| Overview: | | | | only weighs a few ounces is great until someone |
| - When binding documents with Unibind it is | | | | mistakenly walks away with your measuring tool. |
| important to choose the right size of spine to | | | | Many organizations choose to have two or three |
| match the thickness of your pages. | | | | of these on hand just in case one mysteriously |
| - If you choose a spine that is too small then the | | | | disappears. |
| pages won't fit into the steel channel. On the | | | | - In order to use this tool you really need to have |
| other hand if you use a spine that is too large the | | | | your document assembled and ready to bind. |
| pages will be loose and your bound presentation | | | | Unfortunately, many organizations order their |
| will look funny. | | | | supplies before they assemble their documents. |
| - One way to choose the right size spine is to | | | | There isn't really any simple solution to this |
| simply take a ruler and carefully measure the | | | | problem. If you need to order supplies before you |
| thickness of your book in millimeters. However, | | | | know what you will want to bind you can always |
| this can be tricky. | | | | use your spine measurer as a guideline or create |
| - The Unibind Spine Measurer is designed to make | | | | mock-ups of your deliverables and measure |
| this process easier so that you always choose | | | | those. |
| the right size of spine for your document. | | | | - The only other limitation of the Unibind spine |
| Strengths / Features: | | | | measurer is that it is only as accurate as the |
| - The Unibind Spine Measurer is small, lightweight | | | | person who is using it. If you use too much force |
| and portable. It is constructed of a heavy duty | | | | and push your pages into the document you may |
| clear plastic and only weighs a few ounces. It has | | | | not get an accurate reading. You want your |
| a small hole in the side to help you grab onto it | | | | pages to be snug when insert them and |
| and it can comfortably fit into your pocket. | | | | somewhat compressed. Just don't cut it too close |
| - Although it would be nice if Unibind would include | | | | otherwise it may be hard to get all of the pages |
| this tool in the box with their binding equipment it | | | | into your steel spine. |
| is nice to see that this tool is so inexpensive. With | | | | Recommendation: |
| a price tag of about five dollars, it is priced so | | | | - With a price tag of only five dollars this is a |
| that any size of organization can afford it. | | | | great little device that every Unibind owner should |
| - The spine measurer is simple to use. All you | | | | have. |
| need to do is assemble the book that you want | | | | - It is simple to use, durable, portable and can help |
| to bind and slide it into triangle shaped spine | | | | you make sure that you order and use the right |
| measurer. When the pages of your book won't | | | | size of spines for your documents. |
| go any further then you look at the markings on | | | | - Just be careful that your spine measurer doesn't |
| measuring device and round up. It is that easy. | | | | walk away or end up in someone's desk |
| - The Unibind spine measuring device even has | | | | somewhere and you will be fine. |
| dual measurement markings to help you make | | | | If you need more information or would like to |
| sure that you choose the right size of spine. You | | | | purchase the Unibind Spine Measurer and |
| can measure the book by looking to see where | | | | Document Sizing Guide or any of the other |
| the pages of your documents meet with triangle. | | | | UniBind Binding Machine that we carry please feel |
| You can also look on the back side of the unit to | | | | to visit our site or contact us with your questions. |
| see how high your stack of paper measures. The | | | | This review was written by Jeff McRitchie who is |
| dual measurement features are nice for checking | | | | the director of marketing for Jeff has written |
| your measurements before ordering spines or | | | | more than three hundred articles and more than |
| covers. | | | | two hundred reviews on Binding Machines, Binding |
| Weaknesses / Limitations: | | | | Supplies, Report Covers, 3-Ring Binders, Index |
| - The Unibind spine measurer is nice, small and | | | | Tabs, Laminators, Laminating Supplies, Paper |
| convenient. However, it is also easily misplaced or | | | | Shredders and Paper Handling Equipment. |
| lost. The fact that it can easily fit in a pocket and | | | | |