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Convince me that I *need* the proclick I just purchased. I ordered it from Office Max when they had a 20% off sale, but was a little unhappy when it came that it didn’t even include any starter spines. It’s still in the box and I’m trying to decide if it’s really worth the $60. We use 3-ring binders for all our school work, but I am really trying to incorporate notebook pages and think they would be great in a spirl-type fashion (yes I know they aren’t a true spiral, but close enough for me). I could just get report folders for each subject and put them in there for presentation or we could continue to use 3-ring binders. I don’t know that my kids will ever look back on their work. I just can’t decide and didn’t know if anyone had any words of wisdom on this topic. Please chime in if you have one or considered purchasing one.
Have one. Love it! You can buy spiral coil for it (3:1pitch, not standard 4:1) on mybinding.com. Sign up for their emails, they have sales often. And the spiral coil is super cheap compared to the click spines. Cheap enough my kids have free reign to create notebooks of paper any size they wish (they cut the spiral coil to size).
That’s funny. I just finished, not but two seconds ago, binding with my proclick 2 Ray’s Arithmetic books, 2 Harvey’s grammar books, a Wheeler’s Elementary Speller, and six nature journals. Yes, I have these ebooks on my ipad, but we are using some apps that make switching between these books a slight hinderance.
I went from using only binders to using only proclick notebooks. We store all completed and stuffed notebooks in plastic filing bins in the garage…one per child. Their current notebooks store in magazine files. I was able to get my spines for $10 per 100…but the current price is still worth it to me. When I run out of spines, I will have no problem recycling from old notebooks (except the nature journals) or paying the current price for more. I like covering each of our notebooks with card stock and a 10 ml clear plastic sheet for the cover and using the 12 ml poly (solid plastic) covers for the back. I get my supplies from MyBinding.com.
Janell
I got one for Christmas and I LOVE it. I’ve only used it a few times so far, but I can see how useful it is going to be.
I used it to print and bind the “Letter of the Week: curriculum for my two little ones. Having all the pages printed and bound so nicely has been very helpful. I just used cardstock for the front/back cover. I’m thinking of binding Presidential Penmanship for my older two next.
It’s such a simple design, really. I can see how it will be useful for years to come.
I have one on my amazon wish list 🙂 I have probably more than spent that much taking ebooks to the office supply store to be bound. Even printed books like Delightful Reading I had cut at the end and rebound to lay flat when opened. My Truthquest guide covers always seem to rip off and then I laminate them and have them rebound. My vote would be to keep it. I’ve always used a lot of 3 ring binders too but they do take up more space. Plus the hole punching I have done- let’s just say I could fill a pinata or two with those little cut out circles!
I have it and love it! I make planners for my kids, copy work books, bind art work, journals and much more. I like them better than binders because the kids can work in them and there are no loose papers.
I buy supplies like spines, clear covers, backs and even spiral coils online here – http://www.mybinding.com/.sc/ms/cat/Binding%20Supplies–GBC%20ProClick
It is one of my favorite office supply purchases ever, along with my laminator.
Gosh you all have twisted my arm to keep it! 😉 My only qualm is that they didn’t even include a few spines to get me started. Poor marketing on their part I think. I appreciate all the info ladies – thanks so much!
Oh ladies, I ended up returning the Proclick because I felt it was just too much of a splurge for our school budget plus I was annoyed I had to buy the spines seperate. Fast forward to yesterday and I got my rebate gift card from Office Max for some things I purchased before and since it was extra 20% off again this week I bought the Proclick because the gift card was going to cover the entire purchase. Oh my, you were all right, it’s so amazing! I’m so glad I ended up buying it and now wish I would have just kept it in the first place. Just wanted to declare my love for this nifty little gadget incase anyone was waffling like I was.
Too funny MelissaB! Glad you’ve found some Proclick love at last…hehe. It reminds me, I think I will pull ours out today for some writing projects.
I’ve actually been on the fence about this one, so I am thankfull for this post. I think I am convinced as I have several paperbacks falling apart that need to last 2 more children. I just wanted to make sure the one I was looking at was the same one you all are talking about. The only ProClick I have seen is just a hole puncher that punches all the small holes for binding. I found one at Office Max for around $70. It’s not one of the bigger machines that does all the punching and binding is it?
Yes, that is correct Ruth. It’s this one ~ http://www.officemax.com/office-supplies/content-load-june-2013/44-binders/product-prod3800502?R=20358097&ssp=true
They have a 20% off coupon that expires tomorrow which is how I purchased mine the other day. 🙂
As Tristan said, I’m definitely glad I found the Proclick love tho it took me nine months. 😉
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