| Overview: | | | | mind when making your decision. |
| The GBC CombBind C340 is a newest, manual, | | | | There are other limitations associated with a |
| plastic comb binding machine available from GBC. | | | | manual punching mechanism. Because of its |
| The CombBind C340 offers a new, stylishly | | | | manual punch, the volume that the C340 can |
| designed manual punch and other features | | | | handle is limited. This makes the CombBind C340 |
| completely unique to any other plastic comb | | | | unsuitable for high volume applications because of |
| binding machines. Because of this, and other | | | | the time and inconvenience a manual operation |
| important factors, the C340 promises to make | | | | presents. |
| your binding projects both quicker and easier. | | | | Finally, although the rotary comb-opener design is |
| Features: | | | | functional, it's not as easy to use as the traditional |
| The GBC CombBind C340 has a variety of unique | | | | comb opener that uses a handle for operation. |
| and useful features, including a document | | | | This can also add time and aggravation to certain |
| separator The document separator works to | | | | projects and applications and again, should be kept |
| speed up punching by separating pages into | | | | in mind when making a purchasing decision of this |
| perfect sections every time. In addition to this | | | | kind. |
| technology, the CombBind C340 machine also | | | | Construction: |
| uses auto-centering technology. This feature can | | | | The GBC CombBind C340 is fine for occasional |
| saves a great deal of setup time by eliminating | | | | use, but it is primarily made of plastic. This makes |
| the need to set the paper edge guide before | | | | the machine less durable and therefore, could |
| punching. Time-savings features like these are | | | | potentially need replacement much sooner. |
| definitely worth their weight in gold - or at least, in | | | | There are however, some desirable design traits |
| productivity. | | | | on this innovative machine. The CombBind C340 |
| With a 25 sheet (or more accurately, 22 sheet), | | | | has several new features such as a document |
| punching capacity, it is one of the largest | | | | separator and an auto-centering guide, which are |
| punch-capacities offered by a manual | | | | helpful to the binding process. These are the kind |
| comb-binding machine. This is another | | | | of features that many small to midsized |
| highly-desired feature that help the C340 stand | | | | organizations are looking for and the ComBind |
| out from the crowd. But the features don't end | | | | C340 delivers. The CBC CombBind C340, while |
| there; the CombBind C340 is made with an | | | | not ideal of very large corporations with high |
| ergonomically designed handle. This handle works | | | | volume needs, could be perfectly suitable for small |
| for those who are left handed or those who are | | | | to medium sized operations with lower volume |
| right handed, makes the C340 completely | | | | needs. |
| functional to operate for any personnel. | | | | Recommendation: |
| Limitations: | | | | So, even though there are some definite |
| While there are several nice features included in | | | | limitations with the CombBind C340, there are also |
| the C340, there are also some limitations. To | | | | some unique features that aid in style and |
| begin with, there is no depth-of-punch guide. This | | | | functionality. Because of this, the GBC CombBind |
| is critical because without it, you can't choose the | | | | C340 can be a good choice for routine comb |
| distance of the holes from the edge of the paper. | | | | binding and is recommended for that use. With its |
| In addition, there are no disengageable dies. These | | | | plastic construction and other limitations, however, |
| disengageable dies allow the machine to punch | | | | it is probably not ideal for higher-volume |
| custom sized sheets. The C340 also is without an | | | | applications and could not stand up to the |
| open throat design, making it unable to punch legal | | | | challenges of durability and speed that these |
| or A4 sized documents. This does limit the | | | | organizations are looking for. |
| versatility of the machine and should be kept in | | | | |