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| Help printing my book | 11/21/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I've written a few books for friends and family and I will be binding them myself... I have created ...
A: Format/Page/Page Layout/Letter Size/Landscape/Divide Page/2 columns/one row This is a common ...
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| Help printing my book | 11/20/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I've written a few books for friends and family and I will be binding them myself... I have created ...
A: After you have inserted the text tell your software program to tell your printer to "print on both ...
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| Unbindng a Hard Cover | 11/19/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I have a hard cover book that I want to have unbound. What is the best way to get that done?
A: Get access to a guillotine paper cutter, of the type which can cut a ream or more of paper at one ...
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| Cutting of hard covers | 11/11/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I am trying to recover paper for recycle and have access to 100,000+ hard cover books. In order to ...
A: You need a guillotine paper cutter. Not the type which cuts single sheets of paper, but the type ...
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| Student Newspaper publishing | 11/10/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I am presently using Microsoft Publisher to produce the student newspaper at school. It does not ...
A: I am sorry that I am not familiar with Microsoft Publisher. I have used Word Perfect and Microsoft ...
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| Papermaking | 11/7/2009 | Gail Stiffe |
Q: I am currently a wedding consultant but would like to design handmade paper and paper for printing ...
A: I am in Australia so can't help much with the classes but there are a lot of Colleges in the US that ...
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| instructional materials on what I need to get started on book printing and binding | 11/2/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I have no training nor learning in book printing and binding. But just got an insight that there is ...
A: The equipment required for binding large quantities of books is expensive. A binding line which can ...
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| printing press information | 10/15/2009 | Diane Mendez |
Q: good day. i have few questions regarding start up of a printing press and i really hope you would ...
A: Because I don't know much about business in your country, my answers might not apply. 1. Yes, a ...
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| bookbinding and dimensional stability | 9/29/2009 | Stuart Loewen |
Q: When the book was freshly glued and bonded, it was in a perfect shape. However, after some time ...
A: A few times before, I have seen where the non-bonded free edge side opposite the binding develops ...
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| Unbinding an old album | 8/13/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: Greetings, I have about thirty antique scores of music from the early 1800's which have been bound ...
A: First, make at least two good quality copies of each of the pages on good quality paper. This ...
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| adhesive binding | 6/23/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: Is adhesive binding something a crafty novice can do at home or is special equipment required. If ...
A: There are many types of adhesive bindings. Some of them, e.g. the type used to make commercial soft ...
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| Old typewriter paper stuck together | 6/20/2009 | Stuart Loewen |
Q: I have my old report from 1969 that was typed on onion paper. It is now stuck from moisture. I would ...
A: First, I am an expert in the physics of paper, not the chemistry of surfaces or coating, so I am ...
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| your book | 5/14/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I'm an amateur bookbinder. I'm interesting in fan-gluing my own notebooks and would like to make a ...
A: I believe that you can get a copy of my book from Roger MacBride Allen roger@rmallen.net. When I ...
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| printing issues | 5/7/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I have a document that I created in indesign. I saved it as a pdf and sent it to the printers. When ...
A: I am sorry to say that I have not used InDesign, so I can't do a good job of answering your ...
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| printing issues | 5/7/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I have a document that I created in indesign. I saved it as a pdf and sent it to the printers. When ...
A: I have not encountered this specific problem, but I have had troubles with pdf files not printing as ...
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| banana fibre | 3/27/2009 | Gail Stiffe |
Q: Gail, Can you tell me as much as you can about the use of banana fibre in papermaking. I am in the ...
A: sorry for the delay in answering your question, I have been at a papermaking conference for the last ...
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| Font | 3/26/2009 | Diane Mendez |
Q: I am trying, without much luck to identify the Font that the Chicago Tribune uses in its headlines. ...
A: .. It's definitely a version of Old English, but it looks like they've kerned it. I don't have any ...
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| Excessive clamping pressure | 3/4/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: "When there is an excessive pressure, the error is still more difficult to recognize, because the ...
A: It is well done. Paper cutting is a shearing action. In a shearing action, the blade always ...
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| student in need of a bookbinder | 3/3/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: My name is Laura and I'm a student entering year the year 12 HSC course at a school in Sydney. I ...
A: I assume that you are from Sydney, Australia. I am in Illinois, USA, and unfortunately am not ...
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| printing | 3/2/2009 | Diane Mendez |
Q: What's the name of the first letter of the word that starts a chapter of a book, when that letter is ...
A: I believe you're referring to a 'Drop Cap'. It's a large letter used at the beginning of a ...
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| book lay out | 2/2/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I am a writer and artist producing my own books, and was wondering if you knew of any layout/print ...
A: I answered this question about two weeks ago. Perhaps it got lost in transit. You have identified a ...
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| Note Pad Assembly - Paper Warping | 1/20/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: So I'm a graphic Designer - and have made notepads before using the same method you describe in one ...
A: Elmer's glue has two problems in my humble opinion: it is too brittle when it dries and it has too ...
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| Note Pad Assembly - Paper Warping | 1/18/2009 | Rupert Evans |
Q: So I'm a graphic Designer - and have made notepads before using the same method you describe in one ...
A: Warping is usually caused by an excess of water in the padding adhesive. The adhesive should be the ...
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| publishing offer - what is the benchmark? | 1/2/2009 | Thomas Campbell |
Q: Campbell, We are currently negotiating the publishing rights for our book (already successfully ...
A: Or Benjamin Congratulations and welcome to the tricky world of book negotiation. In some cases you ...
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| Binding a book with wooden pages/cover | 12/31/2008 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I've made a small book out of plywood as a gift. The pages are wood as well as the cover and the ...
A: It is always a good idea to plan the type of binding before making the book block. Certainly you ...
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| How can I trim multiple books on the power guillotine | 11/26/2008 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I have another question regarding the power guillotine. How can I trim multiple books at one time on ...
A: The easiest solution is to use a strip of binders board or other stiff cardboard, a bit less ...
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| stacking and cutting for notepads | 11/24/2008 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I read your answer for the glue necessary to make small quanities of notepads. In it you said "I ...
A: Cut paper (typically, 20 pound bond scrap paper) to the size wanted. Make piles containing about ...
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| printing a novel | 10/22/2008 | Thomas Campbell |
Q: I would like to get an estimate for printing a novel. I have contacted local printers but they ...
A: Susan Thanks for the question and you can get a quote for a antique or natural stock. Depending ...
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| I need paper manufacturer and printer | 10/13/2008 | Stuart Loewen |
Q: I am thinking of offering a new product which is a stack of 500 sheets or 20 lbs of 8 1/2 X 11 inch ...
A: There is a company New Leaf papers out of San Francisco who may be able to help you. They are ...
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| Paper Grain | 10/8/2008 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I am starting my own Children’s personalized book company run from my home. I have found the ...
A: Ink jet uses liquid ink which is squirted on to the paper and dries almost immediately. Laser uses ...
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| Paper Grain | 10/5/2008 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I am starting my own Children’s personalized book company run from my home. I have found the ...
A: You could buy 11x17 or larger size paper and cut it so that the grain runs parallel to the spine. ...
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| Correct clamp pressures on the power guillotine | 10/4/2008 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I have a question that's been bugging me for a while now. I think I can safely ask you this because ...
A: Many operators of guillotine cutters never vary the clamp pressure. However, I use a lighter ...
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| info. feasibility study | 9/4/2008 | Diane Mendez |
Q: Am an enterprenuer with little knowledge about printing but trying to set up a printing firm that ...
A: Wow! This is a big project you're undertaking and I think you would require more than an answer from ...
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| paper terminology | 9/3/2008 | Diane Mendez |
Q: What is the difference between a leaf, a page, and a sheet of paper
A: Here are the definitions for the three words you listed: LEAF: One sheet of paper in a publication. ...
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| Book binding and paper types | 8/26/2008 | Thomas Campbell |
Q: I belong to a new children's book publishing company and need to identify a printer for our first ...
A: Tanya Thanks for the question. We are a book printer and we produce Childrens books there are ...
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| printing children's picture book | 8/21/2008 | Thomas Campbell |
Q: I have a children's book coming to completion soon. The illustrations should be done in a couple of ...
A: Diane Thanks for the email. Childrens Books are a tough market and that is why folks in the ...
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| NEWSPAPER SPELLING ERRORS | 7/31/2008 | Stuart Loewen |
Q: Some years back an american newspaper (which had been circulating for several years) suddenly and ...
A: Hey Questioner; I love the question but do not know the answer. My expertise is in the physics of ...
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| Printing on bigger paper | 7/23/2008 | Diane Mendez |
Q: I have a Sharp laser printer. I want to print a 6x9 page on 8.5x11 paper without using the manual ...
A: I'm not completely confident that I understand what you are trying to do. You have three options for ...
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| printing a 5.5x8.5 book on HP 4650 | 7/11/2008 | Rupert Evans |
Q: I have a small book I'd like to print but am not sure how to make the pages work out right. I only ...
A: I assume that you are using a word processor to do the printing and that you have set it up so that ...
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| printing art onto... | 6/26/2008 | Thomas Campbell |
Q: ello, My objective is to reprint an original piece of art onto a hardbound journal. I understand ...
A: Sara Thanks for the question. Are you able to scan the art. If so you can scan it at 300 dpi and ...
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