[TheForge] books in the shop environment

[Bruce Freeman]

I'd given this some thought too, but only came up with the same
solutions.  At present, I'm using page protectors.  Cheap and readily
available.  (Zipper bags work well too.)

I've considered laminating, but have never invested in the equipment.

There is clear adhesive plastic available that can be used for
laminating. I've used to use Contac brand for this, but sometime about
10-20 years ago they went to a less adhesive adhesive which makes that
easier to use but less suitable.

As for possible better ideas:

In principle, one could spray the pages with some sort of clear
coating.  Krylon has one used to stabilize charcoal drawings.  This
works well for one-sided printing, but such sprays tend to make the
page translucent, so are less suitable for two-sided printing.

One could conceive of a two-spray system:  The first spray would
penetrate the page, then turn opaque white (below the printing).  The
second would provide a grease-proof coating.  But unless it proved
possible to come up with a means of spraying an entire book at one go,
this would probably be prohibitive due to the labor involved.

Some maps now are printed on Tyvek or similar materials and are
completely waterproof, and pretty tear-proof and grease-proof.
Unfortunately, this is not an option for protecting an existing book.

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 5:52 AM, terry l. ridder <terrylr at blauedonau.com> wrote:
> hello;
>
> i have been attempting to find a solution to the problem of keeping
> books that are used in the shop relatively clean and readable. i have
> several books which have fallen victim to the spilled oil and stray
> grease blob. several years i adopted the approach of copying the
> necessary pages and placing the copies in clear heavy duty page
> protectors. the page protector i have been using have the three hole
> punch edge which allows for them to be placed in a three-ring binder.
>
> this has worked rather well. the original books are still looking very
> good and the page copies have lasted past their original use and have
> been kept in binders for future use.
>
> some pages have proven to be such a good reference that i have laminated
> those in heavy laminate. they are now rigid  and have either a hole
> punched in them and a rubber band inserted into the hole to make a loop
> so that it may be hung nearly anywhere or they have a length of the
> ceramic magnet material that allows them to be hung around the shop.
>
> i am always on the look out for a better way of doing things so i figure
> it is time to ask theforge members what they do to protect the books
> that are used in the shop.
>
>
> --
> terry l. ridder ><>
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Bruce
NJ

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