RE: MOUNTING

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From: Nick Frazier (giganerd@mindspring.com)
Date: 12/02/01-12:13:14 PM Z

RE: MOUNTINGWhat was described is a v hinge. YES paste is great stuff - I
use it to make books. Definitely not removable though.

If you are mounting larger pieces, try a slip thru t hinge - cut your
strips, attach one end to the back of the print, but don't put any glue on
the other end and don't fold them over. Then, cut 2 slits in the mat backing
that the strips can slip thru. Pull them thru then use any old acid free
tape to attach your strips on the back of the mat (forming an upside-down T
on the back of the backing). This will eliminate the torque that v hinges
suffer from (you can just imagine them wanting to pull off the backing under
weight/stress), and makes it easier to position your piece on the board.

An easy way to figure out where the slits should go is to 1) mount your
hinges so that the adhesive stops about 2 " from the top of the piece, and
use hinge strips that are about 4 " long. That way they will protrude off
the top of the piece. 2) Lay the piece on your backing board, about 2 "
lower than you want it to eventually be. 3) Mark where the protruding strips
lay. 4) Make your cuts. 5) After you have done your t hinge, you can cut off
the excess hinging strip.

Nick
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Andy Darlow [mailto:andy@andydarlow.com]
  Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 9:59 PM
  To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
  Subject: RE: MOUNTING

     I cut strips of fome core 1/2 inch thick and paste to the inside edge
    of the frame after the glass is in, then the mounted print has a half
    inch space between it and the glass. This has been working for me so
    far. It looks good and if there are any draw backs that I can think of
    is that someday there may be a little square piece of paper attached to
    the back of the print.

    garimo

  Thanks for the excellent advice. It almost sounds like an arts and crafts
class! I'm planning to use 35x47 inch heavy paper so I'm curious how many
pieces I might need and would you cut them larger? Also, what do you use to
paste in the foam and where does the glue adhere to?

  Thanks,

  Andy Darlow

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