Making notepads?

Question

Does anybody know how notepads are made? And by what machinery? Please include links if possible

Answer 1

Here are the instructions for making your own notepads:
http://www.edps.com/notepads.html

I believe commercial notepads would fall in the bookbinding category, and there are several different styles with different ways to make them. Some have pages glued together and some are spiral bound.

Here's an article on various ways to bind pages together, and what machine types are required.
http://www.factory-express.com/buyers_guide/whatis_bookbinding.html
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Answer 2

I make my own notepads at home which I give as gifts or sell to my friends. I use my home computer, a HP officejet all-in-one printer and a Printmaster 16 software program. I bought the following at an office supplies store: a 9.5 x 12in manual paper cutter, 2-inch paper clamps and a Padding glue to bind the paper together. I use plain copy paper. You may check my work & designs at www.funprintsfactory.blogspot.com

Answer 3

That lesson involves using purchased "padding compound" and a special clamping frame, but permanent "white glues" can also be used (and also less fancy presses).

There's a bunch of info on making one's own notepads in various ways on this page at my site if you want to check out more details:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/MISC.htm
(...on the page, click on the blue category called NOTEPADS...)


HTH,

Diane B.