[alt-photo] Re: Best Method for Bonding Paper to Aluminum and Similar Rigid Surfaces

[Francesco Fragomeni]

Keith,

I'll check that option out too. Thank you!

-Francesco


On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Francesco Fragomeni
<fdfragomeni at gmail.com>wrote:

> Don,
>
> I'll look into the DRY-LAM Colortac that you mentioned. What makes you
> prefer this to Fusion 4000? As to the aluminum flashing, is this something
> that I should be able to find easily? What kind of retailers sell it,
> perhaps places like Home Depot or Lowes?
>
> I've been working with multi-negative printing for some time. As a matter
> of fact, it is the basis of most of the work I do now but most of my work to
> date has been in silver. I've been fascinated with Pt/Pl for a long time
> (I've dabbled in it) but I just never made the commitment to it until now.
> Jon Edwards of Edwards Engineered Products (eepjon.com) is making a UV
> exposure box for me which should be here soon which will be wonderful
> because due to my current schedule I can pretty much only print at night.
> I've also been working on a black Cyanotype process that this will allow me
> to continue with. Anyway, once I get myself settled and re-familiarize
> myself with printing Pt/Pl, I'll be making multi-neg platinum prints which
> is why I'm investigating bonding to aluminum. At some point I would also
> very much like to dedicate the time to learning gum bichromate and gum over
> platinum but those will have to wait for now.
>
> I made my registration system for silver out of an old Kodak Peg
> Registration System and random parts and to date it has served me well but
> now I have to figure out what I am going to do when I need to punch through
> the aluminum. Perhaps I should start a thread asking for recommendations for
> a registration system. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow.
>
> -Francesco
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Keith Gerling <keith.gerling at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I drymount onto aluminum sheets with this product, and it works like a
>> charm
>>
>>
>> http://www.laminatethis.com/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=34&osCsid=18a6ef09d3bd7a4697e020a251a4871e
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Francesco Fragomeni
>> <fdfragomeni at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all. I'll be working with some multiple printing techniques coming up
>> > soon and I wondering what the best methods are for gluing paper to
>> aluminum
>> > sheet (or perspex or acrylic sheet and other rigid surfaces). I posted
>> this
>> > question on APUG.org and a member messaged me and recommended that I
>> join
>> > this group and ask here. I've also searched the group archives but
>> haven't
>> > been unable to find much in detail on this (addmitedly I'm not familiar
>> > with
>> > searching list archives).
>> >
>> > I have lots of information referring to Irving Penn bonding paper to
>> > aluminum sheet using a few different materials. Also, I've watched the
>> > videos on Vedos where they show a gum bichromate printer using diluted
>> PVAc
>> > adhesive. The problem with these videos is that they dont give any
>> insight
>> > into how to properly remove the paper from the aluminum sheet when the
>> > printing is done.
>> >
>> > For those using PVAc adhesive to bond paper to aluminum, how do you go
>> > about
>> > seperating the paper from the aluminum when you are done printing?
>> >
>> > If not using PVAc adhesive, what adhesive are you using?
>> >
>> > I've read that one of the Penn techniques was to drymount the paper to
>> the
>> > aluminum sheet in a dry mount press which could then be seperated from
>> the
>> > aluminum sheet when he was done by reheating it in the press. Thoughts
>> on
>> > this? Fusion 4000 and Beva have been recomended to me on APUG.org as
>> > archival bonding materials that can be used with a dry mounting press.
>> Do
>> > any of you have experiences with these?
>> >
>> > Are those of you who are using these bonding techniques using aluminum
>> or
>> > other rigid materials? I am in need of a rigid material that I can punch
>> > for
>> > registration purposes and aluminum seems the best option so far. Any
>> > insight?
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance for your help!
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > Francesco Fragomeni
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