On Jun 27, 2012, at 5:08 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > Just in case it would useful, some ideas on mounting prints on the board: > For mounting canvas prints (especially those that didn't have much > empty margin around the print), I've used foam (aka foam-core?) board > with self-adhesive surface. I bought it rather inexpensively (within $10 > for about 20"x30" piece) at a local art-supply store. They are rather > expensive via mail (and usually, you have to buy a pack of 10)
I used to frame my own pictures but gave up in the end because it was fiddly and some materials were hard to find - especially the mouldings where I had to deal with warped "seconds" unless I wanted to buy about a mile of a single style. I'd have just about killed for foam board with a self-adhesive surface as long as it gave you plenty of working time before it set. But I've never even heard of the stuff until now. I just used standard foam core. I started out using photo-mounting "dots" sold by stationery stores but they didn't hold the print flat so you could see the waviness under certain lighting conditions. I'm too fussy to put up with that. I then tried acid-free glue but you could see where the lines of glue were and it started to set very quickly so any attempt to spread it resulted in a messy disaster. Eventually I found a product called Rollataq which has a hand-held roller where the handle is filled with glue. My local art supplies shop was able to order one for me. http://www.daige.com/rollataq.htm It's designed to spread the glue uniformly over the whole surface and you have a few minutes to get everything positioned before it starts to set. It worked very well and I had plenty of time to position the print. Once the print was in place I'd add the mat, run a soft roller over the print to deal with any air bubbles, then put the mat cutout over the photo to protect it. Then I'd put a sheet of MDF (particle board) over the top to keep everything flat while the glue sets. I don't know what the motorised version costs but it would definitely be better. The only trouble with this stuff is that you need to use it fairly regularly. If it dries out in the roller you have an epic cleanup job. BTW with the Rollataq device I always applied the glue to the foam board. If you glue right to the edge of the photo and the photo slips... you'll get glue on the front as some will have got onto the working surface. I should have experimented with leaving a margin. I might leave my glass cutting and dust busting adventures for another day :) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
