Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>So, call the mat in the front the window mat. What material do you >use to hinge the window mat to the thing behind it? I've used a tape >called Filmoplast 90 and/or a linen tape w/ a water activated >adhesive. I don't attache it with anything. I frame the photo and it stays put. > >How do you like to hang the photo. We played with corners (prefab and >home made) and "tape T's". I've found that I like the tape T trick so >far. Drymount. > >What do you attach the photo to? We used pieces of the same material >we were using for the window mats. I've also hinged the window mat to >foam core and attached the photo to that, but it felt slightly >blasphemous. Acid free mat board or foamcore. > >What do you put in front of the picture? Glass or acrylic. If you >use acrylic, do you have trouble with it scratching? Plain window glass. I don't like the non-glare type. It obscures sharpness. Ken Wilcox DO NOT use the reply fuction! Address any response to wilcox@tir.com - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>