Digital BW, The Print

I mount on Dural which is probably around 3mm thick. The material is a 
lamination of brushed finish aluminum, plastic and plain aluminum. It 
is substantial but light in weight. I use aluminum blocks glued to back 
with construction adhesive (usually used to hang mirrors on walls). I 
then attach hanging wire to blocks so it can then be mounted 
conventionally (hammer a nail into wall and hang). Double faced tape 
tends to be destructive to both surfaces but I would be interested in 
more info on that.

thanks, Capuozzo  


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, mitcha@m... wrote:
> I print with Ultrachrome inks on Epson Premium Semi-Matte paper 
which  
> is then laminated. I want to mount these 24x36 inch (60x90cm) prints  
> on aluminum sheets for an eventual exhibition. What thickness should  
> the aluminum sheets be (1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm)?
> 
> Obviously, thicker sheets will flex less but I figure that, if the  
> prints mounted the aluminum sheets are then hung on a gallery wall  
> (using double-sided adhesive tape?), flexing should not be a problem  
> -- so that I should be able to use 1mm aluminum sheets. Is that right?
> 
> I like the idea of selling prints mounted this way because the buyer  
> can then frame them any way he or she desires -- the prints have a  
> 1/2 inch white border and, as they are laminated, can be framed  
> without glass.
> 
> --Mitch/Bangkok