Digital BW, The Print

Hello Jim,

>...two people returned prints to me for remounting because they had 
>developed waviness, visible along the top edge of the print. 
>I'm using Ilford GSF, so this problem is likely more obvious then it 
>would be with a less reflective mat paper.

Bummer.  I've never had that happen (I use matte paper).


>Now I'm leaving some "play" in the mounting tape...used to anchor 
>the vertical pieces of tape to the backing board. 

Understood, I've seen those kind of hinges.  Only problem I have with
that is it's back to the old dry mount problem of the time-consuming
extreme precision required when attaching to the mount board - it has
to be centered in the window.

I'm wondering, since the purpose of the hanging hinges is to allow for
some minute dimensional changes due to whatever, if it wouldn't work
just as well taped to the window mat.  Why should it matter to which
side of the sandwich it's taped?  Why not do as described, only apply
hanging hinges instead of the two pieces of tape?  

Now that I think about it, it would be easy to do.  The "tabs" (a 2 or
3 inch piece of tape folded over on itself, leaving just a half inch
of sticky exposed) could be pre-attatched to the print, with the tabs
extending out from the top edge.  Then the usual procedure, and when
it's flipped over you just tape down the tabs instead of the print
edge.  What do you think?


>possibly the Ilford paper is more susceptible to dimensional changes 
>than rag papers?

Could be, and maybe size makes a difference.  What size prints are you
talking about?  My biggest are in 16x20 mats, and my best sellers are
in 11x14 mats, so I'm not operating in the big print arena.


Regards,
Clayton


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