One of the few benefits of aging eyes is that you get to wear fancy headset magnifiers while working, like Donegan’s OptiSIGHT in violet!
Tool Demonstration, Roundtable Discussion, and Pot-luck Meal. CBBAG Bindery, Toronto.
Monday, October 26, 2015 6-8pm.
CBBAG Bindery, Suite 207, 80 Ward St., Toronto
This is a free event open to the public, but you must RSVP: cabbage.gta AT gmail DOT com
I will demonstrate the making of a delrin folder using simple hand tools: a hacksaw, a file, a scraper, and micron-graded sanding sponges. Attendees should bring their favorite tool and be prepared to discuss it. Also bring a tool that doesn’t work or you would like to alter, we can brain storm options as a group. The evening will conclude with a pot luck meal, I’ve already heard rumors of chili. Yum!
Delrin Lifting Tool
This delrin lifting tool is useful for general lifting, mechanical backing removal, and whenever you need to gently pry or delaminate something. Both book and paper conservators will find this an essential component of their toolkit. Although it is thicker than the carbon fiber lifter I make and sell, it has a slightly lower coefficient of friction, so slides a bit better, and it is more ridgid. If you like your teflon lifter but are tired of how easily the cutting edge bends, this might be the tool for you. Obviously, it is not as durable as metal. But it is always great to have as wide of a range of tools as possible. These delrin lifters are hand sharpened to achieve the best possible balance between initial cutting performance and edge retention. The edge is easy to maintain by sanding or scraping. Click on “Tool Catalog” above for ordering information.
DELRIN LIFTING TOOL. Around 12 x 1 x .125″. $40
Peachey Conservation 