GBC CombBind C75 Desktop Binding Machine (7704230)

by GBC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 16 x 14 inches ; 1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000SBNYH2
• Item model number: 7704230
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,562 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #4 in Office Products > Office Supplies > Binders & Binding Systems > Binding Machines
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2006

Product Description

Compact lightweight design fits easily on a desk top and is perfect for small jobs. Punches up to 10 sheets and binds up to 125 sheets. Features a comb selection guide to and a removable chip drawer. Accommodates oversize and regular covers. Limited one year warranty.

Customer Reviews

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for a lightweight machine, April 7, 2009

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Computer teacher (Fresno, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: GBC CombBind C75 Desktop Binding Machine (7704230) (Office Product)

This machine says that it will punch up to 10 pieces of 20# paper. The most I could punch at one time was 8, and that was difficult. It works best with 1 to 3 pices of paper. If you have never used this type of a binding machine, be prepared to spend some time on each job. First you have to carefully stack the papers so the left edges are all even. Then you have to punch holes in 1 to 3 pieces of paper at a time. When this is done, then you have to use the machine to open the plastic comb and carefully place each piece of paper on all of the open fingers. I bought this machine for home use to help bind various sets of papers such as tax returns. The C75 worked well in peforming this function, but extra time was needed to punch the required holes. If there were any creases or staples in the paper, they had to be cleaned up so they would fit in the small opening for the punch to work. I paid $72.75 for my machine in March of 09 and now it sells for about $10 less. At this price it is a good piece of equipment if is durable enough to last a while. If you are doing lots of comb binding, this machine is probably too slow and light weight.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Have made a lot of little booklets with this!, August 3, 2010

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Christine (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GBC CombBind C75 Desktop Binding Machine (7704230) (Office Product)

The machines works very well, it is quite solid. I have made several booklets with this, collecting/binding collections of papers that would otherwise sit in a file folder in a file cabinet. For that alone, I think this machine is worth it!!

The punch has a handy drawer which collects the "hole punches", making it easy to empty later. Also, there's a second drawer in which you can keep a variety of plastic combs/spines for binding --- this makes it much easier than going back to the supply closet to get a 1/2" or 3/4" or 1" comb.

I've taken a pile of monthly forms and spiral bound them, then they're all in one place --- I just flip the page & I'm onto the next month. I teach art to kids. Took the best ideas for sculpture & spiral bound those. Now, when I need a sculpture idea, I just pull the booklet off the shelf. Ditto for booklets on painting, collage, figure drawing, etc. Sometimes I print off PDF booklets from the internet & bind them. Even amassed all my dieting tips into one handy booklet to recharge my motivation when I need to drop a few pounds. They are handy to slip in my tote bag to read in the doctor's office, on a trip, etc.

I find that having these little booklets on hand, I use/access the material much more. In that past, the articles simply accumulated in file folders, buried in a file drawer. This spiral booklet method is much more fun.

The only difficulty I've found is that it is hard for me to line up the plastic spine with the myriad of holes in the edge of the paper --- I'll get 80% "hooked" on the spine, but 20% don't want to go on. This is not a criticism of this machine, however, as I think it would be a problem with any spiral binding machine.

Overall, I'm having a lot of fun with my purchase!!

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great!!!, October 25, 2009

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Monika Maria Popik "MONIKA" (NC and OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GBC CombBind C75 Desktop Binding Machine (7704230) (Office Product)

I am a teacher and used the binding machine to make booklets for the classroom. I had laminated pages to bind. To be on the safe side I did only 3 laminated pages at a time. Make sure to practice, especially if you are not using standard paper sizes so that the holes line up centered from the top and bottom.