Had a nightmare week with a zine print run in Denver last month

I ordered 200 copies of my new zine from a local printer and the binding glue failed on 150 of them by day two. The pages just fell out on the table at a market, is there a way to test binding strength before you commit to a full run?

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miller.paul15d ago

Try the pull test @morgan_jenkins90 mentioned. I'd just yank hard on a sample page before the full run. Better safe than sorry.

morgan_jenkins9015d ago

Oh man, that sucks for sure. But is it really the end of the world? Zines are kinda supposed to be scrappy and DIY anyway, right? I mean, having pages fall out at a market sounds annoying but also kind of adds to the whole underground, punk rock vibe. If you're that worried, just grab a couple copies from a test print and try to pull the pages out yourself before you order a whole batch.