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2006-01-31 by jymbo4600
Hi, I am just starting to mat and frame some of my work and I need the opinion of the forum as to who has the best combination of price and quality. These would be from 13"x19" down to 8 1/2"x11". Thanks, Jim Weekes
2006-01-31 by Steve Kale
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> From: jymbo4600 <jymbo46@...> > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:47:54 -0000 > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [Digital BW] Good, cheap mats, frames > > Hi, > > I am just starting to mat and frame some of my work and I need the > opinion of the forum as to who has the best combination of price and > quality. These would be from 13"x19" down to 8 1/2"x11". > > Thanks, > Jim Weekes
2006-01-31 by CDTobie@aol.com
In a message dated 1/31/06 12:56:27 PM, jymbo46@... writes: > I am just starting to mat and frame some of my work and I need the > opinion of the forum as to who has the best combination of price and > quality. These would be from 13"x19" down to 8 1/2"x11". > You say good, cheap mats... Good mats are archival, buffered, ph neutral, etc... Cheap mats are none of the above. So your first decision is whether you are comfortable with using nonarchival grade mats on your work. Once you've made that determination, you can starting looking at prices for the grade of mat you selected. C. David Tobie Product Technology Manager ColorVision Business Unit Datacolor Inc. CDTobie@... www.colorvision.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2006-01-31 by Tom Baker
In the end there is a baseline price for all quality products. Many reputable vendors will be charging essentially the same price. However, look locally. Shipping costs on this stuff can be high, offsetting any savings over what you pay locally.
Tom Baker
CDTobie@... wrote:
In a message dated 1/31/06 12:56:27 PM, jymbo46@... writes:
> I am just starting to mat and frame some of my work and I need the
> opinion of the forum as to who has the best combination of price and
> quality. These would be from 13"x19" down to 8 1/2"x11".
>
You say good, cheap mats...
Good mats are archival, buffered, ph neutral, etc...
Cheap mats are none of the above.
So your first decision is whether you are comfortable with using nonarchival
grade mats on your work. Once you've made that determination, you can starting
looking at prices for the grade of mat you selected.
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com
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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]2006-01-31 by Steve Kale
A big decision is 8 ply vs 4 ply and whether you want to cut them yourself. Personally I'd advise buying cut mats (either custom or from a range of "standard" sizes) as cutting mats well without a very expensive computer cutter is a royal pain - especially 8 ply. In the UK it is almost impossible to find someone who has the equipment to cut 8 ply mats well. I can order custom cut mats from Frame Destination cheaper than I can order an uncut sheet of the same material in the UK (at wholesale prices). I have 22 custom cut mats from FD sitting next to me now. They are perfect (and were perfectly packaged). Their frames are soft wood and don't travel as well internationally and so I've started making my own frames using a local chop service. I pay a premium to get custom pre-cut lengths (but don't have any off-cut wastage) and assemble them myself. Have a look at FD's website. I can't recommend the quality of Mark Rogers' service enough. Steve
> From: Tom Baker <tbaker1328@...> > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:29:02 -0800 (PST) > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Good, cheap mats, frames > > In the end there is a baseline price for all quality products. Many reputable > vendors will be charging essentially the same price. However, look locally. > Shipping costs on this stuff can be high, offsetting any savings over what you > pay locally. > > Tom Baker > > CDTobie@... wrote: > > In a message dated 1/31/06 12:56:27 PM, jymbo46@... writes: > > >> I am just starting to mat and frame some of my work and I need the >> opinion of the forum as to who has the best combination of price and >> quality. These would be from 13"x19" down to 8 1/2"x11". >>