Tried to glue a broken spine with hot glue last month. Big mistake.

So I had this old 1920s poetry book that was falling apart. Thought I'd save some money and fix it myself with a hot glue gun. Big nope. The glue seeped through every page crack and now the book won't open flat. Took it to a shop downtown and the guy just shook his head. Anyone else ever ruin something good by getting too cheap with supplies?

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the_rose16d ago

Hot glue's really not for books, that stuff dries like concrete. You gotta use something that stays flexible, like a proper bookbinding glue or even PVA. At least you learned before trying it on something really valuable, right?

the_oscar16d ago

Three times now I've seen people wreck good tools using cheap glue.

margaret_kelly5516d ago

Did you see what kind of glue they were using?