Fellowes Starlet Personal Comb Binder, Gray (Starlet)

by Fellowes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 9.8 x 3.1 inches ; 10.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 25 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000QWCPDM
• Item model number: Starlet
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,901 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #3 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Office Electronics Accessories > Presentation Supplies > Binding Machine Supplies
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Add a sleek, professional finish to photo albums, school projects, recipe books, presentations, and more with the Fellowes Starlet Personal Comb Binder. Featuring an easy-to-use, streamlined design, the comb binder allows users to punch and bind in a continuous manner, increasing productivity. The Starlet lets you punch up to seven pages at a time. It features vertical document loading for accurate punch alignment, and a rotary edge guide to accurately center documents, ensuring all of your home and home office binding needs are met with precision and ease.

Starlet Personal Comb Binder At a Glance: Designed for occasional use in the home or home office Efficient, user-friendly design Punch up to seven sheets at a time Built-in, mistake-proof tool helps you select the right comb size for your documents Align and center documents with ease Backed by a limited, two-year warranty

Light-duty comb binder is ideal for the home or home office. View larger.

Compact, lightweight design allows for easy storage. View larger.

Efficient Design Maximizes Productivity
The Fellowes Starlet features a compact, efficient design that allows users to punch and bind in a continuous manner for maximum productivity. The model punches up to seven pages at a time, and it can bind up to 90 pages with a 1/2-inch comb.

Vertical Document Loading for Easy Alignment
Using vertical document loading, the Starlet is designed to accurately align the punches of every document you bind. A rotary edge guide allows documents to be centered with ease and precision.

Features a storage tray with comb/document measurement device. View larger.

Comb/Document Measurement Device
A built-in, mistake-proof measuring tool helps you select the right comb size for your document. Additionally, you can keep your supplies neatly stored and organized inside the Starlet with the internal storage tray.

The Fellowes Starlet Personal Comb Binder is backed by a limited, two-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Starlet Comb Binder and instructions.

Consider All The Uses
Business/Office Uses: Presentations Reference documents Training tools Marketing and sales material Client proposals Annual reports Financial reports Menus Brochures Direct mail pieces	School Uses: Text books Study guides Worksheets Reports Art projects Presentations Final exams Calendars	Recreational Uses: Maps Sports rosters and schedules Travel literature Training booklets Practice tips Recipe cards Photographs Certificates Scrapbooking

Choose the Fellowes Comb Binding Machine That's Right For You
Model:	Large Office				Small Office		Personal
	Galaxy E	Galaxy	Quasar E	Quasar	Pulsar E	Pulsar	Star	Starlet
Usage:	Frequent	Frequent	Frequent	Frequent	Moderate	Moderate	Occasional	Occasional
Punching Capacity:	25	25	20	20	15	15	10	7
Binding Capacity:	500 sheets	500 sheets	500 sheets	500 sheets	300 sheets	300 sheets	150 sheets	90 sheets
Vertical Punching:	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Releasable Dies:	Yes - 3	Yes - 3	No	No	No	No	No	No
Punching:	Electric	Manual	Electric	Manual	Electric	Manual	Manual	Manual
Binding Element  Selector:	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dimensions  (H x W x D):	6.5 x 19.62 x 17.75	6.5 x 20.87 x 17.75	5.12 x 16.87 x 15.37	5.12 x 18.12 x 15.37	5.12 x 16.93 x 15.37	5.12 x 18.12 x 15.37	3.12 x 17.68 x 9.81	3.12 x 17.68 x 9.81

Binding Accessories
3/8" Black Plastic Binding Combs 100pack Use with Fellowes or any standard 19-ring comb binding system. For 41-55 sheets.	1/2" Black Plastic Binding Combs 100pack Use with Fellowes or any standard 19-ring comb binding system. For 56-90 sheets.	Crystals Clear Binding Covers Letter size, 100pack High-quality covers give a professional look and feel to any document	Crystals Clear Binding Covers Oversize, 100pack High-quality covers give a professional look and feel to any document	Grain Black Binding Covers Letter size, 25pack High-quality covers give a professional look and feel to any document

Product Description

Designed for occasional binding needs in the home, office, or classroom, the Fellowes Starlet Comb Binding Machine punches up to 7 sheets at a time and binds up to 90 sheets with a 1/2 Inch comb. Vertical document loader ensures consistent punch alignment. Efficient design allows user to punch and bind in a continuous manner. Adjustable edge guide accurately centers documents. Document thickness/comb guide helps user select proper comb width. A convenient built-in comb storage tray keeps supplies handy.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Starlet or Star?, July 10, 2008

By 

Anonymous (CA) - See all my reviews

I spent hours trying to decide whether or not I should buy the Fellowes Starlet or Fellowes Star binding machine. I couldn't find any reviews on either of them and the only differences I could see by looking at the pictures and specifications were the Starlet can punch 7 pages at a time for a maximum of 90 pages and the Star could punch 10 pages at a time for a maximum of 150 pages. They look like they are the same size and shape other than the handle on the Starlet for punching the pages is on one side and the handle on the Star runs across the machine and connects to both sides (I'm guessing they did this to allow you to use more force while punching through more pages). But my one major question when considering to buy either the Starlet or Star was why does the Starlet only allow you to bind a book up to 90 pages? Couldn't you just buy a bigger spine? I know it would take longer to punch a book with 150 pages only being able to punch 7 pages at a time, but is 7 pages really much different than 10? Well, after deciding to go along with the purchasing the Starlet (since it is 20-40 bucks cheaper) I found out that yes, you can indeed make a book with as many pages as you like.. as long as you are patient enough to punch 7 pages at a time (or less at a time if you don't want to make mistakes punching the holes).

There are two major problems that I found with this machine. One is the handle on the left hand side which is used to open the spines. After making around 5 books the plastic handle split and I couldn't open the spines anymore. I was able to fix this by replacing the plastic handle with a metal one found at a hardware store (but it was inconvenient and cost another $7). The other problem is unless you really take your time feeding the paper into the machine and making the pages line up correctly, you are bound to make mistakes punching the holes. The holes are very close to the edge of the paper, which is why it is easy to make mistakes. It is also a little difficult to feel whether or not you've placed the papers far enough down the slit for punching.

Other than that, there are some good things about this machine listed below:

Pros:
-Smaller than typical comb binding machine (folds up nicely)
-Relatively lightweight
-Has handle for carrying it on the top of the machine
-Has a drawer on the side to carry spines and a guide to tell you which spine size to use
-Has a viewing window to show you when it is time to dump your holes
-Has an adjustable device that allows you to punch in the same spot each time (e.g. you can move it over if you have a cover that is a little bigger than your pages)

Cons:
-Punches 7 pages at a time (less if you don't want to risk making mistakes with the holes)
-Plastic handle for opening spines is plastic and breaks easily (perhaps the handle on the Star is stronger to allow you to open up bigger spines)
-Easy to make mistakes punching

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Small Jobs, May 25, 2011

By 

Julia - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fellowes Starlet Personal Comb Binder, Gray (Starlet) (Office Product)

I am self employed, and need to bind small reports. It works great for small jobs, and is much cheaper than Kinko's! I have over-sized covers, and actually found it really easy to line up the paper and covers. Perfect for my needs.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal for smaller projects and occasional use, October 23, 2011

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Richard C. Drew "Anaal Nathra/Uthe vas Bethod... (Oak Lawn, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes Starlet Personal Comb Binder, Gray (Starlet) (Office Product)

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In my time I've probably punch-bound 10,000 books - literally. For myself, clients and for resale. I've done all of this on a commercial punch-binder I purchased way back in 1978. Let's take a look at the punch-binding process and what makes it work - and what doesn't. There are basically two parts to the binder.

1) The hole puncher
2) the comb

The puncher is the part that sees all the wear and tear. You're punching a bunch of rectangular holes in several sheets of paper at one time. If you're ever used a hand-held hole punch and tried going through a bunch of sheets, you know how hard it is. So these machines use long handles and gears to increase leverage. The more sheets, the beefier the punch has to be. This puncher is pretty light-weight as punchers go. Seven standard sheets is the max - you can't fit more than that. That's using standard paper. If you use heavier paper, it's less sheets. So a 90 page report with a front and back cover would take at least 15 punches (assuming heavier front and back cover stock.). With this model, punch slowly - it's easy to knock your knuckles on the counter-top.

The best way to do this is assemble the book is on a counter-top or table, with the binder in the middle. But the book/report to be bound the right of the binder, face-up. Take several pages, punch them, and put them on the left of the binder, face down. Repeat until done. Take the pages and tap the "spine" end on a hard surface until all pages are aligned, then bind them. Do a couple of practice runs to get the hang of any binder - you can re-use the spines.

The KEY setting is the position of the paper guide on the left of the punch - since you can't move the hole punches, you re-position the paper, moving it left or right so the punches are centered on the edge. The guide accomplishes this. That's another reason for some test runs.

Actually binding the paper takes a little practice. There's a second, smaller, lever that operates the hooks that open the plastic spine on the comb - it's easy to put these in upside-down, but since you can't bind that way, you'll know if it's wrong. Sometimes you can do the entire book in one run, but usually you do several pages at a time.

Insert spine, spread, slip pages over open spine until all pages are in place, close spine. The spine has a "memory" - it closes automatically when tension is released.

What separates different binders is the number of pages punched at one time and how many sheets can be bound. They all accomplish the same thing with the same decades old technology. This one punches 7 pages and can bind 90 sheets. If you're doing school reports, home projects and the occasional binding project, why spend a ton of money?

If you plan on doing more frequent binding, I'd get a different model. For "occasional" use, this is ideal.

Others have stated that the punch handle is plastic - it's not. The punch arm is metal with a plastic sleeve wrapping a metal handle - it's not going to break. My commercial model has the exact same design, but with heavier duty materials. One more point to clarify - the manufacturer photo shows it punching, not binding.

Before I forget - one neat trick - If you cut the combs with scissors, you can make custom sized smaller books.

See all my photos for details and tips.