Need information how with simple technology make sticky fly paper

**Ahmed_YJJ** · 06-18-2010 06:34 PM

Maybe little-bit strange and too specific post.

I want to start small manufacturing business. I want to produce sticky fly paper (in roll, not just board).

Fly paper seems to be comparably simple production. As my budget do not allow for now to import expensive automatic machines, I want just self-employment with simple mechanic tools and semi-automatic machines. I can neither afford, neither need those machines which produce 6000 pieces at hour. It will be good to produce 1000-2000 per day in beginning.

Just simple mechanic tools (half mechanic machines) for cutting, adding glue, how to get it rolled and in package. (Please - no jokes about scissors, brush etc)
Basically - fly paper is invented 160 years ago. How to make it with simple and cheap semi-machines as it was made 60 years ago.

From what kind components to make sticky glue that it does not become dry?

I searched in internet for information but was not successful. I found many places with advices how to make home-made fly paper, but this home-made is of course not packed in roll - just a sticky paper. Also for "glue" they advice to use (for melting with sugar) "Golden syrup" or "Maple syrup" or even honey. These of course is not solutions for commercial production.
I know that for glue often is used raisins, but surely for beginning I need to use local materials. Raisins is not produced here and because of custom taxes and transportation costs all imports is expensive here. And I can not import one 20ft container of raisins... :-)
But this is sugar producing country so the question is how to make sugar syrup that does not become dry.
Also I find in internet industry machines but that is not for me at least in start.

So maybe if somebody know where I can look for need information...

**Ahmed_YJJ** · 06-22-2010 11:26 AM

Nobody knows any engineer or small manufacturers forum where my question would be more fit?

**guidemesingapore** · 06-22-2010 02:02 PM

The chemical composition of sticky paper is a tricky question to answer for any entrepreneur. You need to post this in a specific forum or try posting the composition in yahoo answers.