GBC’s got a reputation for providing thedocument binding market with innovative and problem-solving machinesand accessories, and their premium oval-hole spiral-coil crimpingpliers are no exception. Though most beginners aren’t aware of it yet, crimping pliers are anabsolute must when you are using the spiral coil binding style.Crimping pliers are a specialized tool that bends the ends of thespiral coil wire to a ninety degree angle, helping to make sure thatall the pages stay in place and that your document and all the pagestherein will stay in the book where they belong. Anyone who has had aspiral coil book fall to pieces can attest to the necessity of crimpingpliers.
The first thing that you will notice is that these are obviously someof the best, most well-made crimping pliers that you have ever held inyour hand. Specially designed for those who use a spiral coil bindingsystem that punches and utilizes oval holes, these pliers can work withthe challenges that the oval holes present, having been designed with alonger throw. Many user don’t know that when they are working with ovalholes the crimp needs to be longer t ensure that the spiral wire doesnot spin off the ends of the book during normal use.
In a simple and single motion, these crimping pliers both cut the endsoff the coil and crimp the ends, leaving you with a functional anddurable document that is also attractive in the spiral coils style. If you work with a coil binding machine that uses oval holes, you can’tafford to be without these pliers, as the ones that you use with yourother machines will not produce a long enough crimp to keep the coil onthe book. While they are great for 4:1 and 5:1 round hole spiral coilbinding, standard pliers will not get the job done with oval holes. TheGBC premium crimpers will do a great job with those pitches as well asmore specialized ones as well, Wholesale ALUZINC STEEL COIL so if you have a pair of the premiums,you won’t have to have any other pliers stored or sitting around theproduction floor.
These crimpers are designed for speed and ease of use as well. With theplastic coated handles, you can be sure that you will always have agood grip, and that they will never slip in your hand. Like most othercrimping pliers, these are designed with a hands red dot that indicatesof you are using them correctly. Just remember to face the book’s spinetoward you and point the red dot toward the ceiling, and you know youare doing it right. Long story short, if you do any binding in the spiral coil style with apunch that produces an oval hole, these pliers are not a luxury, butare in fact absolutely necessary. These pliers will simply make yourbinding life a whole lot easier, and help create for you a betterfinished product. This also goes for 0.400 or 3:1 pitch patterns aswell.
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