Akiles Megabind 2 Punching & Comb Binding Machine with Wire Closer

Akiles Megabind 2 Punching & Comb Binding Machine with Wire Closer

Akiles MegaBind is the most complete and professional punch and binding equipment in its market, as it is the only machine that has all of the required functions for binding.

The Akiles MegaBind 2 is one of the most complete and professional punch and bind peices of equipment in its market. It's all metal construction is built to last and it includes a 14" punching throat for legal sized documents. With all metal construction and a heavy duty two handle construction the Megabind 2 is built to last and will stand up to almost any application. Additionally, the Akiles Megabind 2 is capable of punching and binding legal sized documents using legal sized plastic combs. Plus, the Akiles Megabind 2 comes with a twin loop wire closer that will work with Spiral-O 19 loop wire combs.

The Akiles MegaBind 2 binding machine is a heavy duty punch and binder which is perfect for either Comb or Wire Binding applications. The MegaBind 2 will punch up to 25 sheets at a time and will bind up to 2"(425 sheets) of paper using plastic comb. It comes with a wire closer that will work with Spiral-O 19 loop wire. Its many features include disengageable pins so you can easily change paper sizes, two handles increase the speed of binding for comb applications, punch margin controls to allow punching at a deeper depths and a binding size guide. The Megabind 2 has a 14" binding side punch length so you can bind legal sized documents. It’s durable, sturdy all metal construction ensures it will last for many years to come.

Manual Plastic Comb and 19 Loop Spiral-O-Wire, Punch and Binding Machine
Punches up to 25 sheets of 20 lb bond at once
Binds up to 425 sheets with a 2" comb
Binds up to 120 sheets with 19 loop Spiral-O-Wire
14" open ended punch
Punch margin controls
Binding size guide
24 disengageable pins

High-Volume Punch Capacity: With its redesigned punching mechanism, you can punch up to 25 sheets of 20 lbs paper per lift (20 sheets on Electric model).
Double-Handle System: Allows you to work faster and more efficiently, as you can punch and bind simultaneously or independently of each other.
Continuous Binding Control: Left Side
Die Disengagement Pins
Side Margin Control
Waste Compartment: Back Side
Punch Margin Control
Binding Guide: Allows the user to determine the correct comb size to use.

Double-Handle System: Allows you to work faster and more efficiently, as you can punch and bind simultaneously or independently of each other.
Continuous Binding Control: Left Side
Die Disengagement Pins
Side Margin Control
Waste Compartment: Back Side
Punch Margin Control
Binding Guide: Allows the user to determine the correct comb size to use.
Punching: Manual
Punching Legth: 14"
Disengaging Dies: All 24 dies
Hole Punch: Rectangular (5/16" x 1/8")
Comb Binding Capacity: From 3/16" to 2"
Punching Capacity: Up to 20 sheets (20 lbs)
Side Margin Control: Included
Punching Margin Control: Included
Continuous Binding Control: Included
Wire Closer: Included (up to 9/16")
Construction: Metal
Weight: 31 lbs
Warranty: 1 Year

Overview:

Heavy duty legal sized manual plastic comb binding machine.
Made by Akiles who has a reputation for making some of the highest quality desktop binding systems available on the market.
Similar to the Akiles Megabind 1 but includes a built in wire closer for added functionality. This makes it similar to some of the older Ibico binding machines.
Features/ Strengths:

Heavy duty manual plastic comb binding machine with disengageable dies (the ability to punch any length of document up to 14 inch with a single punch), open throat design (punch longer documents with a two step punch process), depth of margin control (choose how far the holes are from the edge of the paper) and heavy duty legal length plastic comb opener.
The Megabind 2 also includes a wire closer that allows it to be used with 19 loop spiral O wire. This type of wire is also sometimes called ibiwire and is designed for use with the 19 loop comb binding pattern. However, most comb binding machines don’t come with the wire closer needed to finish documents with ibiwire. This makes the Megabind 2 fairly unique in its class and provides excellent added value for your dollar.
Includes a convenient size selector on the binding table to allow you to quickly choose the right size of spine for your documents every time.
Limitations/Weaknesses:

Although the Megabind 2 can bind documents up to 2” with plastic combs it is only able to bind documents up to 9/16” with spiral-o wire. Documents larger than 9/16” will need to be bound with combs.
The spiral-o wire is more difficult to come by that either plastic combs or standard twin loop wire. It is important to buy the right supplies for this machine (you can’t purchase standard 3:1 pitch wire) if you want it to work.
The manual punch on this machine is great for low to medium volume users. However, it could become quite tedious in a high volume production environment. An electric machine would be better suited high volume applications.
The horizontal wire closer is a little bit more difficult to use and to master than the vertical variety included on most of Akiles other wire binding machines.
Construction:

Heavy duty all metal construction is indicative of the Akiles line of manual binding machines. This equipment is extremely well built.
The wire closer is solid and should hold up for most users who bind moderate volumes of documents. High volume users might consider a heavy duty stand alone wire closer instead.
Backed by a 1 year warranty from Akiles. However, it is very doubtful that you will need the warranty on this machine.
Recommendation:

For the price this is one of the best choices for manual plastic comb binding machines since it gives you the ability to use plastic combs, spiral-o wire and Zipbind spines.
High quality metal construction means that it should hold up and won’t break. However, it should not be used to punch more than 2 clear covers at a time or to punch metal, wood or other non paper materials.
Great bang for your buck. Get one today.

Binding Format Plastic Comb and 19 Loop Spiral-O Wire
Punching Method Manual
Binding Method Manual
Punching Format (Vertical/Horizontal) Horizontal
Punch and Bind Capability Yes
Max Plastic Comb Punch Capacity (20# paper) 25 Sheets
Max Wire Punch Capacity (20# paper) 25 Sheets
Max Plastic Comb Bind Capacity (20# paper) 425 Sheets
Max Wire Bind Capacity (20# paper) 120 Sheets
Max Punch Length 14"
Max Binding Length 14"
Wire Format 19 Loop Spiral-O Wire
Max Plastic Comb Diameter 2"
Max Wire Diameter 9/16"
Number of Punch Pins 24
Disengageable Die Pins Yes
Number of Disengageable Die Pins 24
Tool-free Die Changing No
Anti-jam Automatic Reverse Funtion No
Anti-jam Manual Reverse Funtion No
Open Ended Punch Yes
Push Button Operation No
Foot Pedal Operation No
Waste Compartment Yes
Binding Diameter Guide Yes
Built-in Binding Stop Guide Yes
Side Margin Control Yes
Margin Depth Selector Yes
Built-in Plastic Comb Opener Yes
Built-in Wire Closer Yes
Built-in Wire Holder No
Dimensions (L x W x H) 26 5/8" x 17 3/4" x 13 3/4"
Shipping Weight 31 lbs
Mfg List Price $569.00

Akiles Megabind 2 Punching & Comb Binding Machine with Wire Closer