| The purpose of this article is to guide
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| | pages contain a large amount of static
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| you on how to properly bind a document
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| | electricity.
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| using a thermal binding machine. If you
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| | -Remember, it is the binding edge of the
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| have access to 5 or 6 thermal binding
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| | sheets which must be evenly jogged for a
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| covers, follow through these binding
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| | secure bind.
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| instructions. If not, read through the
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| | 2. Place the thermal binding cover in
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| material and try binding some documents
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| | your left hand (if you are right handed),
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| later.
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| | and allow it to slightly fall open to
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| After ensuring that your machine is
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| | create what looks like a wide V. Insert
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| plugged in and turned on select a smaller
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| | the fanned sheets into your scored
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| thermal binding cover i.e. 1/16", 1/8" or
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| | thermal binding cover (make sure that you
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| 1/4" and the approximate amount of paper
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| | grasp the sheets tightly to maintain the
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| needed to fit into the cover. In normal
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| | uniform jogged edge). The sheets should
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| use, the operator will have a document of
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| | be centered within the cover and placed
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| "x" number of sheets, which will then
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| | on the adhesive backbone. Close the cover
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| determine the proper size of thermal
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| | around the sheets. The first and last
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| cover to use. The easiest way to do this
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| | sheets should not stick up higher than
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| is to place the paper, indexes, etc. to
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| | the other pages. If you have uneven
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| be bound flat on a table and measure the
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| | pages, take all the sheets out of the
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| thickness of the stack with a ruler.
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| | cover, rejog them and insert them back
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| Choose a cover that meets that
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| | into the cover.
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| measurement. i.e. if you have a 1/4"
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| | 3. Next, place the document (spine side
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| stack of paper, you would use a 1/4"
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| | down) so the edge of the thermal cover is
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| thermal binding cover. If you are in
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| | at the right hand side of the binding
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| between sizes, go to the next largest
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| | slot. The binding machine should
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| size.
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| | automatically start and depending on the
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| 1. To reduce static electricity that
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| | size of your document should determine
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| builds up between sheets run off a
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| | the length of the bind time.
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| copier, the paper to be bound needs to be
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| | 4. When you remove the bound document,
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| fanned. Take a stack of paper, and
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| | tap the backbone on the table to help set
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| practice fanning using the following
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| | the adhesive, and set the document(s) on
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| technique:
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| | the cooling stand to maintain the square
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| -Grasp the sheets on both sides, holding
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| | backbone during curing. Make sure the
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| them fairly loose.
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| | document(s) are placed squarely on the
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| -Bend the sheets as in the following
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| | cooling stand so that the backbone
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| diagram. While bent, exert pressure on
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| | remains square during the curing process.
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| the paper with your thumbs and fingers to
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| | This will provide the most professional
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| gain a firm grip where the sheets cannot
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| | looking finished product.
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| move.
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| | 5. The document must cool before it can
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| -While maintaining pressure on the
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| | be used. It should remain on the stand
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| sheets, straighten out the stack of
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| | for 3 to 5 minues. This time period
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| paper. This will bow the sheets so that
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| | varies depending on the thickness of the
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| there is air space between sheets. After
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| | thermal binding cover. Obviously, a 1/16"
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| air has been allowed into the sheets,
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| | thick document will cool faster than a 2"
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| release your grasp on the sheets as you
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| | document. Ultimately, any thermal cover,
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| jog them onto a flat, level surface. This
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| | regardless of size, will have reached
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| is called fanning the paper. It is
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| | full binding strength once the backbone
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| usually not necessary unless the paper
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| | is cool to the touch (approximately 15
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| has just come off a copier, where the
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| | minutes).
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