Are you on a budget and need an affordable book binding machine? Perhaps you can’t settle on one single binding format. If either of these situations apply to you, you may want to take a look at the SircleBind WB-110 comb and wire binding machine. This is my review.

SircleBind (from Sircle) has only been around for a few years, but their machines have sent ripples through the binding industry. SircleBind machines are some of the most affordable today and are compared to the quality of GBC. Most of SircleBind’s machines are feature rich when compared to similarly priced machines.

The SircleBind WB-110 is both a comb and a wire-binding machine. It includes both a 3:1 pitch (three holes per inch) punch and a 19-ring comb punch. It also includes a wire closer and a comb opener. Essentially it has everything you need, start to finish, to bind a book in wire or comb. The only thing it doesn’t include is the supplies and the paper.

This machine is capable of punching through 12 sheets of standard 20# paper. This amount will decrease with card stock, but the WB-110 can still be used to punch card stock and clear covers. Multiple punches will be required to bind a book, but the process is pretty quick.

One thing I really like about the punches on the Wb-110 is the vertical punch. Most binding machines punch paper horizontally. The vertical punch makes it easier to punch paper evenly and keep the edges properly aligned. This is all done thanks to gravity.

One of the most unusual features in the WB-110 is the wire debinding feature. While comb is easy to open up, wire isn’t. The WB-110 has a wire opener that allows you to remove the wire binding element. While the re-opened wire can’t be re-used, this is a nice feature to have if you need to re-bind a book.

The WB-110 only weighs in at 18 pounds, so it is easy to move around and can easily be placed on just about any desk or table. This machine doesn’t look half-bad either. I think it looks pretty nice sitting on a desk.

Overall I consider the SircleBind WB-110 to be a great budget binding machine. Keep in mind that the SircleBind WB-110 is designed for low and entry-level binding. This means the WB-110 is perfect for home and small business use, but should not be used for large book binding production.

You can find the SircleBind WB-110 comb and wire binding machine here. You can find our entire selection of binding machines here.

Terms like Spiral-O, Wire-O and wire comb are all used to describe what is more commonly known as wire binding. With all these terms floating around, it’s no wonder so many people get confused. I will try and break down exactly why these terms exist and what they mean.

First off, there are three different types of wire binding supplies. These are 3:1, 2:1 and 19-ring pitches. Basically these three formats are different hole patterns. The hole spacing on 3:1 is three holes per inch, 2:1 is two holes per inch and 19-ring is 19 holes along an 11-inch sheet of paper.

Both 3:1 and 2:1 pitch holes can be round or square, although round is far more common. Nineteen-ring holes are always rectangular in shape.  The format you use depends on the look you prefer and the amount of sheets you need to bind.

These are some of the terms used to describe the different wire binding hole formats:

• Spiral-O – This is another term used for 19-ring wire binding. Nineteen-ring wire hole patters are the same as comb binding.
• Wire-O – This is a trademarked term commonly used to describe 3:1 pitch wire, although many retailers will use it for 2:1 pitch wire as well.
• Wire Comb – This is a term used to describe wire (19-ring) that has the same hole pattern as comb binding.
• Double Loop Binding – A generic term used for all wire binding.
• Twin Loop binding – Another generic term used for all wire binding.

Wire binding looks great. It holds up well and is available in a variety of colors. You may find our entire selection of wire binding supplies here.

We are always looking at new ways to help educate our customers and help them learn more about the office equipment they are purchasing. Over the past few years we added several product category guides to our Web site loaded with information. You can find those guides by going here:
http://www.abcoffice.com/product_guide.htm.

We have just added three new “How To” guides to our Web site. The “How To” guides are different than the older guides because the offer more detailed information on specific products. The three new guides just added to ABC Office are the How To Comb Bind, How To Wire Bind and How To VeloBind.

Each guide includes detailed information on how to use the binding machines including step-by-step details and also includes links to video demonstrations of the products. You can find the three current “How To” guides here:

How To Comb Bind

How To Wire Bind

How To VeloBind

We plan on adding many more “How To” guides to our Web site over the coming weeks and months. Be sure to come back and check out our new guides!