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2. Glue Tank
2-1 Mechanism
The mechanism of glue tank is shown below.
2-2 Function
Providing a layer of melted glue on the spine of the book so that cover and inner pages
can be bound together. The glue scraper of glue tank controls the quantity of the
melted glue on the glue drum while the glue meter controls the thickness of melted
glue that is applied to the spine.
Glue Meter
Glue Drum
Glue-adjusting Knob
Glue Scraper
2-3 Adjustment
• Adjusting the gap for the glue meter:
1) Set the glue-adjusting knob to the left ( MIN ) position.
2) Use a ruler from the surface of the nipping station across the glue tank as shown on
the following page. The ruler should touch the glue meter. Then measure the
distance between the ruler and the peak of glue drum. Note that the standard gap
between the ruler and the peak of glue drum is 2 to 3 mm.