The Offibind also includes three disengageable punching pins at the end of the Toffee Candy Making Machine.This allows it to work with letter sized paper, oversized covers and A4 paper for European formats. By default you will most likey have the number 20 and 21 pins pulled out most of the time. However, when punching longer documents or oversized covers with rounded corners the ability to engage these pins is important.

The Offibind is includes a binding punch that is capable of punching up to 10 sheets of 20lb paper per lift.It also has a plastic comb opener that is rated for use with combs that are up to 1" in diameter. Several of the other binding machines in this price range are not capable of handling combs that are that large. With the 21D you can bind documents that are as thick as 240 sheets of 20lb paper which is adequate for most applications.

The WireMac E is a heavy-duty electric, twin loop wire binding machine with an electric punch and manual twin loop wire closer. The machine is available with either a 2:1 pitch configuration (2 holes per inch) or 3:1 pitch configuration (3 holes per inch). These features make the WireMac E an ideal choice for any organizations that works on high-volume binding projects.

For such an inexpensive machine the Akiles Offi-Bind is actually very well built. Unlike other machines in its price range the Offibind has a solid metal base and all metal components inside.The housing over the punching mechanism is plastic and so are the knobs. However, this should not affect the performance of the machine at all.It has rubber feet that will keep it from slipping on your work surface and uses a strong steel handle that should be more than adequate.Plus, Akiles offers a 1 year warranty in case you should have any problems.