I have a whole filing cabinet full of journal pages that I wanted to bind and after considering all the many options out there I settled on Pro-Bind 1000 and ordered it. Being a retired librarian and having dealt with bindings throughout my career, I have to say that this thermal binder is exceptional! I am so pleased with it! It is very simple to use and has solidly bound many of my loose journal pages. All of the bindings look very professional with no loose pages. I am really enjoying using it and definitely am recommending it as a solid thermal binding machine.