Awesome tutorial! Thanks for NOT taking us through your day of “sorry my dog is barking, I just woke up, and I’m getting my nails done today”. You got to the point and did a perfect presentation; very clear and concise and answered all of my questions, especially how to make my own spines (and how to adhere them after the book has been heated). Cheers! 😊

Thank you for showing that opening. They refuse to admit that it doesn't lay flat. I wish they would be more transparent. Great tip, and thank you very much!

Thank you for a great tutorial. You explained it well, stayed on point and what I enjoyed the post, you explained how to get the book to open like a professionally made book. That part really had me confused until now. I purchased the Cinch from HSN and they go through demos so fast but I felt the Cinch would be more attractive than the binding machine I was using. Most of the books I will make will be 8.5x11 with about 10-15 pages. Again, thank you for making this tutorial and all your good hints.

And now! We have the Cinch Stack Cutter coming out in June!!! That is going to be a game changer for sure! Can’t hardly wait❤

Great tips! I like the idea of gluing the spine down after it's glued and the extra scoring.

I love how you teach. I have this one my Christmas list for this year as I don't seem to be able to do the spine part of putting together journals. I watched one two days ago that made me take it off the list because it was to short and didn't go into the detail I was looking for. I am now subbed, liked, alarmed and commented to your channel and looking forward to more things I need to know.

I’ve purchased, via HSN, but haven’t used it yet. This video was most helpful to me when I get started on making my Mother’s Day books. Thank you for sharing.

Excellent!!!!!

Fabulous tips! ❤❤❤

Great Tips!

PS I have seen other videos where once the book has been heated and before setting it in the cooling area, take the book and tap it firmly against the spine on your desk or table to make sure pages get down into the hot glue.

Thanks for the tutorial

Great tutorial!

Excellent tutorial! The best I have seen and I have watched many

Thanks for sharing. Nice tutorial

Excellent tutorial.

I've watched this video a few times and I love this machine so far!

Thanks for sharing these great tips! I got mine from HSN last week so now I’m ready to test it out

Thanks for sharing this video. I am still on the fence about purchasing this. I loved the tips and tricks you had to ensure success.

Great video! You convinced me to purchase this. ❤

Thank you that was the best review I have seen on KZfaq. Yes lots of people just flick the books and I want mine to open flat. I have ordered one and eagerly await it's arrival I was beginning to think I had made a huge mistake because all I had seen were problems. Huge thanks.

So thankful to have found your tutorial. New subscriber for sure! Wonderful video!

Great video. Bought the thermal cinch on HSN. I was nervous about making a book, but your tutorial was very helpful. Excited to make my first book.

very nice tutorial... this will definitely help me the next time I make a book..TFS

LOVE! I think I saw a tutorial where someone DID NOT adhere the glue strip to the spine and had a hard time getting the pages to line up right. I still have my cinch in the box because of that. Now, after seeing your tutorial I can't wait to make something!

Fabulous tutorial! Just subscribed to your channel. ❤

I bought glue strips on Ali Express and they work perfectly. The good thing with the ones I bought they are very thin so you can use as little or a lot depending on what size book you are making. Cost was very cheap for a hundred and a good length. I live in Australia and I'm very happy with the results. Cheers Jan

Really good tip about using the straight edges of the paper for the binding section. I never thought of that. I have had the thermal cinch since it was the special on HSN. I actually ordered it early to make sure I got one if they sold out. I got the autoship too. I want to get a couple of the collections they showed. I have made several notebooks. Now I think I need a big paper cutting tool! One that can cut a hundred sheets at once. Not sure where I will put it.

Very thorough. Thx for being concise in teaching us. Could I ask what glue did you use for the spine onto the front cover?

Can you use other glues or glue tapes such as redline if you run out of the cinch glue for the spine??

Do you know if it can take on a journal thickness spine?

Could you have made the covers and spine just one piece?

I got mine before for my birthday instead of having to wait until Christmas. The box had a big hole in it so I panicked. I plugged it, it worked, set the time, it worked. However when I ran my hand over the top, the only place that I could really feel the heat was near the top of where the timer button was. Near the back end, I could barely feel any heat at all. Is this normal or is it defective? I didn't try a book yet as I am waiting on strips to come in so that I don't ruin the 3 good ones that comes with the pink.