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Binder
Minimum untrimmed 4 x 5 ½”
Maximum untrimmed
 (max. width depends on spine length)
12 x 16 ½”
Maximum hand feed into clamp 12 Ό x 16 ½”
Minimum book thickness (cover to cover) 0.07"
Maximum book thickness 2 3/8”
 - if flat or pressure bundled signatures; ie not newsprint 
  (a 2 3/8” thick book can only accommodate a max. width of 10 7/8”)
Minimum cover width
   Back of spine to front fore edge must be
8 Ό”
4 Ό”
Maximum cover width (12 Ό” spine to face) 25 Ό”
Minimum cover length
Maximum cover length 16 11/16”
Minimum cover thickness (4 pt.) caliper 0.004”
Maximum cover thickness (18 pt.) caliper
  Greater than 18pt requires testing
0.018”

 

Trimmer
Minimum untrimmed 4 x 5 Ύ”
Maximum untrimmed 12 Ό x 16 ½”
Minimum trimmed 4 x 5 ½”
Maximum trimmed 12 x 12”
Trimming larger than 12” B.E. 12 7/16 – 13 3/8”;
13 7/8 – 14 5/16”
Minimum head, foot, face trim 1/8”
Maximum head, foot, face trim 1 ½”
Maximum book thickness 2 Ύ”

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