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If you print to standard sizes it may be better to buy your matts ready cut.
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The former is the most cost effective but you end up cropping your print to some pre-determined window size which is frequently not quite as optimum as you might like but save you a little money in saved wastage if you manage to use all of the full sized board with little wastage. |
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I use one made by FrameCo which is very good. It is an Australian make and can be seen at http://www.clubframeco.com/store/index.php
There is a UK shop in Aylesbury, Tel. 020 8144 1658, email, frame.uk@clubframeco.com There are some on ebay which came up on a Google search, but it is worth getting a catalogue from the Aylesbury man; there are lots of assessories. Tony |
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I have the same Logan model as Dave, and it's fine for the number of mats I cut.
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Hi and good morning,
Many thanks to all who responded. The Logan brand seems to have a strong following here and will take a fresh look at it again. When I've made my decision, I'll let you all know what happens. Cheers everyone for your constructive suggestions. |
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Just looked on Amazon and they have the Logan 301s about £100 and I took another look at the youtube demo video and it does look like it should meet me needs.
I do have a 2 other questions we are; what sort of mountboard do you suggest and what type of adhesive tape should one use that doesn't cause issues with the backing of RC paper. Many thanks. |
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Larry, I standardise all my mounts using Conservation board which I purchase from Silverprint along with self-adhesive linen tape for hinging the boards. Photographs are secured using self-adhesive photo-corners.
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I use acid free mounting board which I buy locally from a craft/paper shop and which comes in large boards, and I cut it down to the size I need, usually 16/20 and I get 2 boards per sheet,at £2.75 p over here, Richard
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I have been a professional framer for nearly thirty years and so feel able to offer some advice here
Probably all of the cutters mentioned would produce perfectly acceptable results with a little practice for small scale mount production. It is largely a matter of preference and perseverance. Conservation mountboard should be your minimum choice if archival concerns are important, with museum (pure cotton) boards offering the ultimate protection. Trevor is right to suggest mounting corners to hold prints, they should not be too tight to allow the print to expand and contract. Unfortunately I must disagree with Trevor regarding self adhesive tape to hinge the boards together. These tapes will remain sticky and attract all sorts of muck. Better to us a gummed tape that will dry permanently.
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