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Does anyone know how to make that gummy type of stuff that are on legal memo pads? The ones that the papers are kept together by this gummy substance on the top of the pads? So that when you tear one sheet off of the pad the rest of the papers stay in tack. Hope this makes sense. Looking for some help on how to make that gummy substance. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
There is a glue out there but I don't know what it is called. Saw it on a Carol DuVall show many years ago.
It's called "padding compound" and can be purchased at some office supply and specialty craft stores, as well as any paper distributor. I have a jar of it that I purchased from Frank Parsons Express.
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wow, never knew, Need to go out and get some rubber cement. Never heard of "padding compound" Have to remember that name the next time I'm at Staples or Pearls Arts.
Thank you for your help on this, would have never thought something so simple could be used for this. Thanks again.
There is a special glue you can purchase for just this purpose. I've gotten it from Paper Source. Rather expensive.
Instead I now use 1 sheet of gauze. A thin layer of glue stick. Then put a piece of paper packing tape over the top of the chipboard back and over onto the front cover of my paper pads that I make.
Rubber cement does not work for me in this kind of application.
I use rubber cement that I purchased at Wal-mart in the office supply section. It works great for making notepads. I recently made a few "money pads" using new one dollar bills instead of paper for graduation gifts. The kids loved them!
You also have to be sure to have your pages weighted down very well. If you don't the glue will seep between the pages. I have found a thick white glue at the dollar store that works very well, too.
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I use rubber cement that I purchased at Wal-mart in the office supply section. It works great for making notepads. I recently made a few "money pads" using new one dollar bills instead of paper for graduation gifts. The kids loved them!
The trick is to take your stack of papers (with a chipboard backing if you're using it, and put a piece of scratch paper on the top and on the bottom of the stack so if you're sloppy, you can dispose of the evidence later. Then clamp the pad near the top - I usually use the big binder clips. Spread the tacky glue over the exposed edge with your finger; use plenty and don't be shy. Then I usually put a couple more binder clips along the top edge, then let the stack sit to dry. I usually give it at least a day. Once it's dry, it works exactly like padding compound - which I also have a bottle of and use for scratch pads, but my padding compound is red and I like the clear Tacky glue better for pads I've decorated.
The trick is to take your stack of papers (with a chipboard backing if you're using it, and put a piece of scratch paper on the top and on the bottom of the stack so if you're sloppy, you can dispose of the evidence later. Then clamp the pad near the top - I usually use the big binder clips. Spread the tacky glue over the exposed edge with your finger; use plenty and don't be shy. Then I usually put a couple more binder clips along the top edge, then let the stack sit to dry. I usually give it at least a day. Once it's dry, it works exactly like padding compound - which I also have a bottle of and use for scratch pads, but my padding compound is red and I like the clear Tacky glue better for pads I've decorated.
This is exactly the way I do mine with the Rubber Cement, which is very inexpensive at Walmart!
try going to this site called , craftypc.com. scroll on the left and click on products and click on "notepad adhesive". The seel them in small jars and are relatively cheap. They also sell the notepad clamp to clamp your pages before you apply the adhesive. I bought a jar from them over a year ago and it is very easy to apply....and dries in about 2 hours. Hope this helps.
A good quality PVA glue would also work. Elmer's is PVA but it has a bit more water. I think Aleenes' is a good PVA glue. Clamping is the trick, and use wax paper as a release sheet, protecting surfaces while the glue dries.
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I used padding compound, but when I checked my local Staples, Office Max, and Office Depot, none of them had it, so I ordered it from a small local office supply store and they had it in one day. I regret that it was the red kind, though. It comes in a white or clear and I would rather have that. I made my hubby a money pad once, and that was ok, but I made a notepad for my daughter with cameo coral paper and I didn't like the red showing.
Rubber cement--greatest thing ever invented!!! (Ok, ok--second only to the Scor-Pal!!!)
I use it in my classroom to put up bulletin boards...
Ooh, will this let you put posters up in the classroom? I have painted cinderblock walls. I've tried masking tape, fat clear tape and the stuff you roll into a ball that you can buy in the craft store. No matter what, my posters always fall down. They didn't come down quite as fast this year, since we finally got air conditioning. It's not working very well in my room, but I think it cuts down a bit on the humidity.
Anyway, will it keep them on the wall until I want to take them down? Will it hurt the poster? Will it take the paint off the wall? I don't want to get in trouble.
I have made pads on my own with padding compound, but it's a hassle keeping all the pages square while you weight or clamp the pad tight enough that the compound doesn't seep between the sheets.
Ooh, will this let you put posters up in the classroom? I have painted cinderblock walls. I've tried masking tape, fat clear tape and the stuff you roll into a ball that you can buy in the craft store. No matter what, my posters always fall down. They didn't come down quite as fast this year, since we finally got air conditioning. It's not working very well in my room, but I think it cuts down a bit on the humidity.
Anyway, will it keep them on the wall until I want to take them down? Will it hurt the poster? Will it take the paint off the wall? I don't want to get in trouble.
'fraid this isn't the answer for posters. Try 3-M brand Command adhesive. It is strong enough for hooks and picture frames. Look in a hardware store near duct tape or double sided tape or hooks or picture hanging stuff. Not sure if it will damage poster paper though so be careful. Can you put hooks in the posters? Then 3-m will definitely work because those hooks are really strong. They definitely won't remove the tough paint at a school bc it doesn't harm my semi-gloss latex household paint.
Op was for a glue to bind the edges of memo pads. The ones with the dried glue-y stuff so you can peel away one page at a time. I have padding compound, works great but clamping is essential. I am going to buy two wooden rulers, drill holes in them and use butterfly nuts and small bolts to make my own clamp.
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Last edited by Rebecca Ednie; 07-23-2009 at 09:20 PM..
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I was principal of a cinderblock school... we used glue guns with great abandon. You have to check a small area to see what type of paint is on the wall because it might come off when you take the glue down, but if they used the paint they're supposed to use glue guns are the only way to go!
Thanks for all the suggestions, and an apology for the hijack. I tried a glue gun once, but the glue seemed to dry too fast on a big poster before I could get it up on the wall. I guess a lot of extension cords could have helped.
sticky stuff on top of memo pads?
