Wire binding is a popular binding method for documents such as spiral notebooks and calendars.
Wire binding is a simple and relatively new method of binding documents. Even before Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in the late 15th century, cultures around the world were binding handwritten texts and creating books for posterity. The process of binding materials has been a cultural mainstay since it was introduced to India before the first century, when religious documents were engraved on palm leaves and tied together with string.
Today, there are many different ways to bind books, from the most complex to the simplest. Wire binding is a way of binding books. A popular method for brochures, some spiral notebooks, calendars, and other small readers, wire binding is a binding technique used primarily in North America and is often inexpensive.
To wire bind a book, the pages must first be punched with a machine similar to a three-hole punch, but with several more holes per inch. Some binding machines make three holes per inch and others make two holes per inch. These are called pitch ratios and are known as 2:1 pitch or 3:1 pitch, and the holes drilled can be square, round, or rectangular.
A less common perforation method used today is called a 19-loop thread, which was designed for use with a comb binding machine rather than a wire binding machine. Since the company that distributed these 19-loop threads was purchased, this product was discontinued and is no longer used. This type of binding was commonly called spiral binding.
After the pages to be bound are punched, a C-spine is inserted into the binding machine and the pages are placed at one end of the C-spine. The spine is then closed, forming a C-spine. of O, and the finished product can be removed from the machine. Wire binding allows a publication to lay completely flat on a table or desk.
There are several other names by which the cable connection is known today. They include wirebind, double loop wire, ring, o-wire, double-o, and double loop wire. Machines for personal use can be purchased from online companies or office supply stores. These machines tend to be manual. Wire binding machines used in larger businesses can also be purchased and therefore put to work in greater capacity and quantity, but they are usually electric and run much faster than a typical manual wire binder.