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Old January 22nd 05, 08:45 PM
George
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"Steven Laughmiller" wrote in message
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I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can
use a dry mount press if you keep the heat low enough and use the
right release paper?? I can use spray mount of course with its
attendent mess. I am planning on using masonite for alot of my
prints so I need some adhesive but will also be using mount board so I
could use preglued board. Photo corners I have tried but that
doesn't seem to work all that well for larger prints. Largest print
size so far will be 13x19 in but I hope to have bigger prints as well.
Leaning towards 3M mounting film (coldmount) which is repositionable
( a plus!) but does the final burnishing to adhere the film bother the
surface of the print? What is everyone else doing and what works?
Google and paper manufacturers don't seem to provide very clear
answers. Help!
Thanks.
Steve


I've used old Seal Colormount (for RC papers) w/my 160M press without
problems. I have a standard roll of Seal release paper that I use...didn't
change
from chemical process paper. I've only done a few, but haven't seen any
problems.

George


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Old January 22nd 05, 10:24 PM
Jim Waggener
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"Steven Laughmiller" wrote in message
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I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can


I use a Seal 500T-X to dry mount 24x36" Epson 7600 prints on masonite. Works
very well. Of course you need release paper top and bottom. I use Bienfang
Fusion 4000 Dry Mounting Adhesive at 180 degrees to set it. Comes out
perfect every time.

Jim


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Old January 23rd 05, 12:07 AM
Colin D
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David Dyer-Bennet wrote:

Steven Laughmiller writes:

I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can
use a dry mount press if you keep the heat low enough and use the
right release paper?? I can use spray mount of course with its
attendent mess. I am planning on using masonite for alot of my
prints so I need some adhesive but will also be using mount board so I
could use preglued board. Photo corners I have tried but that
doesn't seem to work all that well for larger prints. Largest print
size so far will be 13x19 in but I hope to have bigger prints as well.
Leaning towards 3M mounting film (coldmount) which is repositionable
( a plus!) but does the final burnishing to adhere the film bother the
surface of the print? What is everyone else doing and what works?
Google and paper manufacturers don't seem to provide very clear
answers. Help!


Mostly I just use linen hinge tape, and then hold them vaguely flat
with the overmat. This is essentially "museum mounting", and is the
best choice for the long-term life of the print (with appropriate
choice of boards). All the conservators seem to recommend against
mounting the print to anything.

However, I do prefer the actual flat look you get from mounting a
print. So good luck with your endeavors! But remember that you're
compromising the lifespan of your prints by mounting them.
--

Good quality mounting tissue forms a pH-neutral barrier against
impurities in the mount card from migrating to the print, which may not
be the case with spray adhesives. The heat required for such tissues,
Seal, etc. is about 180 - 190 F, and should not affect the print dyes or
pigments. And, I agree that the flatness of a dry-mounted print is far
superior to glue-mounted prints, especially for exhibition prints.

Colin
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Old January 23rd 05, 07:19 PM
Dave
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Steven Laughmiller wrote:
I am trying to decide on a direction to go in mounting inkjet prints.
I have access to a Seal 210 drymount press. I have heard that you can
use a dry mount press if you keep the heat low enough and use the
right release paper?? I can use spray mount of course with its
attendent mess. I am planning on using masonite for alot of my
prints so I need some adhesive but will also be using mount board so I
could use preglued board. Photo corners I have tried but that
doesn't seem to work all that well for larger prints. Largest print
size so far will be 13x19 in but I hope to have bigger prints as well.
Leaning towards 3M mounting film (coldmount) which is repositionable
( a plus!) but does the final burnishing to adhere the film bother the
surface of the print? What is everyone else doing and what works?
Google and paper manufacturers don't seem to provide very clear
answers. Help!
Thanks.
Steve


If you decide to go the dry mount route, I have a Bogen/Technal dry
mount press that I'm looking to sell. This is the larger of the two
presses so local pick up is preferred. I'm on Long Island in NY. remove
knot from e-mail address to reply.

Hope some one can use this, it's practically unused.
Dave
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Old January 23rd 05, 10:43 PM
Mark Weaver
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I use spray mount, and it works fine. What I do is:

1. Spray glue onto the back of the print (w/newspaper to catch overspray)
2. Position on an oversized piece of board (usually foam board, but
sometimes masonite) so that precise positioning isn't critical
3. Trim the board to match the size of the print.

Mark


 




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