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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: felix5616 on September 10, 2009, 04:44:11 am

Title: Vacuum Press Mounting
Post by: felix5616 on September 10, 2009, 04:44:11 am

For archival purposes is hot or cold vacuum mounting preferred, or does it not matter?

Title: Vacuum Press Mounting
Post by: bill t. on September 10, 2009, 12:08:53 pm

Quote from: felix5616

For archival purposes is hot or cold vacuum mounting preferred, or does it not matter?

The bottom line...mounting of any kind is not considered "archival."  There are degrees of fanaticism as to what "archival" is, the most lenient just barely might accept dry mounting.

Hot vacuum mounting is usually dry mounting.  Cold vacuum mounting is usually glue mounting, sometimes adhesive.  Pick your least objectionable method.  I mostly glue mount my canvases, but without a press of any kind.

This very topic came up in this recent thread, dig down into it a few posts.

http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index....hl=vacuum+table (http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36982&hl=vacuum+table)

Title: Vacuum Press Mounting
Post by: felix5616 on September 10, 2009, 01:45:11 pm

Quote from: bill t.

The bottom line...mounting of any kind is not considered "archival."  There are degrees of fanaticism as to what "archival" is, the most lenient just barely might accept dry mounting.

Hot vacuum mounting is usually dry mounting.  Cold vacuum mounting is usually glue mounting, sometimes adhesive.  Pick your least objectionable method.  I mostly glue mount my canvases, but without a press of any kind.

This very topic came up in this recent thread, dig down into it a few posts.

http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index....hl=vacuum+table (http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36982&hl=vacuum+table)

Thanks.
i picked up a hot/cold vacuum press for $200.

Title: Vacuum Press Mounting
Post by: bill t. on September 10, 2009, 02:34:37 pm

Quote from: felix5616

i picked up a hot/cold vacuum press for $200.

Good deal if it works.  Did it come with a pump?  Can save you a lot of headaches in the mounting department.

Forgot to mention there are some mounting boards like "Artcare Restore" with pre-applied dry mount stuff where a mounted print can be removed by heating it in a press like that, then peeling off the print while it's still warm.  Supposedly meets archival standards for complete reversibility, but a true archivalist will probably scoff.  

Title: Vacuum Press Mounting
Post by: felix5616 on September 10, 2009, 08:47:47 pm

Quote from: bill t.

Good deal if it works.  Did it come with a pump?  Can save you a lot of headaches in the mounting department.

Forgot to mention there are some mounting boards like "Artcare Restore" with pre-applied dry mount stuff where a mounted print can be removed by heating it in a press like that, then peeling off the print while it's still warm.  Supposedly meets archival standards for complete reversibility, but a true archivalist will probably scoff.

the press came complete with a vacuum pump. Needs gas shocks, no big deal.