Digital BW, The Print

MDF has a lot of urea formaldehyde in it. There is a version that doesn't,
but is more expensive and not generally available through home centers like
Lowe's and Home Depot. It can't be good for long-term preservation of
prints. Plus it's heavy.

Masonite (or hardboard as it is known generically) may also have the same
issues with outgassing as other woods. Tempered Masonite (the dark brown
stuff) is harder and more dimensionally stable.

I've heard of folks mounting to aluminum and then to mdf or gatorfoam. I
don't know where they get large prints mounted to aluminum, but there is a
product that is used in the display trade that is fairly thin, called
Dibond. I've been looking for a local source to cold-mount to this
substrate, but so far no luck. I'm in the Detroit area, so if anyone has any
suggestions?

Jim

On 1/2/06 7:18 AM, "DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com"
<DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> Subject: Re: Mounting?
> 
> --- In 
> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scott_now_coming"
> <scott_now_coming@y...> wrote:
>> 
>> Ken,
>> 
>> Have you mounted the photo behind glass yet?
>> 
>> I'm sure if you place it in a frame with a good stiff backing
> board, 
>> the photo will look great.
>> 
>> I use that stuff peg-board is made of, only it's smooth and doesn't
>> have the holes. I forget what the "technical" name is, but I bought
>> it at HomeDepot.
>> 
>> Scott
> 
> 
> Masonite? If not then it is probably MDF particle board, which seems
> to be more glue than wood chip. My brother uses the mDF to make
> speaker cabinets because it is dimensionaly stable, extremely dense,
> and extremely stiff. And since it is an engineered product, you can
> get it in really thick sheets like 1.5 inches. It does dull your
> cutting tools faster than "normal" wood and you really should use a
> good dust mask when cutting it, a real filter would be better.