The cut and crimp knives on this machine can be adjusted to handle a numberof different book sizes and thicknesses. They can be used for documentswith a binding edge as short as 3" and as long as 2". They can also beused to crimp a number of different sizes of spiral coil. In fact, theycan handle any size of coil between 6mm and 33mm. They can evenaccomidate different pitches of spiral coil.When it comes tofinishing your books, the CI12 makes things incredibly simple. All youneed to do is insert the coil onto the edge of your book. Slide thedocument into place on the machine and press down on the handle. Itdoesn't get much easier than that.The CI12 is designed forhigh volume applications inside of print shops, binderies or largeorganizations.

Organizations that do a lot of coil binding will find that this machine can pay for itself within a matter of months oryears. The value of this machine over other coil inserters is all inthe time savings that it offers. Weaknesses / Limitations: TheGBC CI-12 is really designed for large runs of similar sized books. Ittakes a few minutes to get the machine set up for a new size ofdocument and size of coil. If you are producing a hundred or a thousandbooks this shouldn't be a problem. However, if you need to create fivebooks you are better off simply using a pair of crimping pliers. Infact, you can always use the coil inserter on the front of this machineand use a pair of coil crimpers for small runs. Save the cut and crimpknives for larger runs and save yourself the headaches involved ingetting the machine set up.This machine is limited in thelength of documents that it can crimp. The two crimping heads can beset up for handing books up to twelve inches in length. If you need tobind documents longer than this you will want to use a pair of crimpingpliers or you will need to crimp one end at a time.

Likewise, thismachine is limited in the thickness of the documents that it canhandle. It is designed for use with books up to 33mm in diameter. Bookslarger than this will require you to insert the coils by hand andcomplete the PPGI PAINT crimping process using a traditional pair of crimpingpliers. Recommendation: The GBC CI12is an innovative coil inserter that includes the ability to cut andcrimp the spine of your document in one easy step.Thismachine is ideal for large binderies, print shops, copy shops andorganizations that produce large volumes of coil bound documents.Thismachine is best suited for companies that do long runs of similar sizeddocuments and are looking for a way to cut labor costs and increaseproductivity. However, it is not ideal for finishing long documents,extremely thick books or for short run applications.