QUT PRINTING SERVICES
Help Sheet
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How to comb bind
Before you start
Prepare your document
Sort your document into piles of less than 30 sheets of paper (80gsm). The hole punch machine
is unable to punch thicker paper piles.
Prepare your binding materials
Purchase front and back covers (clear plastic or leathergrain card) at the QPS Service Centre.
Binding combs (black) in the sizes shown below are also available.
9mm
12mm
15mm
20mm
25mm
<40 pages40–75 pages75–105 pages105–140 pages140–185 pages
32mm
185–250 pages
38mm
250–300 pages
50mm
300–400 pages
If you purchase your comb elsewhere, check that it has 20 plastic tabs. Ask a QPS Staff member
for help with trimming the comb if it is too large.
For Conditions of Use, visit
www.qps.qut.edu.au/conditions
CRICOS No. 00213J
©QUT 2013 19880
QUT PRINTING SERVICES
Help Sheet
www. q p s . q u t . e d u . a u
How to comb bind
Hole punching
1.Slide your paper into the punching slot, from
right to left.
4.To punch your binding holes, hold the paper
in position and press the floor foot-pedal.
OR
2.Allow the paper to drop vertically into the hole-punching
slot. Ensure each leaf of paper sits flush with the base
of the slot.
Press the Start button on top of the machine.
5. Remove your document from the machine.
3. Align the paper to the side margin tab.
Tip: If your document becomes jammed in the punch,
do not force it. Ask a QPS staff member for help.
For Conditions of Use, visit
www.qps.qut.edu.au/conditions
CRICOS No. 00213J
©QUT 2013 19880
QUT PRINTING SERVICES
Help Sheet
www. q p s . q u t . e d u . a u
How to comb bind
Using the spreader
1.Slide a binding comb down onto the spreader with the
comb teeth opening out toward you.
4.Add the remaining sections of the document
from front to back.
2.Pull the spreader handle down towards you to open up
the comb.
5.To finish binding, push the spreader handle back
towards the machine. This will close the comb
and allow you to lift the bound document off the
spreader.
Tip: Take care not to open the comb too far or it will spring off.
3.Take 30 sheets of paper or less from the front of your
document and turn them face down. Line up the punch
holes with the open comb and slide the paper downward
so that it hangs from the comb teeth.
For Conditions of Use, visit
www.qps.qut.edu.au/conditions
CRICOS No. 00213J
©QUT 2013 19880