 is compatible with 3:1 pitch wires up to 9/16” in diameter. However, it cannot be used to insert or close 2:1 pitch wire bound documents. Users with a modular punch that need to bind both pitches of double loop wire will need to have another manual wire closer in addition to this device in order to finish their larger sized books.
*The primary complaint about the HC8318 is that it is difficult to set up and adjust for different sizes of books. Once the machine is set up properly it will work fine. However, there are ten steps to setting up and binding a document with this machine. If you miss even one step the machine will not work. Organizations with highly technical operators or who tend to produce long runs of books that are all the same size should not have too many problems with this machine. However, users who switch spine sizes often or have inexperienced operators may have difficulties with this type of device.
*The HC-8318 is only compatible with a 3:1 pitch-hole pattern. However, even if you have a 3:1 pitch punch, the holes need to be the appropriate size, shape and distance from the edge of the paper for this machine to work. The size of holes should be 11/64” (.172) round (or larger) or 5/32” (.156) square. The Margin or Backspace for is .168” for round and .179” for square holes.
Recommendation:
*This machine has some excellent features including the ability to handle documents up to eighteen inches in length and the ability to insert calendar hangers as part of the binding process.
*It provides the ability to streamline the finishing process for 3:1 pitch wire binding by eliminating the need to hang the pages and transfer the document to a manual wire closer.
*This machine is great for organizations with highly trained and technical operators or for companies that primarily bind a single document thickness. However, it is not ideal for applications where users will frequently need to switch binding sizes or for use with documents that are thicker than 9/16”.
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