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| Perfect
Binding |
Perfect
Binding is performed by frazing off the spine, teasing out
the fibres from the paper and putting small notches into the
spine for the adhesive to flow into.
The spine area of the text and cover should be free from ink,
varnish, sealers and laminates. Solvents should be allowed
sufficient time to dissipate to the atmosphere.
A minimum allowance of 3 mm should be made at the head, foredge
and foot for trimming to finished size, and at the spine for
frazing off.
The strongest binds will always be achieved with cartridge
papers rather than art papers, though in most cases  provided
the above recommendations are followed, art papers up to 150gsm
can usually be bound without problem. In some circumstances
170gsm art papers can be bound but we would recommend that
you discuss with us prior to printing.
We would always recommend that the grain direction of all
materials supplied for the text and cover should be head to
tail. |
| Burst
Binding |
As
for Perfect Binding with the following additional notes: -
Burst binding is performed by removing a small slot from the
spine of the text at folding stage and nothing is then frazed
off at the binding stage, so no allowance needs to be made
in the spine. It is most important that the slot removal operation
is performed correctly and consistently. If you are folding
yourselves and have any queries regarding what slotting disc
to use please contact us prior to folding.
Because the adhesive flows through the slot to give the book
strength, it is not recommended that colour spreads be positioned
in the centre of a section.
It is not practical to insert or wrap sections when Burst
Binding. |
| Thread
Sewing |
Thread
sewing is performed by using thread to attach the folded sections
together at the spine. No frazing of the spine takes place
and no allowance needs to be made in the spine.
All sections should have a lip of 6mm on the foredge of the
highest folios to enable the section to be opened mechanically.
The grammage of the text material is less important than for
Perfect or Burst Binding though we would recommend that if
you wish to use text material over 170gsm you discuss with
us first. |
| Case
Binding |
| Hardbound
books are produced by pasting a sewn book into a hard cover
made from board and a covering material, which may be paper,
cloth, or leather. As all Hardbound books are effectively ‘bespoke’
we would ask you to discuss your requirements with us prior
to printing. |
For any other queries of a technical nature please contact us
at your convenience |
Telephone: 0115 9507631 : Production Fax: 0115 9501057 : Estimating Fax: 0115
9412627
Email: info@allsopps.co.uk
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