Spineless Paperbacks

[Graeme]

Paperbacks can be expensive and it's a tad annoying when the spine splits and nearby photograph plates and pages start to come away. Quick fix for me is a thick plastic backing, hot glue, a quick roll and a scalpel to remove excess glue afterwards. Ugly - but it works.

Any other ideas/suggestions?
Cheers.

 

[Graeme]

Hmmm....can a Mod put an "e" back in my "Spinless" title?
Cheers.

 

[herman1rg]

I like it being spinless

 

[Greg Boeser]

Yeah, it catches the eye. "Spineless" would make some think it was a political post.

 

[GrauGeist]

Graeme, I remember MANY years ago, when I was in high-school, I was tasked with cutting stacks of papers into quarters and then applying an adhesive with a brush to one edge, to create note pads.

Not sure if this adhesive is still available, but it was a bookbinder's adhesive. It would certainly do the trick.

 

[Graeme]

Thanks Dave - sounds like an interesting glue to have and obviously has some flexibility?
I've tried porous cloth soaked in PVA glue - but very messy....

Cheers
"Spinless"

 

[fubar57]

Graeme, go back to your first post and click edit. On the right side there should be a button that says "Edit Title"

 

[fubar57]

OK....I was wrong. Go to your first post and you should see this

Click on Thread Tool and a drop box will appear and there will be an edit title option

 

[Graeme]

Many thanks Fubar!

 

[Greg Boeser]

Revisionist!

 

[Graeme]

Revisionist!

Thanks Greg!

Speaking of Spineless....

 

[Wildcat]

 

[vikingBerserker]

I once used rubber cement. It worked but was not the nicest job I had ever done.

 

[Airframes]

Aw ! I liked 'Spinless' !