[game_preservation] Book debinding

[Devin Monnens]

Hey, that's an excellent system! I had been wondering how to find a solution
like this where you only need open the book 45 degrees.

The trouble is, it won't work on this particular book! The guide is VERY
tightly bound, and so it is impossible to open to even a 45 degree angle. I
don't think I can even open it to 30 degrees without seriously damaging the
binding. So I think debinding may be the best way of doing it.

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Rachel "Sheepy" Donahue
<donahrm at gmail.com>wrote:


> You might be interested in this:

>

>

> http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-High-Speed-Book-Scanner-from-Trash-and-Cheap-C/

>

> Similar can be achieved with an acrylic bookstand, acrylic straps, and a

> gorillapod.

>

>

> On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:44:51 -0400, Devin Monnens <dmonnens at gmail.com>

> wrote:

>

>  I got a rare Metroid strategy guide from Japan that has some artwork I

>> want

>> to scan. IMO the book is overpriced collector's item, but I need the

>> pictures so that was that. Anyway, the book is impossible to scan because

>> it

>> is VERY tightly bound (you can't even open it 50 degrees without damaging

>> the binding. I will therefore need to debind the book, ideally by melting

>> the glue. What is a good procedure for debinding it with limiting damage

>> to

>> the book? I figure if we're dealing with physical collections, someone

>> here

>> must have experience with that... The next trick would be RE-BINDING, but

>> I'll save that for later.

>>

>> -Devin

>>

>>

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