Apparatus and method for securing an end of a strip to a tambour

A method for making paper in a paper making machine comprising securing a web end of a paper web on a first drum during a change of drum from the first drum to a second drum, the method comprising

• severing the paper web so as to form the web end before a first nip between a Pope roller and the second drum;
• passing the web end through the first nip, the web end being adhesive-free when it passes through the first nip;
• and
• applying adhesive into a region adjacent a second nip between the Pope roller and the first drum in such a way that the adhesive is applied to a first area of the paper web and a second area of the paper web immediately covers the adhesive during winding of said first and second areas of the paper web onto the first drum, one of said first and second areas of the paper web being the web end that is being secured to the first drum;
• wherein the severing of the paper web is performed simultaneously with the applying of the adhesive and the adhesive is located along the web end as the web end is wound onto the first drum such that the web end sticks to the first drum.