[gutvol-d] [SPAM] Re: slightly off topic, first post, scanning

On Sat, 13 Feb 2010, Sparr wrote:

Remnants of glue left on the edge of a page (from the removed spine) get stuck to the inside of the scanner or feeder, ruining the scans of subsequent pages until the scanner is cleaned.

I use a knife to cut the binding off rather than try to separate the pages. A plough knife is actually made for this. I've had pretty good results with a standard construction razor knife. -- Greg Weeks http://durendal.org:8080/greg/