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A single-hole punch makes a single hole per activation, usually at an arbitrary position (i.e., without alignment guides). There are other binding techniques which use hole punching. Coil binding uses a spring-like coil, threaded into the punched holes. Comb binding uses a plastic strip with "fingers" that clip into the punched holes. Both use their own types of specialized hole punches. Comb binding typically punches 19 or 23 rectangular holes (for letter and A4 paper sizes, respectively). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

Find sources: "Hole punch"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( December 2007) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) The hole punch comes in various standard sizes including the ISO 838 (with 2 holes apart), 3-hole, 4-hole 888, 4-hole legal, and single punch. It typically has a diameter of 6±0.5 mm and there are 80 – 108mm between holes depending on the manufacturer. Most people are familiar with a hole punch, which also goes by the names of the hole puncher, and paper puncher. This is a piece of office or stationary equipment which is used to punch holes in paper, typically for the means of binding them together in a folder. In this article, we’ll discover the standard hole punch sizes.A four-hole extension to ISO838 is also in common use. Two holes are punched in accordance with the standard, plus two additional holes located 80mm to the outside of the standard holes. The two additional holes provide more stability in 4-ring binders, while still allowing 4-hole paper to fit 2-ring binders. This extension is sometimes referred to as the "888" system, because of the three 8-cm gaps between the holes. Some 2-hole punches have an "888" marking on their paper guide, to assist punching all four holes into A4 paper. [5] Another standard also occasionally used in the US is a "filebinder" system. Its two holes are positioned symmetrically, with the centers 2 + 3⁄ 4 inches (70mm) apart.

If you want a binder that is going to be more reliable, choose a binder with more rings and the compatible hole punch. 3-hole Konica-Minolta specifies that the holes should be 11 ±1mm from the edge of the paper [6] for European 4-hole arrangements, contrary to ISO838.International Standard ISO838 specifies two holes, with centers 80 ±0.5mm apart, and located 12 ±1mm from the nearest edge of the paper, and with the pair of holes positioned symmetrically along that edge. Each hole is to have a diameter of 6 ±0.5mm. Any paper format that is at least 100mm high can be filed using this system (e.g., ISO A7 and larger). A printed document with a margin of 20–25mm will accommodate ISO838 filing holes. This is a hole punch that is widely used in the US for letter-sized paper and is compatible with standard 3 ring binders designed to hold letter-sized paper. For the US letter paper size ( 8 + 1⁄ 2 by 11 inches, 220 by 280mm), a three-hole standard is widely used. The holes are positioned symmetrically, with the centers 4 + 1⁄ 4 inches (108mm) apart. It requires paper formats that are at least 9 + 1⁄ 2 inches (241mm) high.