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Plastic Coil Crimping Tool (ACP)
If you’re using a coil binding machine to bind your documents, then you’ll most likely need a coil crimping tool. Many of our units include a crimper, but not all of them do.
How is it Used?
Once a document has been threaded on to the binding coil, the ends of the coil are usually loose and sticking out. The coil itself may also be too long for the document.
So, a coil crimping tool can both cut a coil down to length and crimp it so that the document doesn’t thread itself off the coil over time. This particularly crimping tool does both in one, clean motion. An improperly crimped booklet can quickly become an unbound booklet, so this is a tool you need to have.
And How Much Does it Cost?
The Plastic Coil Crimping Tool costs $29 at Lloyd’s and comes with a 1-year warranty from the manufacturer. You can opt to purchase an extended warranty from Lloyd’s of Indiana for 15% of the purchase price for a 2-year warranty or 20% of the purchase price for 3 years.
Color Variable Data Business Cards with a UV Printer
I’m tired of business cards. They’re dull, they’re boring, they haven’t changed in nearly 100 years.
Oh sure, you get the occasional creative type that has a uniquely die-cut card, like a round card, a thin half-size card, or even the double-sized card that’s folded over to normal size (although to be honest, I tear off the half that doesn’t have the person’s name on it).
But these cards all look the same. They’re on white stock, have different colored inks, and have the same information on it.
Yawn.
Look people, we live in an amazing technological age: we’ve put a man on the moon, we can transplant hearts and livers into people, and we have special printers that will actually print photographs inexpensively. Why do you insist on printing one-sided, two-color business cards on white stock when you can print double-sided full-color cards for the same price?
Why not print a card with a photo on the back, full-color logo and color background on the front? All you need is the right kind of printer, like the Legend 72HUV UV curable inkjet printer. We have one of these in our shop here in Indianapolis. I’m always amazed by what it can do.
This printer is basically a huge version of your typical desktop inkjet printer. Think of all the color documents, fancy graphs, and even photographs you’re able to print on something the size of a VCR. Now imagine being able to do that on a 4 foot wide substrate. Although the Legend 72HUV is often used by sign shops and poster printers, it can also be used as a way for cut sheet printers to save costs and increase revenue. And it can be used to print some of the coolest business cards I’ve seen in a looooong time.
Photo: PhotoOneGang
Tamerica 123PB Comb Binding Machine
Space efficient and simple to operate, the Tamerica 123PB Comb Binding Machine is ideal for the small office or home workspace.
How is it Used?
The Tamerica is a lightweight unit (11 pounds) designed to punch and bind documents up to 11″ or letter size and 7/8″ thick. It’s not going to slam through a 500-page manuscript, but it’s enough to make small booklets and presentation documents.
To use the 123PB Comb Binder, simply insert the sheets you wish to bind, punch them and then use the coil insertion tool to thread the document on to the coil. It’s simple to use, fast and affordable.
And How Much Does it Cost?
The Tamerica 123PB Comb binding machine costs $139 at Lloyd’s and comes with a 1-year warranty from the manufacturer. You can opt to purchase an extended warranty from Lloyd’s of Indiana for 15% of the purchase price for a 2-year warranty or 20% of the purchase price for 3 years.
Tax Incentives to Buy Printing Equipment like the Wide Format Printer
Did you know you can get a wide format printer, like the Wide Format Legend 72HUV, for $55,000 instead of $85,000? With the 2009 rollover of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, it’s possible. Here’s how it works:
According to Section 179 of The Tax Relief… 2010 Act, if a print shop purchases a wide format printer like the Legend 72HUV, they can deduct up to the full purchase amount in the first year – $85,000. In fact, those businesses investing less than $800,000 in qualifying equipment can immediately deduct up to $250,000 (that’s way up from the previous amount of $128,000). Spend over $250,000 that year on equipment and you get an additional 50% deprecation bonus.
That’s big news and the kind of tax incentive that equals real, tangible savings. Based on an average print shop tax rate of about 30%, that $85,000 deduction on a wide format printer works out to a total, real dollar tax savings of $30,000. And guess what? That brings your financing price down to $55,000.
You can use our free Do the Math tax calculator spreadsheet to figure out exactly how much you’ll be able to deduct on your taxes and what you’ll save, in real dollars, on a wide format printer purchase. Click here to use the official online calculator from www.section179.org.
These types of generous government tax incentives don’t stay around forever, they usually dry up and disappear as the economy improves, the budget changes or the government moves in a new direction. So, if you’ve been thinking about going wide or investing in a new piece of equipment, now is the time to do it.
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TitanCoil Binding Machine
Though classified as a portable, tabletop binding machine, the TitanCoil Binding Machine weighs in at a hefty 70 pounds and is capable of manually punching up to 25 sheets at once.
How is it Used?
The Titancoil 4:1 is an easy-to-use, manual coil binding machine designed to punch your documents clean through with no pull back thanks to its fully disengagement punch pins. You can even select your coil size, control the margins and set your punch margins. Simply insert the paper, adjust your settings and pull down on the punch handle to create your coil path.
The machine is designed to take one document at a time and is ideal for small to medium sized offices. It even comes with a free coil crimping tool.
And How Much Does it Cost?
The TitanCoil Binding Machine costs $569 at Lloyd’s and comes with a 1-year warranty. You can opt to purchase an extended warranty from Lloyd’s of Indiana for 15% of the purchase price for a 2-year warranty or 20% of the purchase price for 3 years.