Aligning prints in a mount

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I've always aligned the mount over the print by eye - which works ok for me - but I'm just wondering if anyone has any tips on how to make this easier and perhaps more consistent.

Thxs
Colin
 
Spuriousfish said:
I've always aligned the mount over the print by eye - which works ok for me - but I'm just wondering if anyone has any tips on how to make this easier and perhaps more consistent.

Thxs
Colin
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Yes Use TWO eyes :D:D:D:D

Les ;)
 
I guess my brain is too highly tuned to have thought of that. Er! do they need to be on the same head?

:D:D
 
I find it helps- I use a metre long steel rule and measure -then mark the rear of the mount and align the print to the marks

Les ;)
 
When I print to mount, I allow a mm or 2 on each edge to help with mounting. I cut the print down to allow about 2cm outside the mount window then use a bright light on the printed side to show me where the mount edges and print margins are. When the window is covered by the mount, I tack tape the top edge, check the framing and finally tape properly. I don't mount frame many pics so this slightly long winded method may not be for you if you do do a lot. When I did a couple of dozen greetings cards using window cards, I made a jig so I could do it a lot faster.
 
I only mount in 500x400 mounts and then only for camera club comps so the mounts are stuck down all the way around. I use a jig. The bottom mount and pic drops into the jig and I just drop the top on.
 
Place the mount between two chairs, bright light underneath facing upwards, place picture on to mount, align, tape the corners first, flip it over to make sure it is correct, if all OK then back over and tape the sides. Not the quickest method but to date never had a misaligned mounted print
 
Thanks for the replies but I'm not sure they're really any improvement over what I do - but each to his own:)

What I do is print the images about 0.25" bigger on each side + whatever white space the paper I'm using leaves.

With the cut mount face down I apply a piece of double sided tape about 1-2 cm in length, diagonally at each corner.

Then place the print face up on the worktop and lower the mount over the print and just lightly press down on the corners.

Then stick the backing board on with double sided sticky around all four edges but inset slightly.

It works for me but I'm always open to new ideas.

Thxs
Colin
 
Lez325 said:
I find it helps- I use a metre long steel rule and measure -then mark the rear of the mount and align the print to the marks

Les ;)
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:plus1: I can mount a print in about a minute using this method and they're always centred and level.
 
Interesting read :)

FWIW the few I have put in window mounts was along the lines of the line markout that Lez325 mentions.

But one thing I was told/read about a good while ago was the taping method................never tape down all 4 sides, only tape from the top edge because all papers even in a mount & frame will be affected by heat/cold and moisture content changes thus by taping only by the uppermost edge the print is in effect "hanging" so can shift in the tiny ways to accommodate the effects I mention.
 
Box Brownie said:
Interesting read :)

FWIW the few I have put in window mounts was along the lines of the line markout that Lez325 mentions.

But one thing I was told/read about a good while ago was the taping method................never tape down all 4 sides, only tape from the top edge because all papers even in a mount & frame will be affected by heat/cold and moisture content changes thus by taping only by the uppermost edge the print is in effect "hanging" so can shift in the tiny ways to accommodate the effects I mention.
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what a good idea - thanks for sharing

Les ;)
 
Hi Les

It was late last night when I posted and something else was nagging at my old grey cells......................remembered this morning and it was the T hinge method, have a look approx. half way down this page here http://www.framedestination.com/picture_frame_mounting.html for the reference and method to it.
 
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