| Whether you are considering purchasing a Thermal | | | | book otherwise they might eventually fall out. Normally |
| Binding Machine or already have one, if you don't know | | | | the pages in the middle of your document are not a |
| how to use the machine it won't do you a lot of good. | | | | problem but at times the pages from the front or back |
| Fortunately, binding documents using a Thermal binding | | | | of the document can stick to the cover because of |
| machine is one of the easiest methods of binding. In | | | | static electricity. This is something to remember and to |
| fact, binding documents with this type of equipment is | | | | check before proceeding to the next step. 4. The |
| much like using a toaster (just with a couple of twists). | | | | fourth step is to start the binding process. Some |
| This article is designed to provide you with a simple | | | | thermal binding machines do not require any warm up |
| step by step guide to binding documents with Thermal | | | | time while others require you to wait until the machine |
| binding. Here it is... 1. The first step to binding your | | | | has heated up. Either way, after your machine is ready |
| documents with a thermal binding machine is to | | | | the next step is to place your document into the |
| prepare your document. It is important that you print | | | | machine. After a minute or so, the machine will indicate |
| and assemble your complete document before you | | | | that the heating process is complete and your |
| start the binding process. You will want to make sure | | | | document will be ready to remove. 5. The final step in |
| that all of your pages are properly collated and jogged | | | | binding your document is to remove it from the binding |
| together so that they are completely flush. If your | | | | machine and to allow it to cool. However, after you |
| pages are not flush at this step then they will not be | | | | remove the document from the machine and before |
| flush when you complete the binding process. 2. The | | | | you place it in the cooling rack you should tap the spine |
| second step is to select your thermal binding cover. | | | | of the book on a table or a hard surface. It is important |
| Since Thermal Binding uses a one piece presentation | | | | that you do this while the spine is still hot so that the |
| cover with glue down the spine, it is essential that you | | | | pages will settle further into the spine glue. After you |
| choose the correct spine size for your thermal binding | | | | have tapped the spine on a hard surface you will want |
| cover. When choosing the spine thickness for your | | | | to leave your document for fifteen minutes before |
| cover it is important that you don't choose a spine that | | | | using it. This will ensure that the glue is fully cured and |
| it too small or too large. If the spine is too small the | | | | that your pages will not fall out. These five steps |
| pages won't fit and will fall out. If the spine is too large | | | | provide a simple step by step guide to binding a |
| the extra space in the spine will look odd leaving you | | | | document using a thermal binding system. However, |
| with a less desirable bind. However, if you can't match | | | | one of the great things about Thermal Binding is that it |
| the exact size of your document, then you will need to | | | | allows you to bind multiple documents at one time. All |
| make sure that you round up and not down. It is | | | | you have to do is prepare your documents and then |
| always better to have too much space than not | | | | insert multiple documents into your machine at one |
| enough. 3. The third step in binding your documents | | | | time. Really, it is very simple and very fast. Try it for |
| with thermal binding is to insert the pages of your | | | | yourself. |
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