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Re: Aluminum thickness for mounting large prints?

2005-08-04 by Chris Hargens

What are you using to laminate your prints?

Chris Hargens

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, mitcha@m... wrote:
> I print with Ultrachrome inks on Epson Premium Semi-Matte paper 
which  
> is then laminated. I want to mount these 24x36 inch (60x90cm) prints  
> on aluminum sheets for an eventual exhibition. What thickness should  
> the aluminum sheets be (1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm)?
> 
> Obviously, thicker sheets will flex less but I figure that, if the  
> prints mounted the aluminum sheets are then hung on a gallery wall  
> (using double-sided adhesive tape?), flexing should not be a problem  
> -- so that I should be able to use 1mm aluminum sheets. Is that right?
> 
> I like the idea of selling prints mounted this way because the buyer  
> can then frame them any way he or she desires -- the prints have a  
> 1/2 inch white border and, as they are laminated, can be framed  
> without glass.
> 
> --Mitch/Bangkok

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