Digital BW, The Print

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>   --- 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)?
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>   > 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
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Not sure how easy it is to find in Bangkok - but try 3mm (I think) brushed
aluminium Dibond (or possibly Alcubond) - aluminium composites - lighter and
stronger - from Alcan - contact them for samples and stockists.

They look good if the aluminium is cut larger than the print

It's used as building cladding


tim