What Gauge are Plastic Binding Coils?

"Gauge" refers to the thickness of a the material that is formed to produce a binding spine. It is not the diameter or the circumference of the binding spine; instead, it is the thickness of the actual material itself. So when referring to a plastic binding coil, the coil gauge is the thickness of the plastic. As the coil diameter gets larger, the gauge/thickness does as well, allowing for additional strength and durability to handle the extra weight of more paper. The gauge of a coil binding spine has no baring on what machine or coil punch pattern they are compatible with; they will all work with standard, matching-pitch coil binding machines. But some people want to know what the gauge of a plastic binding coil is, so we have created this coil gauge chart that will show you the diameter of the coil (or the coil binding size) and that corresponding material thickness (gauge).

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