I've always been intimidated by the size of that one.
We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
erikaj - Jan 20, 2009 1:34:33 pm PST #8310 of 28476
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Polter-Cow - Jan 20, 2009 1:42:54 pm PST #8311 of 28476
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That's what she said.
erikaj - Jan 20, 2009 5:38:13 pm PST #8312 of 28476
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
More than the length(I know...) it's the subject matter...whaling, really? Although David Simon also lists it as a favorite.
Polter-Cow - Jan 21, 2009 12:13:28 pm PST #8313 of 28476
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I figure this is the best crowd to ask:
What is the best adhesive to use if the bound pages of a book have come unstuck from the cover?
Laga - Jan 21, 2009 12:23:59 pm PST #8314 of 28476
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm not sure the best is available via retail. It's an active culture glue (like yogurt!) that I've only ever seen when I worked in book repair in a library. You want something flexible... maybe epoxy?
Ginger - Jan 21, 2009 12:38:03 pm PST #8315 of 28476
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Acid-free PVA glue. Weldbond is pretty available. I think Elmer's has some acid-free versions, but standard Glue-all is not.
Polter-Cow - Jan 21, 2009 1:41:51 pm PST #8316 of 28476
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Thanks, guys!
I found this:
4 oz. should be enough, right? I think I could probably repair my sun-melted copy of Jane Eyre, too.
Oh, it does look like I could find Weldbond at a local crafts store or something pretty easily. And that will work?
Why does it need to be acid-free? What would happen if I used regular Elmer's glue or rubber cement or something? Or, like, a hot glue gun?
Once I purchase something, I will be back to find out if there's anything special I need to do to make sure I glue it together right. I don't have a vise or anything.
Connie Neil - Jan 21, 2009 1:43:48 pm PST #8317 of 28476
brillig
Why does it need to be acid-free?
The acids in the glue will eat the paper, and you'll be doing this again in a while.
Of course, if you don't care about the paper of your books . . .
Polter-Cow - Jan 21, 2009 1:59:34 pm PST #8318 of 28476
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Acids eating paper? That's science-fiction mumbo-jumbo.
Connie Neil - Jan 21, 2009 2:04:43 pm PST #8319 of 28476
brillig
Acids eating paper? That's science-fiction mumbo-jumbo.
Sure, you little whipper-snapper. That lovely booky smell you get when you walk into a library? That's the smell of books dying an acidy death.