A technical dictionary of printmaking, André Béguin.
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glue
Glue is used in printing woodcuts to raise the block. It may also be used in typographical work to raise a block (justify) or to glue a linocut onto a wooden support. The glues used for this purpose are vynil base wood glues if definitive glueing must be done. Other types of glue are used for provisional glueing. The latter glues will dissolve with heat.
Vinyl glue is also used as a vehicle in the carborundum engraving process invented by Henri Goetz.
In silkscreen work glue is used to stick the screen to the frame*. The glue used for this purpose must be resistent to the various solvents and diluting agents used in silkscreen work. Furthermore, pure fish glue is used as a filler in silkscreening while gum arabic is used in nylogravure. Fish glue and gum arabic are dissolved with hot water.
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