[game_preservation] Book debinding

[Rachel "Sheepy" Donahue]

Sounds like you're right, then. Henry's tip is a good one, but you may  
also find some good info (on re-binding, certainly) in the NEDCC  
preservation leaflets:

http://nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php

Good luck!

On Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:00:13 -0400, Devin Monnens <dmonnens at gmail.com>  
wrote:


> 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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