The Demise of the Print Book #2
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thelittledogI have investigated the results of my PVA adventures. The second copy of Connoisseur's Science Fiction is definitely stuck back together. The second page in the block is stuck a bit too much, and there's still a gap between the two halves of the block, but it's readable, with care.
The half-torn bit of spine on the first copy has decided to stay in place after all, so the repair can now proceed. I think it's going to be a two-part job. First, stick the torn bit of spine back to the other half of the block. And secondly, secure the rest of the block to the spine with tape. There's no way to glue that part. In fact, I may end up using tape all the way down.
(I have previously found family members using my Magic Tape as if it were ordinary sticky tape, despite my attempts to hide it)
On second thoughts, seems like the best thing to do would be to tape the top part, thereby giving a way to hold the book together while the glue dries. But I think only tape is going to keep it in one piece.
Later: The glue dried, and I went all down the spine sticking it to the rest of the book with little bits of Magic Tape. Not a perfect job--there are visible gaps when you open the book, as in some places it's too stuck and in others not stuck enough. If I were putting it up for sale I'd probably have to list it as: Poor--Book is held together with PVA and Magic Tape. But it's good enough to go back on the shelf.
The half-torn bit of spine on the first copy has decided to stay in place after all, so the repair can now proceed. I think it's going to be a two-part job. First, stick the torn bit of spine back to the other half of the block. And secondly, secure the rest of the block to the spine with tape. There's no way to glue that part. In fact, I may end up using tape all the way down.
(I have previously found family members using my Magic Tape as if it were ordinary sticky tape, despite my attempts to hide it)
On second thoughts, seems like the best thing to do would be to tape the top part, thereby giving a way to hold the book together while the glue dries. But I think only tape is going to keep it in one piece.
Later: The glue dried, and I went all down the spine sticking it to the rest of the book with little bits of Magic Tape. Not a perfect job--there are visible gaps when you open the book, as in some places it's too stuck and in others not stuck enough. If I were putting it up for sale I'd probably have to list it as: Poor--Book is held together with PVA and Magic Tape. But it's good enough to go back on the shelf.
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Date: 2013-11-04 09:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-11-04 11:40 pm (UTC)Apparently what I need is a bone folder.
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Date: 2013-11-04 11:49 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2013-11-05 12:04 am (UTC)Although it's intended for hardback, or when the spine has come away from the block. Although I guess for a paperback, one of the wide tapes those places sell would work too.
Yeah, you need a bone folder though & something to stop the glue oozing out between the pages
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Date: 2013-11-05 03:42 pm (UTC)