Edge gilding roll, electrically heated

If you want to gild book cuts, there is an alternative to gilding with gold leaf: gilding with the edge gilding roller and a book cut foil, which is applied by heat. The edge gilding roller is a device that greatly simplifies the process of gilding book edges. With the help of a heated roller, pressure and the use of thermally reactive foil, the normally white edges of a book can be finished. When the foil is rolled on with the edge gilding roller, heat and pressure cause the foil to detach from the substrate and be transferred to the book cut. This creates mirror-like, shiny gold or silver cuts. Not only book blocks, but also business cards and other products made of paper and cardboard can thus be easily and neatly gilded.

Important: It is mandatory to use an external thermostat. You do not need to buy ours if you already have one (for example, from a PräGnant).

Connecting the edge gilding roller

The edge gilding roller is equipped with an electric heater and must be operated with an external thermostat controller, otherwise the unit will overheat. Overheating will cause the silicone coating to detach from the roller. We build our own thermostat controller, which is equipped with a rotary knob and scale. This thermostat can be ordered below (110V version includes an adapter for the United States / Canada).

Generally, the safest way to avoid damaging the roll is to heat it slowly to the desired level (usually around 6-7), as described in the instructions. This may take some time. But in any case, after each change of setting, you need to wait at least 10 minutes until the roller has heated up to the new temperature.

The thermostat must never be turned up fully - even for faster heating - because the heat is generated inside the core and is only passed on to the outside with a delay. If you have found the optimum setting, note this value for future instructions so that it does not have to be determined again at great expense.

Care and storage

Under no circumstances should contamination of the rubber coating be removed with a sharp or pointed object, as damage to the smooth surface will inevitably result in poor gilding quality.

Lubrication of the bearing surfaces is not necessary and should also be omitted in the interest of cleanliness. During storage, care should be taken to ensure that the roller does not rest on the rubber coating for any length of time, as this can lead to deformation of the surface.