Digital BW, The Print

I like the idea of aluminium, but I haven't been able to find a 
source who does this, either.

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, James Parker 
<dakota.kid@m...> wrote:
>
> 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.
>