Most plastic comb bindings are sized for 8. Comb binding is great for documents that may need adding to later on, as the plastic combs can be opened and new pages can easily be added. The bindings are not permanent, so pages can be added and removed as needed. One of the biggest benefits of coil-bound books is that they can be fully opened so that the cover is folded back on itself. Coil bindings tend to be less durable with thicker documents. The learning curve with coil binding can be slightly longer than with comb binding, since it requires several different tools to complete.
Then I have to bind them together somehow. I think the construction paper is slightly larger than the pictures, so I should have enough for a bit of a gutter. BUt I feel like I have to score the folding point somehow? Just to not have it be a giant fanned-out floppy mess? Then I need to bind. Should I make the cover out of cardstock? A spine would be awesome. Please people who know of such things, show me what binding method I have. My son will 3.
This won't be that sturdy, and even though it is the temporary edition, I would still like him to have it to keep as an heirloom, so I will likely restrict access somewhat. But any thoughts on how to make this is as non-crappy as possible are appreciated.
Response by poster: OH! I have a laminating machine and lots of lamination sheets. This surely is involved in the answer, right?
But then how do I bind them and still make them book-like? Do you have any spare binders kicking around? I would glue your printed pages to the construction paper, then punch holes and put the pages in a binder. Response by poster: I don't think I have a binder. However In do have some of those little binder rings I have gorilla glue and epoxy also.
It feels like you would be able to adapt this tutorial to suit your needs. I would test the following: - print the sheets one-sided, including the covers - fold all sheets for their correct orientation i.
I probably wouldn't use the laminating machine but if you really wanted to, you could laminate each double-sided book page so half the printed page, no longer joined in the middle where the spine would be , and punch holes to bind with ribbon or twine, like a handmade version of spiral binding.
It'll be more chunky but I imagine it would also hold up to the love of a three-year-old more successfully! I have done this. What works is to print and bind accordian style. How big is each page?
Squareish board book size? Say 5" square. You need to print the two facing pages if you are on a Mac, I cannot recommend Create Booklet enough, super easy to use for impositions, when you move pages around to print them for page order with an extra overlap of 1" say for a hinge. Then you make a long long zig-zag accordian. Now -if you only have copier weight paper, you can try just gently glueing the pages together.
It's best if you brush the glue Elmer's is great from. If glue has leaked anywhere or you are worried about sticking, baking parchment paper works to interleave the pages to prevent sticking while the glue dries.
After a couple of hours to overnight, your pages will be firm and look like they were double-sided printed. And twice the thickness. Assemble your book. If you want to have text or images on each page front and back, you can glue pages together to create facing pages. If your pages are one-sided, you can skip past the gluing stage.
Check that your book is in order by clipping the pages together and flipping through the book. Laminate the pages to make your book sturdy enough for little hands once your pages are assembled in the right order.
There are three options for laminating the pages. You can press clear contact paper onto the front and back of each page, then trim off the excess to create sealed pages. You can use a heated home laminator or laminating sheets, following the instructions for your laminator. To get the sturdiest lamination, take the pages to an office supply store or teacher supply store to have the pages run through a professional laminating machine.
Punch holes on the left side of the book and insert a comb or spiral binding.
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