Product Questions for We R Memory Keepers - Mini Cinch Binding Tool

The larger versions of the Cinch have a wider punch base (12 holes) that allow you to pick which holes get punched and which do not. This allows for more creative bindings—and neater binding for books that don't perfectly match the given size settings—because you can disengage a punch if it will put a hole where you don't want it.

Also, the full-sized versions of the Cinch have a wire-closing mechanism that is adjustable for different sizes of binding wires (3/8", 1/2", 5/8", 3/4", 7/8", 1", 1/8", 1/4"); it sets the width of the gap where the wire sits *before* you apply pressure. The binding wire will fit a bit more snug in the press if the space is matched to the wire first, which may give better control over closing the binding properly.

Binding wire size determines how thick your book can be (the larger the wire, the more pages/thicker the book). The Mini Cinch "works best with 5/8" — which means it might not be able close the binding on a 1" or larger wire very efficiently, if at all; it depends what you can fit under the press plate.

Interestingly, the closing mechanism on the Mini Cinch appears to be slightly curved so that it cups the binding wire; this feature is flat on the larger Cinch (at least it is on my Heidi Swapp version.) By: tweetsnpurrs (10-May-21) Helpful Answer?  Yes  |  No Thank you! Report Inappropriate This Answer has been reported. Thank you!

Thank you so much for taking time to explain. Now I don't know which one to get! 😬 By: TrudyT (10-May-21) Helpful Answer?  Yes  |  No Thank you! Report Inappropriate This Answer has been reported. Thank you!

The Cinch machine usually will punch through laminated pages so it may work for plastic as long as it is not too thick. By: Scrapbook.com (05-May-21) Helpful Answer?  Yes  |  No Thank you! Report Inappropriate This Answer has been reported. Thank you!

6 inches wide. 8 inches long. Height is about 3-31/2 inches. It fits in a box that is 7X9X3.5 inches. By: CathyLC (12-May-21) Helpful Answer?  Yes  |  No Thank you! Report Inappropriate This Answer has been reported. Thank you!

As long as you don't use thick papers etc this should be fairly easy to punch with. We hope this helps! By: Scrapbook.com (20 hours ago) Helpful Answer?  Yes  |  No Thank you! Report Inappropriate This Answer has been reported. Thank you!

0.625 is the decimal equivalent of 5/8. By: Coldwarkid (09-May-21) Helpful Answer?  Yes  |  No Thank you! Report Inappropriate This Answer has been reported. Thank you!

Thank you! By: TrudyT (09-May-21) Helpful Answer?  Yes  |  No Thank you! Report Inappropriate This Answer has been reported. Thank you!