Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> I need some advice of framing.
> 
> The large prints from the 7500 are a new experience for me, and my 
old
> method for framing prints seems to be causing "loose" looking 
prints that
> are not entirely flat.
> 
> This is what I'm doing.  I use 2 Light Impressions tapes on the 
back of the
> print, and then 2 to form a "T" above the print that holds the 
print to a
> backing -- Light Impressions Archival foam core usually.  An 8 ply 
over mat
> is then used (hinged onto the backing by Light Impressions) and the 
sandwich
> is put behind 1/8 inch acrylic and into a metal "Nielsen" type 
frame.  The
> backing, over mat, and glazing fit fairly snuggly into the frame, 
so that I
> have not felt the need for springs.
> 
> A few days after hanging on the wall, the print and over mat look 
loose.
> The 32 by 38 inch external dimensions of the frame are, perhaps, 
too large
> for this method to end up as a tight sandwich that holds the print 
flat.
> 
> Any thoughts on how to hold the package together would be most 
appreciated.
> 
> I suspect thicker paper would help, but I like the look and price 
of EEM
> rolls.   For sale prints I'll use cotton paper, but for hanging a 
show, EEM
> seems like the cost-effective and expedient way to do it.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com

Hi Paul,
Bummer! I drymount my work so I don't have the same issues but I have 
framed a lot of Etchings, Serigraphs, Watercolors etc. using the 
hinged tab technique. Don't place the hinges too close to the ends. 
About half the width of the print between them usually works to 
balance the weight. I have always mounted the print on the same type 
of board as the mat but I don't know if this matters or not. The 
usual cause of the reaction you are getting is that the print, mat 
and backing are not at the same temperature and humidity level when 
they are encaputlated. Also, that is a pretty big frame for the 
plexiglass to stay flat. It may be that the Plex is not holding the 
sandwich together. I would try glass to see if it makes a difference. 
Let us know when you resolve this.

Jerome

http://www.jeromehawkins.com