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Jeff McRitchie is director of marketing for Mybinding.com and is the original designer of the site. Jeff has written more than 100 articles on issues pertaining to binding and laminating and is an expert in document finishing and document protection technologies.

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What to Do If Your Text Doesn't Fit With the Fastback PowisPrinter
If your text is too long or too tall for the strip, the printer won't print your strip. Once you press PRINT, the printer will advise you of this. This message - which tells you what to do - flashes very quickly, and then returns to the Text Screen. If you miss it, you can try one of the three options listed below. However, sometimes you will need to try several of these options to make your text fit and appear properly on your strip. The more strip printing and design that you do the easier th Read
By: Jeff McRitchie | 19/05/2009 | Presentation

Using the Repeat Button With the Powis Parker Fastback PowisPrinter
When using the PowisPrinter software for your Powis Parker Fastback Powisprinter the repeat button allows you to title and bind a series of the same-thickness books. For example, if you have twenty copies of a manual to title and bind, use REPEAT. It makes the binding job lots easier, and is quick, quick, quick. Keep in mind that the REPEAT button is for multiple print-and-bind jobs only. If you want to print and bind a single document, use PRINT & BIND; if you want to print many strips of the Read
By: Jeff McRitchie | 19/05/2009 | Presentation

Using the Print Window of the PowisPrint Software For the Fastback PowisPrinter
When you select "Print" from the file menu, the Print Window opens. The Print Window display is divided into five buttons (the Print Commands) and four boxes (the Status Boxes). This article will provide an overview of the different buttons and boxes that are part of this Print Window. Understanding these boxes is essential for getting the results that you need when you print your Fastback binding strips. Read
By: Jeff McRitchie | 19/05/2009 | Software

Using the Powis Parker Fastback 9 - Choosing a Binding Mode
This article is designed to introduce you to the eight different modes offered by the Fastback 9 binding machine. You can change the mode on your machine by simply pressing the menu button repeatedly until the mode that you are looking for appears on the LCD display. Read
By: Jeff McRitchie | 19/05/2009 | Presentation

Using the More Options Menu on Your Fastback 15xs Binding Machine
On your Fastback 15xs binding machine the MORE OPTIONS menu allows you to customize various binding settings that can be important for certain applications. To enter this menu, you simply need to choose "MORE OPTIONS" from the special functions menu on your Fastback machine. Once you are here there are seven different options available to you. This article will describe these seven different options and what they are used for. Read
By: Jeff McRitchie | 19/05/2009 | Presentation

Using the FoilFast P21x Printer to Print on Clear Covers Using a Mac
Using the Powis Parker Fastback P21x FoilFast printer it is possible to print high quality images on clear covers with either metallic or matte colored foils. This article is designed to provide instructions for printing in a single foil color and in multiple foil colors using a Macintosh computer and the P21x Foilfast printer. When you print on a clear cover with the FoilFast printer you will need to make sure that your printer is loaded with the colors of foil that you intend on using as well Read
By: Jeff McRitchie | 19/05/2009 | Presentation

Using the Fastback S41 Edge Splitter and Setting the Paper Stop
The Powis Parker Fastback S41 edge splitter is a unique device that is designed to quickly and easily prepare documents printed on hard-to-bind papers for thermal adhesive binding. The machine is actually quite easy to use. However, it never hurts to have instructions. This article will provide step by step instructions for using the Fastback edge splitter and for adjusting the paper stop (an important aspect to the S41's operation). Read
By: Jeff McRitchie | 19/05/2009 | Presentation

Using the Fastback PowisPrinter P31 Spine Printer
The Fastback PowisPrinter is an extraordinary new printer that lets you print directly onto a Powis Parker binding strip. It prints colored text on up to three different locations of the strip, in a variety of orientations, and accepts different lengths of narrow, medium and wide Binderstrips. So not only can you print on Binderstrips, but you have complete flexibility in how you do it. Read
By: Jeff McRitchie | 19/05/2009 | Presentation

Using the Fastback P21x Foilfast Printer Printing Properties Window
The Printing Properties window that appears after you have chosen either 'Properties' from the Print Window in most programs, or 'Preferences' from the Print Setup window in Adobe programs (InDesign, Illustrator), is the primary console for printing configuration with your Foilfast printer. Here is where you wil choose whether you want to print in one or more colors, whether you want to use the Foil Primer for an undercoat, which material you wish to print on, and more. This article will help y Read
By: Jeff McRitchie | 19/05/2009 | Hardware

Using Fastback PerfectBack LF Strips With the Powis Parker Scoring Machine
Perfectback LF strips produce a cover spine that hinges freely from the bound spine of your book block. Thus, the spine portion will lay flat when the book is opened. LF strips do not require heat for the final binding step, so you have the greatest freedom to choose your cover material or printing method. These strips are easily identified by the two thin bands of release paper, one on each side of the back of the strip. Read
By: Jeff McRitchie | 19/05/2009 | Presentation