Springback Bookbinder - comments please

[Abiam2]

Have any Rootschatters experience of the Family History Springback Book Binder? 

It can be seen at

http://www.my-history.co.uk/acatalog/Family_History_Book_Making.html

It looks a bit too springy to me, would like to hear your opinions,

Regards,
Abiam

[philipsearching]

I had a springy stamp album - similar design.  It gave my finger a nasty nip.

I found it difficult to keep the pages neatly lined up with one hand while manipulating the binder with the other.

Personally, I find ring binders much easier to use, especially when inserting odd pages into the middle of the stack.

[geniecolgan]

I've used similar binders.

The advantage is that you don't have to punch holes in the pages but as Philip says, it's hard to keep the pages lined up.

The other disadvantage is that you can't see the left edge of the sheets while they are in the binder.

[Abiam2]

Phillip and Genie,

Thanks for those comments.  I'm inclined to try one out as I can never get the holes lined up for punching.  Also I want to use some decent paper which I know I'll mess up if I have to punch holes and then the pages will be uneven. 

You have to alter your margins on one side every other page so that you can see it all.  Open Office has just sorted that for me.  Maybe if you have someone to help ie. You put in the pages lined up and somelse else clicks them in place.

I think I'm talking myself into it!  If I do I'll let you know how it goes!,

Thanks again,
Abiam

[mike175]

I bought one a few months ago. I hadn't seen them since I found an ancient one in my grandfather's office about 50 years ago (so I know they last!). Sadly it wasn't full of family history . . . 

The big advantage over a ring binder is that it looks and feels more like a proper book, but you can still add or remove pages as your research progresses . . . . and the best (only) way to do that is to remove the whole lot, tap the edges on the table to square them up, then replace them all together.

Incidentally, I used to have problems aligning a hole punch . . . until I found one with a neat little plastic guide, adjustable for different paper sizes. 

Mike.

[rochbell]

I have used similar spring binders for other projects, have found them to be a bit annoying. I use, especially for FH, 4 ring binders, and plastic sleeves, I find that this makes it a lot easier to keep certs and so on in good nic. If I want to keep notes etc.. then I just use pre punched loose leaf paper.

Obviously once your research is completed(yeah like that will happen), then I would maybe look at a spring binder.

[celia]

Good Heavens
don't be paying £16 plus when you buy a ring binder very cheap.All my tree's are separate in one,If you do buy a ring binder don't do what i did years ago, and buy the first size that the kids use for school.I ended up having to replace my three binders for the much  bigger ones because i couldn't get anymore in.The bigger ones are better anyway, more protection round the edges and they have a lock/catch to keep the pages tight so free from damage.If you need to add more papers you just unlatch it

Celia

[celia]

4 ring binders, and plastic sleeves

Thats what ring binders are made for, No one would put paper in a binder whitout a sleeve.No point in that

Celia

[aghadowey]

4 ring binders, and plastic sleeves

Thats what ring binders are made for, No one would put paper in a binder whitout a sleeve.No point in that

Celia

It's only in the last number of years that plastic sleeve are so readily available. When I first started researching my family they weren't in shops and we used paper and ring reinforcements to protect the punched holes.