900 Series: Fold & Edge Caster

The Fold & Edge Caster reinforces and reintegrates the lost areas, folded areas, and edges of books, printed-paper, and historic documents. A smaller, more mobile paper casting machine for book repairs, the Fold & Edge Caster works on the folds inside and the edges outside of pages from books or other bound documents. The Fold & Edge Caster contains a wet /dry vacuum cleaner inside the cabinet as its suction source, accessible through a latching side door on the cabinet. Casters under the cabinet provide mobility.

Thanks to Alvaro Gonzales for his ideas during the development of this useful tool for book conservation.

APPLICATION
Prepare and lay down a damaged document on the work grid and place one of the V-shaped pulp tanks over the area of loss.  Pour in a prepared paper pulp and water slurry solution.  Flip the switch on the front of the Fold & Edge Caster cabinet, remove a small vinyl barrier, and the internal vacuum cleaner rapidly pulls the pulp slurry through the object, setting the pulp into tears, holes, and any other losses in the document. Suction is needed for only a few brief seconds during each cast. The water moves first into the tabletop plenum and then into the vacuum's holding tank, to be drained or reused in later casts. Suction force from the vacuum applied to the object immediately after the cast also helps bond the fibers in place.

Three different sized casting pulp tanks come with each Fold & Edge Caster for versatility between different-sized repair projects. The Fold & Edge Caster repairs sheet projects quickly and offers the unique ability to repair small parts of the document in different locations. The Fold & Edge Caster even permits casting of the document one side at a time to obtain two even casts.

During casting, the operator always maintains complete sight of the document for exacting control over the process. Each casting cycle uses only between 300 and 500 ml of water depending on the size of the lost area of paper and the pulp slurry. It provides the ideal restoration of the folded area in the folio, as well as the sawing in the binding. The dimensions of a book repaired with the machine are very close to the original size before treatment. No extra Japanese paper is needed to reinforce it for the binding.

The Fold & Edge Caster package includes:

• Body cabinet and casting chamber assembly
• Vacuum cleaner suction source
• 3 clear casting tanks and vinyl barriers
• Ground fault Interrupter
• Casting grid and masking supplies

FEATURES
Simple operation! The Fold & Edge Caster fills from the above object in small casting buckets sized for each cast. Made completely of high-density polyethylene, it is durable and won't corrode nor become brittle with age. It saves significant labor costs and time versus manual repairs. Operator intervention is instantaneous at any step in the casting process. Easy to use and operate. No special water connections are required. The grid support system assists in the calculation of the amount of pulp required. The vacuum cleaner is plugged into a ground fault interrupter for safety. The vacuum cleaner is removable from the cabinet and can be used separately from the Fold & Edge Caster as a wet/dry vacuum for cleanup.

ELECTRICAL

• 120 VAC, 50/60 Hz 1Ø 1800 watt
• 220-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz 1Ø 1800 watt

1. PURCHASE ORDERS

• Order directly from MuseuM Services Corporation or a local distributor if one is available in your area. Contact us for information locations of our distributors.
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• All recommendations or statements by MSC are based on MSC research and experience and are believed to be reliable, but no guarantee is made for their accuracy. BUYER must determine for itself by preliminary tests or otherwise the suitability of the product for his purpose.  MSC warrants that the product conforms to its description; that it will convey good title thereto, that such product(s) will be delivered free from any lawful security interest or encumbrance unknown to BUYER.

2. SHIPMENT AND RETURN OF GOODS

• Notwithstanding the extra measures taken by us to safeguard your order during shipment, protect your investment by inspecting all shipments upon arrival.
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• SELLER reserves the right to suspend or defer future deliveries of product, change the terms of sale or cancel the contract if the financial responsibilities of the BUYER becomes impaired or unsatisfactory to the SELLER
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• All recommendations or statements by MSC are based on MSC research and experience and are believed to be reliable, but no guarantee is made for their accuracy. BUYER must determine for itself by preliminary tests or otherwise the suitability of the product for his purpose.  MSC warrants that the product conforms to its description; that it will convey good title thereto, that such product(s) will be delivered free from any lawful security interest or encumbrance unknown to BUYER.
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• HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RETURNS. MSC cannot accept returned hazardous materials.  Please dispose of properly.

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