Book
Geeks Get Ready for Fun!
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| Roll
out some Demco Polyfit and lay it on the table, still attached
to roll on left. (not seen.) Place book near right edge. |
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| Slide
book to left a distance of it's own width. |
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| Flip
Book on spine. (A turtle is on its back in the desert. Do you
turn it over?) |
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| Flip
book to left once more. |
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| Slide
to left one book-width. |
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| Cut
sheet just past pages. Not too close it's easy to scissor
and damage your book. |
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| Book
on carefully measured sheet of paper. |
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| Remove
book from paper, fold in half gently. (Fold paper,
not book.) |
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| Make
very small crease in center of folded jacket-to-be with a single
finger. |
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| Use
ruler to pencil in center line. |
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| Center
spine over center line. Mark book edges and also mark one inch
either side of the book edge (see below). |
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| Place
ruler at angle from where one-inch-away-from-book-edge mark is
and draw own to edge gently. Don't press pencil too hard. |
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| Repeat
for other side. Note V marks on paper backing. |
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| Cut
out left V mark, taking care to cut the paper backing layer only. |
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| Fold
V section out out of the cover. |
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| Cut
along bottom edge to remove paper V. |
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| Place
book in center of empty-V. And as ever, place book in the center
of MTV, because it rots your brain and books are much better. |
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| Slide
front cover under paper backing. |
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| Gently
fold excess backing over to measure because you'll need to cut
some off. |
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| Fold
over and crease with thumbnail for tight fit. Ensure book goes
down into corner neatly and nicely. |
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| Close
book so that back cover shows. |
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| Fold
other half of cover over back cover of book gently -- not tight
yet. |
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| Fold
down to get an idea how much of the right edge you're going to
have to cut off. |
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| Slide
back cover between backing and clear mylar and cinch tightly. |
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| Cut
off excess, but leave a good bit to fold back in. |
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| Pull
cover tight and crease fold with thumb for snappy edge. |
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| Now
you're going to re-create the V below above. Cut at angle carefully
to edge of book and be CAREFUL NOT TO CLIP THE BOOK. |
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| Now
carefully clip off the center section, over the spine, from one
diagonal to the other to get the below result. |
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| Now
you're almost done. It looks like the book is wearing a hat. |
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| Fold
the front hat down. This is tricky, you want to keep it lined
up and neat, so sometimes you need to poke your finger under the
fold to make sure that everything is nice and tidy. |
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| When
you've got a good match, crease it with your thumb. |
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| Repeat
for the back cover. |
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| Crease
back cover with thumb for nice tight fit. |
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| Tape
the top flap to the inside protector flap. DO NOT TAPE TO BOOK
COVER ITSELF. |
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| Your
book is tightly covered and ready to travel. or even just to take
to the taco stand. You can do this with MMPBs as well. Email me
if you have any questions. |
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