Machine is a little clunky but innovative. I love the hole functions; pull out pegs, hole line up lock, same lever for cinching. Made it very easy to make notebooks/etc. hole punch could be a bit stronger, some holes don't get punched all the way unless you put more strength, and it struggled a little with its 20 page maximum, so I'm not confident it'll punch cleanly through book board or very heavy mediums. Pegs also don't really cleanly snap in or out, and it makes me fear I'll break it someday. XD but I'm sure it's stronger than that.
However, very happy I purchased this :) permanent item in my repertoire. Hope there's some way to sharpen or even replace the puncher later.

Not looking forward the pitch limit but I haven't done enough research for that.

I purchased this approx a year ago. It is a nice machine, but I am not able to get the cinch binding wires to close tightly enough. I decided to use the spiral wires. I like them, but the company doesn't offer a wide enough selection of these. I had thought they were 3:1 punch, so ordered another brand. Now I find that they are 2:1 punch and they are not available anywhere that I can find. Not happy that a company would make a machine exclusive to themselves, then not offer enough supplies to go with it. For this reason, I am sorry I bought it. I can use it to a point, but I feel like the money I spent is wasted because I can't use it to the full extent I would like to.

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First time user and totally surprised myself when I made a fur baby love book for our granddaughter to display pictures of a beloved dog that has passed and two of her current fur baby dogs! Still in the decorating phase getting photos, etc. So far I am enjoying it! P.S. since I am a newbie to this type of craft…I wasn’t aware of a newer version being released that is universal…wished I had seen that first then it would help with the making of the current one like the guide when pressing the wire in the back. This feature is offered now when cinching the wire at the back on the new one! Are the new pieces going to be available to purchase separately? Especially the one that is a guide for the amount of paper for the different wire measurements and sizes?

Although this item is a cool and useful tool that has worked well so far, I still think it is overpriced. A lot of it is plastic. I do hope it holds up for a long while for the price. Glad this website gives a discount. Small, but needed nonetheless. Shipping estimate was off but still didn't take too long to arrive (about a week and a half from I think CA to NY).