Printing and bookbinding for schools . a Galley or Job of Type. When thecompositor has finished setting the type and placed it intothe galley, if it is an advertisement or small job, he pro-ceeds to space it out by the use of leads and slugs to therequired length. The form is then tied up. It requires considerable care and skill to tie up a massof type properly. The form is in the lower right handcorner of the galley. The compositor takes a cotton stringand beginning at the upper left hand corner, he starts towrapping the twine around the form from left to right,drawing it taut just before tur
Printing and bookbinding for schools . a Galley or Job of Type. When thecompositor has finished setting the type and placed it intothe galley, if it is an advertisement or small job, he pro-ceeds to space it out by the use of leads and slugs to therequired length. The form is then tied up. It requires considerable care and skill to tie up a massof type properly. The form is in the lower right handcorner of the galley. The compositor takes a cotton stringand beginning at the upper left hand corner, he starts towrapping the twine around the form from left to right,drawing it taut just before turning a corner. When the starting point has been reached,he pulls the twine down acrossthe original end thus binding itfirmly against the metal. Afterwrapping from three to six timesabout the form, a loop is left inthe twine, which is forced bymeans of a composing rule, , or a lead, down between thetvpe and the strands. This leavesa small piece of the end project-ing as a in next step is to take a type: setting 21
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