Fellowes Binding Machine Star+ Comb Binding (5006501), 3.1" x 17.7" x 9.8"

I purchased this product to bind a cookbook I was making for our +50 church group. It worked as expected. Easy to operate and I like the compact design. I purchased the Fellows brand as i know that is a brand that produces quality products. I was 100% satisfied with this purchase.

Homeschooling must have!! This is a 19 hole binding machine for standard letter size paper. I highly recommend it works extremely well! Some of the top positives of this machine is size, lid, compact, heavy duty, 2 hand punching handle, etc. I have only 1 negative and that is that it only goes up to 19 holes. If you plan to laminate the pages it will not fit in the machine to punch holes. You will need a cutter to trim the bottom of laminated projects to fit into the machine. If laminating you will also want to only punch one or two pages at a time. Photo attached to show how much needed to be trimmed off from each page, which isn’t a lot. So I still highly recommend even if you need to trim.

This is truly is a wonderful and easy product to use. The quality of the product is great. I'm a Realtor and when I use this to put property profiles of the homes I've scheduled to see. It's all in one packet and they can write notes on that property profile instead of a plain sheet of paper. You can use this product in SO many other ways too!

So my assessment of this binding machine is four stars overall, but would give five stars for the price. With that said, it works perfectly and is a very effective machine for binding smaller projects, or even large projects if you have a lot of time on your hands. I say that because it has a 15 sheet punch capacity so you can only punch 15 sheets at a time. It also has a 2 sheet poly or pvc sheet capacity meaning those clear plastic covers or the black or navy poly covers, you can only punch two at a time. Needless to say I purchased this machine to bind these little 8.5" x 11" books I was putting together. 26 pages of content with a clear overlay cover and a black poly rear cover. Bought the Fellowes brand products right from Amazon, cheapest around. Good products. Overall, this binding machine is well worth the price. Another solid economical product by Fellowes.

The Star Plus manual binding machine was my first purchase of its kind. I went for the cheapest model ($60) because I wasn't sure how easy or practical it would be for everyday use... It just arrived and I am happy to report that I am in love! I remember using one of these in a grade school class once, it seemed huge and hard to use at the time. The Star Plus is very compact and takes up minimal space on my crafting desk. The Packaging: A The shipment arrived in a huge box but packed well enough that the box inside did not move around. Once I took the 2nd brown box out of the brown Amazon box, I was greeted with the ACTUAL white box of the binding machine nestled between two packing egg-cartons that kept it secure. There was not much inside, just the machine and 2 slips of paper (warranty and a very useless starter guide). The Machine: A- The Star Plus was surprisingly heavy for its size; a good thing. It gives off that feeling of "I'll last for years!" every time I touch or lift of pull on anything. The only thing I dislike is the high gloss finish on the white parts of the machine, but I'll get over it. I've also read reviews where this particular model does wear down over time for others... I'm not sure how heavy they used it, but I'll wait and see. From what I can tell from handling mine, I think it should last long enough to pay for itself. Instructions: F The instructions that came in the box are pretty useless. I went on YouTube and watched a 5 minute video to figure out how to use the machine. Ease of Operation: A+ My favorite part of the whole thing is how easy (and fast) it is for me to bind my own books. This is how simple it is to use: 1) Lift the handle and lid up 2) Slip the covers/papers into the slot 3) Pull the handle down and back up again to punch your holes 4) Place the comb behind the teeth and push it towards you so that they take up the space between each teeth. Make sure that the opening is facing up and that solid spine part is facing down 5) Pull the left lever toward you until it opens the comb wide enough for you to slip the paper in 6) Slip the punched papers into the teeth 7) Push the lever away from you to close the comb and finish binding I love that I can put a bound book back between the teeth to open and edit the pages freely! There is also a tray that holds all the punched mess. There are probably other features I haven't tried yet, but for now, this is all I need to get my book done in a couple minutes. The Cost: A+ Buying from Amazon was the best option. It was about 50% off retail. But more importantly, the component materials were also very cheap on Amazon. There were 8 sizes of combs available to my 150 page capacity machine. The first 4 boxes of 100 each were around $5 each. The other 4 boxes of 100s were about $10 each. They retail for about $15. I also ordered the clear plastic covers but may just look for some heavy cardstock to make my own covers in the future. This was a much cheaper alternative to the thermal (Helios) machines I was looking at. Those thermal covers cost so much! Plus, I like the ability to remove/add to my books with the comb system. And the fact that I don't have to plug anything in or worry about heating problems. If my Star Plus ever breaks down or if I ever feel the need to bind more than 150 pages at a time, I won't hesitate to purchase the higher models. Just wish I'd bought one of these things sooner.

Really debated whether getting this model or one of the cheaper non-brand comb binders that cost about half as much. I suspect you get what you pay for with this machine. I can't give you a direct comparison, but the Fellowes is quite heavy with a steel frame and a very secure hole punch mechanism. The comb binder works very smoothly. The 19 comb binding holes require a lot of force to punch -- you have to respect the limits of the machine. This one's rated at 15 pages but if you're doing heavy weight stock (I like 28 pound paper for sheet music), aim for 8-10 pages max. If you learn to use it efficiently, it's not a big deal to punch in 2 or 3 batches. For small reports, once you get the hang of it, punch + binding takes under 2 minutes. To get something stronger for larger reports you would need to spend a lot more money, several times the cost of this machine.

Très déçu, ne prend pas le format a4, il n'est indiqué nul part

Tiene una medida especial que no viene en la descripción

Sinceramente superó mis espectativas, tengo un negocio y le he dado mucho uso y es súper práctico, perfora perfectamente, la calidad de producto es fascinante, creo que es una excelente inversión, es accesible en costo y la calidad y funcionalidad es buenísima.

This unit did not accept A4 paper. This may have been my fault for missing it in the description but it was useless for the job intended. I have sent it back and bought another.

I’ve written a book and wanted to bind a few pre-publication copies, using a comb binder, rather than clunky 3-ring binders. This was easy to do and gave a professional-looking result. Using standard paper it was more than adequate for 120 sheets (printed both sides). I even managed to bind a much larger thickness, the result of using heavier (ie, thicker) premium paper stock. This required a bit more care in supporting the stock during binding but wasn’t difficult. I only mention this to indicate that the 5/8” or 3/4” capacity isn’t an absolute - with care, you can exceed it, using wider combs. The machine is well built and it met my needs completely.