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BINDING A HARDCOVER BOOK
6.2. ROUGHENING AND HOT MELT APPLICATION
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
a)
c)
6.3. BOOK REMOVAL
6.3.1
a)
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THICK BOOKS OR BOOKS WITH COATED PAPER:
Roughen book spine 1-3 times. Repeat if necessary.
Roughening opens the paper grain on book spine and
improves binding result with diffi cult materials. Note that
roughening several times increases spine width. Too heavy
roughening results unsquare book spine.
For thin books (spine witdth <10 mm), apply glue once or
twice. For thicker books or books with coated paper, apply
glue 2-3 times.
Dipping: Immediately after hot melt application, dip the spine
stick quickly on glue with single back and forth movement.
a, b, c) Note how the cover is hold and pushed forward to
b)
Turn the table back into the starting position by pulling the
hand lever. Given that hot melt tacks (starts to dry) in 2 - 3
seconds, swift but gentle actions provide the best result.
Caution: Do not slam the table against the table limit stops
as this can damage the machine
a) Open the clamp.
b) Pull from hardcover tool's outer collar to release the
b)
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perform dipping action.
book. Move the book to left.
REV. d5 Elite Multilang
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