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.

Years ago I bought a binding machine to use at school and it was hundreds of dollars. When I wanted one to use for Sunday school classes I dreaded the cost. I was pleasantly surprised at how the cost has come down all these years later! But does it work as well? Yes! I used it this week to assemble books for our preschoolers. We used card stock so I limited to punching five pages at a time. You can then add the pages together to bind all of them. It might have been able to cut more pages but it just wasn’t worth the attempt to me. We had a ten page book so it was easy to just divide in two. The top loading to punch is a little more awkward (to me) to load than the front but the small inconvenience is worth it for my purposes for the sleek fold down cover. Very easy to store. If you are using a binder constantly for a business or doing hundred page documents you probably would be happier with a more heavy duty machine but for home, school class, Scouts, etc this does the job.

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!

I just want to add a quick review. I use this primarily for comb binding presentation booklets for the training and consulting arm of my business, and I also make some flip books of stimuli for the neuropsychology arm of my business, which I laminate and then comb bind. For non-laminated stock, the machine works well, one does have to be quite careful to make sure the page is in flat, or it will easily punch holes that do not run straight across (it takes quite a bit more care than most regular hole punches). As some others have commented, apparently an older version had a better dial for oversized pages, the adjustment on this one is small - it's 1/8" - and so it does not fit standard laminating sheets for 8.5x11 paper, which are 9x11.5. This seems like a real oversight, the mechanism is clearly large enough to accommodate these pages, but it does not seem like the guide is removable, but there is plenty of space that it could have moved out further. With this being said, it is possible to punch individual laminated pages more or less acceptably, if one lets the lamination plastic on one side of the page fold over just a bit, and if this is done consistently on the same side (so that all the pages are the same), it produces an acceptable result, although obviously it would be preferable for laminated pages to fit in more readily.

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.

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.

I needed to build a few manuals for work so I priced what it would cost to hire a print shop. At anywhere from $500-900 to print from a pdf file and bind the pages it was a little insane. I found this machine on my own and bought it based on the other reviews. It is an outstanding value. What it does is very simple; it just punches the holes in pages and holds the comb open to bind the pages. However, it does these things incredibly well. It is a very well built machines with all parts having a quality feel and nice finish assembly. The plastic is thick and high quality while parts (punching handle and comb retainer) that are subject to load are made of metal. You will get ripped off on the binding supplies like combs and covers since they mostly come in bulk quantities. My total project came in at under $150 with the machine, binding supplies, dividers, and fancy linen paper so I am not complaining at all. If you are a student or have kids in school this is a must have. It takes your work product to the next level making things look professionally produced.

Great addition to our church office. Easy to use once you get the hang of it. Great value for the price.

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.