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Your cart is empty.The Fellowes Star Plus Comb Binding Machine is an easy-to-use, light duty comb binding machine for the small office. Manually punches up to 12 sheets at a time and binds up to 150 sheets with a 3/4-Inch comb. Vertical document loader ensures consistent punch alignment. Efficient design allows user to punch & bind in a continuous manner. Adjustable edge guide centers documents with ease. Document thickness/comb guide helps user select proper comb width. A convenient built-in comb storage tray keeps supplies handy.
chris
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
Homeschooling must have!!This is a 19 hole binding machine for standard letter size paper. I highly recommend it works extremely well! Some of the top positives of this machine is size, lid, compact, heavy duty, 2 hand punching handle, etc. I have only 1 negative and that is that it only goes up to 19 holes. If you plan to laminate the pages it will not fit in the machine to punch holes. You will need a cutter to trim the bottom of laminated projects to fit into the machine. If laminating you will also want to only punch one or two pages at a time. Photo attached to show how much needed to be trimmed off from each page, which isn’t a lot. So I still highly recommend even if you need to trim.
Christine Danielle Kerr
Reviewed in Canada on August 7, 2024
I am impressed with the level of quality for the price. It works well for home use when putting together small booklets.
Regina W. Norman
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2024
My husband loves it as it's very easy to use
Lexi32
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2024
I purchased this product to bind a cookbook I was making for our +50 church group. It worked as expected. Easy to operate and I like the compact design. I purchased the Fellows brand as i know that is a brand that produces quality products. I was 100% satisfied with this purchase.
Ness
Reviewed in Australia on November 4, 2024
Disappointed. Doesn't fit A4 paper. Missed the window to return, now I'm stuck with a product that I can't use. The quality of the machine is good.
Aldebarán
Reviewed in Mexico on April 28, 2024
Sirve para lo que está hecha. Nos ha durado varios años con un uso moderado, y no parece que ningún componente esté próximo a fallar.
Dr Michael Moss
Reviewed in Canada on March 28, 2022
I’ve written a book and wanted to bind a few pre-publication copies, using a comb binder, rather than clunky 3-ring binders. This was easy to do and gave a professional-looking result. Using standard paper it was more than adequate for 120 sheets (printed both sides). I even managed to bind a much larger thickness, the result of using heavier (ie, thicker) premium paper stock. This required a bit more care in supporting the stock during binding but wasn’t difficult. I only mention this to indicate that the 5/8” or 3/4” capacity isn’t an absolute - with care, you can exceed it, using wider combs. The machine is well built and it met my needs completely.
DK
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2021
This unit did not accept A4 paper. This may have been my fault for missing it in the description but it was useless for the job intended. I have sent it back and bought another.
texan_176@yahoo.com
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2017
I needed to build a few manuals for work so I priced what it would cost to hire a print shop. At anywhere from $500-900 to print from a pdf file and bind the pages it was a little insane. I found this machine on my own and bought it based on the other reviews. It is an outstanding value. What it does is very simple; it just punches the holes in pages and holds the comb open to bind the pages. However, it does these things incredibly well. It is a very well built machines with all parts having a quality feel and nice finish assembly. The plastic is thick and high quality while parts (punching handle and comb retainer) that are subject to load are made of metal. You will get ripped off on the binding supplies like combs and covers since they mostly come in bulk quantities. My total project came in at under $150 with the machine, binding supplies, dividers, and fancy linen paper so I am not complaining at all. If you are a student or have kids in school this is a must have. It takes your work product to the next level making things look professionally produced.
Connected
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2013
My first reaction, as an engineer, was "what a bizarre little machine". It's oddly designed, but in the end, it works well. The paper cutter loads into a top slot after you lift both the lid and the handle which almost interfere with each other. This was quite different from other machines I've used. You'll have to hold the paper with one hand to keep it from falling out of the slot, while you start the punching motion with your other hand using the handle. There are no paper support guides and gravity doesn't help you; it tends to remove the paper from where it needs to be. Does the paper stack belong in front of or behind the handle? I guess it doesn't matter. Once you try the punching process a few times, you'll soon have the hang of it. The instructions are truly terrible, as others have noted. Come on Fellowes! An intern there could document the instructions better in a couple of hours. The pictures are vague and useless. It took me a little while to figure out how to load a plastic comb into the comb-opening mechanism, to pull it apart for document loading. The instructions were totally useless for this purpose. I am pretty clever with mechanical things, and it took me a while to sort it out. I can imagine a rushed clerk in an office being confounded by it. The comb must feed in from BEHIND the vertical tangs, with the comb loops protruding through the spaces between the tangs. The open side of the comb must be up (not mentioned in the manual). You must then rotate the comb around a bit while pressing the comb into the mechanism (toward the user) until it seats deeply into the mechanism enough to allow the hooks to open the loops. Again, once you've done this a time or two, you'll know what to do next time; although it's still fidgety. The machine is designed to be stored horizontally or vertically, but in vertical mode you must slide it up against a surface, else the handle and lid will flop open. There is no closure latch.If I sound negative, I must say that I came around to finding this weird little machine to be quite acceptable. It did easily punch clean, well-aligned holes, as long as one loads only a few sheets at a time, per the specs. After getting acquainted with it, I am happy with it. It is very well made of quality metal and plastic materials. Looks like it will last a long time. The comb and waste trays are nicely done. So, overall, a positive review despite my criticisms. I'm glad I bought it for my occasional light-duty needs.
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