If you're trying to select a plastic comb
binding machine for your office, one machine you should look at is the
Fellowes Galaxy. Fellowes is a highly respected name when it comes to
business machines and the Galaxy plastic comb binding machine is one of
their better products. This review will outline the strengths and
limitations of the Galaxy, so you can make an informed choice as to
whether this machine is the right one for your workplace.
The Fellowes Galaxy is a manual plastic comb binding machine that
offers a high level of performance for both medium-sized and large
offices. This is a heavy-duty machine that can bind documents that
contain up to 500 pages and the punching mechanism can punch 25 sheets
of paper at one time. The Galaxy has a vertical loading area so you can
always punch your documents perfectly.
One of the Galaxy's best features is the handle. It has been
ergonomically designed so that everyone will be able to easily use the
machine, whether you're right or left-handed. A lot of binding machines
have a handle on either the right or left side of the machine, which
can make binding a challenge for some people. Another great
user-friendly aspect of the Galaxy is its removable binding apparatus.
This means that both punching and binding can occur simultaneously.
Using this feature, you will be able to boost your productivity by
having one person bind while the other punches.
Other features of the Galaxy plastic comb binding machine include a
storage tray for binding combs, as well as a tool that helps you gauge
which size comb you should use for your document. The chip tray is
located in the front of the machine, and it is easy to open it up and
dispose of the chips. Finally, the Galaxy has a rotary edge guide that
allows you to control the size of your document's side margin. This,
along with the ability to disengage some of the machine's punching
pins, allows you to control where your document is punched. It also
lets you bind documents that are not only letter-sized, but half-letter
and A4-sized, as well.
The Galaxy is a pretty good plastic comb binding machine, but it does
have a few shortcomings. The first of these is the number of
disengageable pins. The Galaxy only has three of them and while this
enables you to bind a couple of different sizes of documents, it would
have been nice if Fellowes had made all the pins disengageable so you
could bind just about any document, including legal-sized items. Also,
even though the Galaxy has a respectable punching capacity, it may be
tedious to punch longer documents. If that's the case, Fellowes offer
an electric version of the Galaxy (known as the Galaxy E) which can
help make the punching process a little faster.
Overall, the Fellowes Galaxy E plastic comb binding machine is a good
choice for offices that need a machine with a good punching and binding
capacity. This machine is easy to use, it has a great ergonomic design,
and it also has a two-year warranty. Plus, it comes with a starter kit
that contains enough binding supplies for you to get started. If you
need a plastic comb binding machine, you should give the Fellowes
Galaxy some consideration.
