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How Libraries Can Save Money Using Their Powis Parker Fastback Binding Machine

Author: Jeff McRitchie

Most trade paperback books are mass manufactured by publishers for occasional use by private individuals. They are made to be read through a few times without falling apart. However, popular books in a library get far more usage than this. Within 4-5 reads, the book block can begin to separate from the cover and some of the pages can begin to fall out of the book. This is partially because the book block is not fully seated into the glue during the initial binding process. Using your Fastback 15xs or other fastback binding machine (the model 11, 8x and 9 will work but have limited capacity compared to the model 15) you can take your brand new books and extend their life through a simple process. Here is what you need to do.

2. When you are ready to begin the process simply turn on your Fastback binding machine and set it to the editing mode. This mode is normally designed for adding or removing pages from a document bound with Fastback. In this instance you won't be using the editing mode to add or remove pages; you will simply be using the machine to reactivate the glue in the spine of your paperback book.

4. Once the book has completed the binding cycle you simply need to remove it from the Fastback binding machine and firmly tap the still hot spine on a hard surface such as a table or countertop. This will cause the book block to settle further into the hot glue inside the spine of your book.

If by chance you do have a paper back book with a cover that begins to separate from its book block you can also use your Fastback machine to quickly and easily repair it. All you need to do is use the editing setting to reactivate the glue in the spine and re-adhere the cover to the book. In extreme cases where pages are falling out you can also use a fastback machine to rebind the book block using tape binding or can use PerfectBack binding strips to add a new wrap around cover to book.

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