I really enjoyed your video. I did purchase the machine and am about to start my first project. I am so happy I watched your video. I feel more confident to make my first notebook. thank you
Good day - Thank you for this video, what is the thickest (how many pages) can I bind with this machine and I see in the video the glue strip is very narrow, is there bigger glue strips? I have been looking for a glue binding machine for a long time, don't know why this product never popped up in my searches. I would like to make notebooks, notepads and then also I am busy with an activity book for kids that I would like to bind professionally, not with the wire.
Thanks for the review. Seems like WRM is trying to corner the crafter bookbinding tool market. If the Minc hadn't already come out I'm sure they'd be putting out a laminator too. Great for mass producing small notepads/journals with how fast it melts and cools. If you have a stack cutter you could make several easily from one book. This would also be nice for repairing old books. You could print a new cover and spine for a damaged paperback or reattach pages that fell out. Most hardcover books also have glued pages/signatures. Not sure I'd get this since I prefer the wire binding method. I'm a leftie and having flat, removable pages is important to me. Even for a regular memopad, it's a lot cheaper to use wet glue or get a readymade one and attach a cover to it. WRM is pretty hit and miss with more misses than hits. They put out cheaper more affordable versions of commercial equipment but a lot of the time it's just not at the level I'm hoping for and after a certain price point, I'd rather save up for a better machine. For a thermal machine their price isn't too bad though. I got the round hole cinch and love it but the square hole one didn't leave even clean punches. I waited for years hoping for a cartridge type cinch (commercial ones like the Akiles flexipunch or Rhin-O Tuff Onyx run you close to 4 figures for a manual punch and thousands for the electric) and now they've finally put it out but they don't have the removable pegs I wanted. I might have still got it for the disc or heart holes but just about every reviewer has said it doesn't line up properly.
Thanks for your comment! I didn't think about repairing old books with this machine, great idea! And I think We R Makers designs their products specifically for crafters. Sure the commercial equipment may be more accurate, but way more expensive like you mentioned. I love that We R Makers makes affordable versions for our use. 😁
i brought this machine... i don't want to use blank copy paper.. i want to use journal and note pages to do lists affirmations and gratitude pages like a work book with lines and different color pages.is there a website i can download free pages from or a computer program i can use?TFS
I'm not sure about free, but you can go on Etsy.com and search for printable gratitude journal pages. You can find lots printable page inserts you can use. Most are a few dollars and you can print as many as you need!
If you want a lot of colored lined paper you can buy colored legal pads or lined memo pads. They might not be cheap but unless you're using a printer with CIS (like the epson ecotank or modding your own printer) it'll cost a lot more in ink just printing those lines. Black laser printing is cheap but a colored one is expensive and the print quality isn't as good as inkjet printing. To save ink you can also look for thin scrapbooking paper in lighter colors/designs (not cardstock, the stuff that's copy paper weight) and print on that. Sometimes you can find copy paper with preprinted boards in places like Dollar Tree/local thrift store near you. Most places charge for those sorts of pages. Even free office programs require you to pay to unlock their premade templates. Others require you to make an account with them and then you get flooded with advertisement emails. Best way is just to google free templates or make your own. If you have a basic word processor it's not too hard. Not sure what your computer operating system is (I use windows) but Microsoft word/excel, Apache Openoffice, or WPS will work. Basic things you need to know are how to change page layouts, spacing, font color/size, insert images, layer images and reduce image opacity. You can click underline, change font size for spacing/thickness and just hold the space bar to make lines. Change font colors for different colored lines. It's time consuming but you can change the color of only parts of a line and form images when you look at it as a whole block.
Unfortunately it's just the nature of this binding method. You can score the covers so that you can fold it back or leave a gap between the spine and cover if you're doing a hardcover. Then make it like a baby board book where each page is actually a folded sheet. The pages would be glued together at the fold instead. Not great if you want to tear out individual pages though and your size is limited on how big the paper is. Hardcover books have different styles. Some have pages glued individually like a paperback but some have the signatures folded, stitched and then glued. The folded signatures lay flatter and if the pages are heavy enough they will stay open on their own. Little Golden Books have a gap between the chipboard spine and cover to make it easier to fold back but wear and tear will eventually crack and expose the paper core.
I would buy but We R Makers has tendency to have flaws. Have bought cinch mini with all attachments and was totally disappointed....The holes do not line up properly....You have to make your own work around. So I personally would not spend the money.
Hmm that's interesting! I have the regular cinch and haven't encountered any problems yet (fingers crossed). But you're not the first person to say they've ran into issues. I do think certain machines/ projects can be more finicky than others.
The problem you are having with the regular cinch may be due to the wires or spirals you ate using. Double check if you are using 3 holes to the inch or 4 holes to the inch. I had your problem until I got that part figured out.
@@thebanjolady I have the multi cinch mini.....And if you follow directions your holes never lines up with the paper correctly.....I had to find a video for a work around.... Now I do not use mine at all.... We R Makers should have given better instructions for lining up the paper correctly with or without a work around.
I thought you have to use a glue strip with the binders. But the binders already have a glue strip? I contacted the company and they made it sound that you must use a glue strip. I am confused. I just got my machine yesterday.
I have 14 coworkers who i want to make these book for mothers day gifts.. if the package only come with 3 binding spines,,, how am i going to make more books? any suggestions..TFS
Your video was the most helpful for me❤ Thank you.
Lovely video. Great instruction. Many thanks.
You make it look so easy.
Great tutorial! I have this machine and ran into a couple issues but now I know it was user error. Will try again! Thanks for sharing!
Excellent tutorial. Very clear.
I have mine and I love it! I have the original Cinch and I love that one as well. I’ve never encountered any problems with it.
Same! LOVE my original cinch
Ty for showing how it works. I am waiting for mine to arrive.
Thanks for the great review and tips! Mine should be here tomorrow!
Ooh 🥰 great tutorial!!
Great idea books looked beautiful
yay! I'm waiting for mine to arrive too!
My order is on its way and i can't wait to get started! Thank you for sharing your beautiful notebooks
Thanks for your kind comment! 😀
I would love to gove this a try! Tfs!😊
I really enjoyed your video. I did purchase the machine and am about to start my first project. I am so happy I watched your video. I feel more confident to make my first notebook. thank you
such a kind comment! thank you
That was great
I plan to make photo books for my family every year.
Good day - Thank you for this video, what is the thickest (how many pages) can I bind with this machine and I see in the video the glue strip is very narrow, is there bigger glue strips? I have been looking for a glue binding machine for a long time, don't know why this product never popped up in my searches. I would like to make notebooks, notepads and then also I am busy with an activity book for kids that I would like to bind professionally, not with the wire.
I love this tutorial! It was so clear and your projects were so cute! What do you think each project ultimately cost you?
It's hard to say, but just factoring in the materials used for the book I would say it ranges from $4-$10. Most of the supplies I had on hand already!
Is it possible to use other binder tape in addition to the binder tape that comes with this machine?
Mine just arrived!
How exciting! Definitely share what you make!
Thanks for the review. Seems like WRM is trying to corner the crafter bookbinding tool market. If the Minc hadn't already come out I'm sure they'd be putting out a laminator too.
Great for mass producing small notepads/journals with how fast it melts and cools. If you have a stack cutter you could make several easily from one book.
This would also be nice for repairing old books. You could print a new cover and spine for a damaged paperback or reattach pages that fell out. Most hardcover books also have glued pages/signatures.
Not sure I'd get this since I prefer the wire binding method. I'm a leftie and having flat, removable pages is important to me. Even for a regular memopad, it's a lot cheaper to use wet glue or get a readymade one and attach a cover to it.
WRM is pretty hit and miss with more misses than hits. They put out cheaper more affordable versions of commercial equipment but a lot of the time it's just not at the level I'm hoping for and after a certain price point, I'd rather save up for a better machine. For a thermal machine their price isn't too bad though.
I got the round hole cinch and love it but the square hole one didn't leave even clean punches. I waited for years hoping for a cartridge type cinch (commercial ones like the Akiles flexipunch or Rhin-O Tuff Onyx run you close to 4 figures for a manual punch and thousands for the electric) and now they've finally put it out but they don't have the removable pegs I wanted. I might have still got it for the disc or heart holes but just about every reviewer has said it doesn't line up properly.
Thanks for your comment! I didn't think about repairing old books with this machine, great idea!
And I think We R Makers designs their products specifically for crafters. Sure the commercial equipment may be more accurate, but way more expensive like you mentioned. I love that We R Makers makes affordable versions for our use. 😁
Will this work for a junk journal?
Great video!
Thank you ☺
Hey thanks for sharing
To get the book to lie flat, it seems you can you make several signatures and (maybe) get this result?
i brought this machine... i don't want to use blank copy paper.. i want to use journal and note pages to do lists affirmations and gratitude pages like a work book with lines and different color pages.is there a website i can download free pages from or a computer program i can use?TFS
I'm not sure about free, but you can go on Etsy.com and search for printable gratitude journal pages. You can find lots printable page inserts you can use. Most are a few dollars and you can print as many as you need!
If you want a lot of colored lined paper you can buy colored legal pads or lined memo pads. They might not be cheap but unless you're using a printer with CIS (like the epson ecotank or modding your own printer) it'll cost a lot more in ink just printing those lines. Black laser printing is cheap but a colored one is expensive and the print quality isn't as good as inkjet printing.
To save ink you can also look for thin scrapbooking paper in lighter colors/designs (not cardstock, the stuff that's copy paper weight) and print on that. Sometimes you can find copy paper with preprinted boards in places like Dollar Tree/local thrift store near you.
Most places charge for those sorts of pages. Even free office programs require you to pay to unlock their premade templates. Others require you to make an account with them and then you get flooded with advertisement emails. Best way is just to google free templates or make your own.
If you have a basic word processor it's not too hard. Not sure what your computer operating system is (I use windows) but Microsoft word/excel, Apache Openoffice, or WPS will work. Basic things you need to know are how to change page layouts, spacing, font color/size, insert images, layer images and reduce image opacity.
You can click underline, change font size for spacing/thickness and just hold the space bar to make lines. Change font colors for different colored lines. It's time consuming but you can change the color of only parts of a line and form images when you look at it as a whole block.
@@justacraftyyam1506 wow… I think I’ll just buy templates and resize it to what I want.. thanks
❤wow.
What price?
For the machine.
Please.
Thanks for sharing. I was curious about it but not being able to keep the notebook flat is a con for me so I’ll give it a pass this time.
Totally understand! I also wish it was able to lay flat, but not a deal breaker for me
Unfortunately it's just the nature of this binding method.
You can score the covers so that you can fold it back or leave a gap between the spine and cover if you're doing a hardcover.
Then make it like a baby board book where each page is actually a folded sheet. The pages would be glued together at the fold instead. Not great if you want to tear out individual pages though and your size is limited on how big the paper is.
Hardcover books have different styles. Some have pages glued individually like a paperback but some have the signatures folded, stitched and then glued. The folded signatures lay flatter and if the pages are heavy enough they will stay open on their own.
Little Golden Books have a gap between the chipboard spine and cover to make it easier to fold back but wear and tear will eventually crack and expose the paper core.
How many pages of copy paper does this take to make a workbook lined journal..TFS
I used around 35 pages and found it worked well for me
Waiting on mines to come in
waiting is the hardest part 😅
I like your cover paper. Where is it from?
Thanks. :-)
Thank you! The paper is from the sunflower art collection. I linked it in the description ☺
Thanks! :-)
I would buy but We R Makers has tendency to have flaws. Have bought cinch mini with all attachments and was totally disappointed....The holes do not line up properly....You have to make your own work around. So I personally would not spend the money.
Hmm that's interesting! I have the regular cinch and haven't encountered any problems yet (fingers crossed). But you're not the first person to say they've ran into issues. I do think certain machines/ projects can be more finicky than others.
The problem you are having with the regular cinch may be due to the wires or spirals you ate using. Double check if you are using 3 holes to the inch or 4 holes to the inch. I had your problem until I got that part figured out.
No that is not problem
@@thebanjolady I have the multi cinch mini.....And if you follow directions your holes never lines up with the paper correctly.....I had to find a video for a work around.... Now I do not use mine at all.... We R Makers should have given better instructions for lining up the paper correctly with or without a work around.
Where can you buy more binding materials?
I thought you have to use a glue strip with the binders. But the binders already have a glue strip? I contacted the company and they made it sound that you must use a glue strip. I am confused. I just got my machine yesterday.
Hi! Yes, the glue strips come on the spines. But you can also buy extra glue strips if you want to use different paper to make your own spines.
I have 14 coworkers who i want to make these book for mothers day gifts.. if the package only come with 3 binding spines,,, how am i going to make more books? any suggestions..TFS
Thanks for the comment! They sell extra book spines you can buy. Lot's of pretty colors and patterns.
Thankyou
They also sell gluestrips so you can make your own spines
They will be selling extra spines and glue strips to make your own spines.
You can use your own paper, cardstock or material to make your own. Amazon sells thermal bookbinding glue strips and they are very inexpensive.
iwantto buy product
It's the book binding I don't like.