[pure-silver] Re: Mounting question
- From: <genej2@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 14:48:27 -0500
I recently mounted a dozen FB 11x14's in a day with a clothes iron. Didn't
ruin any of them and they look just fine.
>
> From: "John Black" <jblack@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2006/01/06 Fri PM 02:01:33 EST
> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [pure-silver] Mounting question
>
> I have never mounted my own prints, usually taking the best of them to a
> frame shop or photo store for professional dry mounting. I mostly do nor mat
> because I print full frame black border and it gives the same effect with
> B&W. The cost of having 16X20s drymounted by someone else is becoming
> prohibitive here (Eastern Tennessee) at about $12-18 USD per print. I could
> pass it along to the customer but I am not a professional. I shoot candids
> at weddings, family outings, graduations etc and give away the prints.
>
> I looked up a large (16X20) dry mounting press and found them to list new at
> B&H for a little north of $1K. The heat sensitive board is a one source
> item from B&H and is perpetually a special order item, taking up to 2 weeks
> to deliver and costing upwards of $5.00 / sheet. On top of this, I would
> like to have low acid board and I don't see this as a feature in the B&H
> supplies.
>
> I would like to tap the collective wisdom of the group for the purpose of
> doing my own mounting and I am not necessarily wedded to the concept of a
> hot press but it would come in handy for flattening fiber prints.
>
> What say you?
>
> JB
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