mini tutorial to bind ebooks

UPDATE, this tutorial continues inthis link

As everyone knows, it's full of ebooks everywhere. Now everyone has their typical folder of
"Books" and I know people who collect things that they are never going to read.

If you want to read an 800-page ebook without going blind from so many hours in front of the screen
from the computer, obviously old, shunegg comes to your aid.

I present to you the super mega hyper fast course on how to bind a bundle of sheets so that it turns out.
like a legal book (well, more similar to the ones sold on the street in Santiago, but the
important, the thing is readable and comfortable. Good, nice, and cheap.

Well, assuming you already have the sheets you want to bind arranged (like how you print them
it's not my problem), the necessary materials are:

Sorry for the cold tail, I forgot to include it in the photo so I applied GIMP and pasted an image.
In summary, you need:

A little hemp
A strip of gauze
two large clips (or two not very thick pieces of cardboard) I will explain.
cartonero
cold soda
sierra
A kind of press. Mine consists of two profiles with a pin in each corner... it really is something.
The thing, with the little butterflies it gets tighter. It could be wood.

The idea is to open the press on a horizontal surface (the table), placing the two clips underneath.
the little cardboard pieces), then place the sheets with the spine of the book facing down on the table. Try to
make the leaves as even as possible so that it looks nice. Once it is even, you start to
tighten with the press butterflies but not too much, just enough so that the bundle doesn't move.
If it is squeezed too much at the end, the book will open up like an accordion.
Next, it is caught that it remains quite even, and the point of the clips is that they lift the
Book a few millimeters over the press, so that when you cut the sheets, it is just cutting them.
leaves and not the iron.

Then incisions are made in the back. Five cuts are enough. The same, they do not need to be
so deep, just enough for the hemp to pass well through the furrow.
A light layer of gelatine is then placed on the back, it doesn't matter if you spill it.
a little, the hemp is placed in the furrows applying a bit of pressure and more glue is added
cold.

Then a little gauze is cut and placed on top. It should be even and without protrusions.
And then more cold syrup on top.
Finally, as a technical detail (to avoid problems when attaching the lid), put a
piece of paper on top of everything. And on top of the paper, COLD TAIL DOES NOT GO. And obviously the paper.
it will wrinkle but it doesn't matter. And don't take out the sheet

This is left to dry for about a whole night. The next day the press is removed and
we obtain the following:
The torn page is because that's where I took the piece to put on the spine, over the gauze.

If you want to make some proper caps, made of leather and cardboard, do not cut the excess gauze.
Perhaps one day I will put up the tutorial on how to make a book of this style...

but it's a fucking hassle and I prefer the cheaper version, a simple cardboard cover.
For this, let's cut all the excess gauze, hemp, dry glue, etc. (with the cardboard worker) It is
It is advisable to remove the first and last page, because that is where all the dirt accumulates.
it dripped before, and it's going to look something like this
Then cardboard covers are made to the corresponding size, and the folds are made of the
I make two more folds outward (red arrow) to support the black arrow.
opening of the book. You stick it with a little bit of cold glue, and that's it:

And that's it. And guaranteed by the pitcher. You can even take the whole book from a single sheet and
Lift it up and the sheet will not come off, I assure you.
IMPORTANT NOTE.
If you are going to print letter-sized sheets like most Christians, do not read the following.
If you decide to make pocket-sized books, it is essential to choose the right grain of the paper.

It happens that leaves have veins, meaning a predominant direction in which they will bend.
the sheet when it is left free. That is where the difference lies between a good binding and a bad one, between
a book that you open and stays open and another that closes automatically, and in fact, if
They are mistaken in the seam, they will see that it is very difficult to open the book.

As I was saying, the letter-sized paper, printed in portrait orientation, that is how this is written.
tutorial, this idea for binding, and it stays open where you leave it, but if you come up with
cut the ream in half (it becomes a super convenient size), you messed up. The grain is reversed.
and there is a very hard book.

For this, it is more convenient to buy sheets at a print shop, size A1, and ask them to
Cut to the size you want. I prefer 14 or 15 * 23 cm.

So, to verify the vein, do the following:

Two small pieces are cut in each direction (H and V), and each piece is licked a little. One is
will bend and the other will remain straight, according to the following figures, the side by which
The furrows must be made, it is MANDATORY on the side marked with black lines.

In this case, the sheet has the grain 'lengthwise'.

The paper immediately gives way when held in the direction of the grain, and it can be identified with
ease

and I didn't know with what I filled the post with photos, because otherwise it would be explained with just words.
it would have been much tougher.

If you are interested, I uploaded the manual to Rapidshare, you can download it from here:

Manual for book binding paste

 I think this is the most useful thing I've contributed to shunegg. And with a little practice one becomes...
it takes about 15 minutes in total.

keep reading a better binding technique inthis link.

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35 comments:
Estean said...
Picher, you nailed it, one of the best from shunegg ... you earned my seal of quality.
September 24, 2008 23:03

baldhe said...
very cool dude
I messed up
one day we will finish my bird...
for my son...
good or nephew, whatever
September 25, 2008 19:25

NiTRoXsaid...
very good indeed ...
I wish I could have one like this, I'm very clumsy with my hands ;(
September 26, 2008 18:11

friendhe said...
mmmmm very good..... of course I didn't get the function of hemp.... but cool the
explanation... and thank you for the contribution.

September 27, 2008 1:52 PM

baldsaid...
Are you kidding me?
September 28, 2008 3:29 PM

pitcherhe said...
hemp is used because it is a much faster filler than sewing
booklets (and of course for that you have to print like 4 pages per sheet), otherwise
if you put hemp it would work the same but it doesn't stay as firm and can become loose
some leaves.

I hope they encourage themselves to try it, it's not difficult and doesn’t take long. Any questions in the
they just notify me about the process.
September 28, 2008 8:43 PM

Anonymous said...
You know I did a binding with your technique and for a total of 500 sheets and it turned out
excellent, really much better than I expected. What I did was
to arrange the pages and press them with a homemade press that I made with two boards and
two bolts with butterfly.
Then with the cardboard cutter I made the grooves on the spine and I put sewing thread in them.
several strips and finally the loop...everything following the manual, only changing the
hemp thread for sewing in several strips which I pressed into the slot that
I made several slots with the cardboard cutter, a total of 8 for letter size.
dry the cold wooden glue that I used, I realized that there was
has remained super firm just as the manual says.
The only problem is that I don't know how to make the book covers.
But the binding manual you created is one of the best on the web and
100% proven.
Thank you for contributing to this as the book turned out much better than I expected.
those ordinary ring bindings that are made in photocopiers.
October 15, 2008 18:14

picher said...
dear anonymous

It's great that the system worked for you; it's something extremely useful, and if you continue in...
You'll realize that it doesn't take long at all.

the tapas... there are two ways to make them, the red ones I show there are a lot of work,
In genre cartoons, etc., the ones I tried to explain in this tutorial are simply a
piece of cardstock folded at the spine, you make two folds inward, to
that the back fits, and then two lighter folds outward, about 2 cm apart
from the edge of the spine, on the side of the cover and endpaper. I glue the cover with
a layer my light of colafria, the back and the two sections that 'embrace' the
covers, so to speak,

Well, if you don't understand me very well, send me an email at shunegg at

[Link] and I will explain it in more detail, but good vibes for having tried it.
process
October 17, 2008 18:56

Anonymous said...
Well, good job, I congratulate you, and it's great that there are people with free time to
to be able to upload this type of tutorials

December 13, 2008 16:46

Rodrigohe said...
You did it a long time ago, I was looking for this type of help, I congratulate you,
great contribution.....

February 19, 2009

Marisolhe/she said...
Hello, I still don't understand where the clips or sticks go... in my opinion, there were not enough photos :)
Well the tutorial, apart from being funny, you have a spark. I hope you upload the tutorial with it.
another binding I need it! bye
June 12, 2009 6:30 PM

Anonymous
he said...
Good, dude
July 3, 2009 11:58

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who
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Excellent information, Perrin, I will definitely try it this weekend.
Although as a woman who was egged, I printed two sheets per task, being a great hassle.
I hope one day you'll post the other tutorial, it would be greatly appreciated ^^
Kisses and thank you again!
August 10, 2009 11:21

Anony
me
he said...
you jerk, I especially liked the fact that the page has a 'vein' that one
hello, greetings
November 9, 2009 07:42

Alejandra
he said...
I liked your tutorial :D super didactic, it also made me laugh the way you ...
You were explaining.. besides, if it turns out, as they already said it would, it seems to me a great
contribution :)
thank you for the information, and for taking the trouble to explain step by step even with
pictures.. and that piece of information about the vein of the leaf is luxurious, now I'll explain to you why
some books are so hard :S
Take care!
Greetings!
November 10, 2009 15:46

Anonymous said...
You went above and beyond. Very good class. Let's get to work then.

December 19, 2009 19:21

 Mona said...
Excellent. Although I have a feeling that if I use a double boiler instead of a filling
I will have a flan...
December 29, 2009 14:53

Psychnexushe said...
I say the same... what is this about the double boiler?? putting the finished book in
cook as if it were a hot dog bun?? (hotdog, pancho)

Excellent Post!

Greetings from Venezuela...

February 15, 2010 11:26 PM

Karensaid...
how to thank costs nothing... a thousand thanks for your contribution, dude without a doubt all the
the past pastes I made have been a complete mess, although still
It was saved, but this one!!! This one turned out great!!! Again, thank you very much.

April 21, 2010 00:21

Todayhe said...
Hey!
excellent contribution buddy. I have a ton of ebooks to bind and you have
I solved a lot with this tutorial... however, I don't get 3 things.
Where do I place the clips?
The sheet that is placed over the cold tail, then it is taken out or left there together.
with the lid?
I don't mess up the double boiler part ...

I hope you can send a reply over there.

Greetings and thank you very much for the contribution!

June 3, 2010 14:56

pitcherhe said...
the clips or pieces of cardboard, whatever you want, are used to lift it a little
press on the table, so that when cutting the sheets you don't have to cut the metal.
besides.

leave the sheet there, don't take it out,

I already removed the double boiler because everyone was asking about it, I don't know.
he got the irony.

just the same, may it serve you well.

June 3, 2010 11:13 PM

 Anonymous said...
The manual is excellent, I only have one doubt: Is the 'cold tail' the same as the
What is 'carpicola'? Or what other name does 'cold tail' have? Because in my country it doesn't.
We do not know any glue by that name. Thank you.
June 6, 2010 16:36

djDiego said...
Thank you very much, dude...

June 26, 2010 09:36

Anonymous said...
Hey friend, what a great contribution, thank you very much. God bless you. And may He fill you with
blessings.
July 28, 2010 10:05 PM

Anonymous said...
Excellent post, it will be 100% helpful for me, I am already in sync and then I will continue following you.
steps.
August 11, 2010 19:05

Anonymous said...
I loved your tutorial, I have many e-books to bind (I can't
I dare to be more blind than I already am haha) but there is a point that I
I am quite interested, so I will dare to ask you if you could tell me how to do it.
the hardcover books, I have a somewhat extravagant project to say the least and
I am quite interested in learning precisely that point. It doesn't matter how annoying.
sea, make an effort =)
Thank you
Isa
November 3, 2010 7:56 PM

Isaac said...
Hello Shunegg,

I downloaded your tutorial on bookbinding, really very good, especially the

Impression, I had already been trying to print books in booklets. But neither you
I say that I have taken about three to print.

With the list of pages, it has become extremely easy for me, I have already printed about
six (still not sealing them) I will do it, I already bought the bolts with the butterflies,
something is something.

in any case, since I love Excel spreadsheets, I made a small spreadsheet that
generate the order of the pages of each booklet, so that, if the book is not a multiple of
32, the last notebook can have fewer pages it is very easy, I will send it to you if I
you wish.

greetings,
Isaac
February 24, 2011 16:50

Francisco Javierd
Hello, your tutorial is great, I just needed to make a book for a class right now.

As information, cold glue here in Mexico is known as glue.

white and the most well-known brand is Resistol

Greetings,

Francisco
May 3, 2011 21:49

Cindy said...
Hello, apparently from the comments this manual is very good.. but there
Something I don't understand well... why are the grooves made and preferably?
In what space..? Well, it says that the slots are for putting the hemp (or thread).
(I think) that is sewn, you just put it on top..?

I hope you can respond.. greetings

September 7, 2011 03:03

Anonymous said...
Thank you so much! Very good manual. I made a book of these and another one.
cooking booklets that also appear on your blog, and they turned out really good.
My gratitude.
April 13, 2012 19:46

Anonymous said...
A thousand thanks.
June 5, 2012 01:26

Consolationhe/she said...
I loved it, I loved it!! Thank you so much!! I'm going to try it!! I hope it turns out well for me.
good!!!
Thank you very much!!!
August 7, 2012 00:52

Anonymous said...
Very good tutorial, I am going to do it, thank you very much.

March 6, 2013 10:04

 Anonymous said...
It's great, but not all the photos are visible, in fact none of the more complex ones.
this. greetings

April 7, 2013 11:24

Rinacat said...
The envious will say that in image 1 the cola freeze is in paint...

THANK YOU FOR THE TUTORIAL, YOU NAILED IT but the link to the complete tutorial is
bad :C
May 22, 2013 12:01

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