Dry mounting help needed!!

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b.rowland

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I just got a Seal Jumbo 160 M Dry Mounting Heat Press on ebay but it didn't come with a manual, I have used one simialar to this but it was a few years ago and I can't remember what temperature to set it at. Also, I was wondering, what is the least expensive way to mount posters? Another question...can wet glue be used in a heat press?
 
When you buy the mounting tissue or the pre-adhesived boards there will be a sheet inside telling you the recommended temperature for that product and what you are mounting.

Everyone is going to have a different opinion on this but since your press is small you're going to be mounting in bites so I'd recommend a hard board like x board and tissue like techmount set to 185 degrees. If I was mounting with that unit and using something like foam core Speedmount I'd probably make bite marks in the foam and also deprive the freshly mounted parts from cooling under a weight because the next bite would be in the machine. I could be off-base though, who knows, I don't mount that way.
 
185 degrees to 190 works for the stuff tissue i use. but yes. i will add read the instructions of whatever kind you get :)
 
And that will fry other tissue! Use the fact sheets that come with the individual types of boards or sheets! They are the ones that know!!!

Tom
 
I use a similar machine and find that I have to keep the temperature to the high end of the recommended. I simply did tests for the adhesives I liked best in my machine and the items being mounted. Keep some old posters you can dispose of without remorse and use them to see what gives you the best results. Oh... and I repeat the tests depending on the season and when I have large orders that are going to require a lot of use.
Ask your supplier for samples to experiment with.
 
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Welcome to the Grumble, b! :smiley:
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You can use wet glue, but don't put the heat on.

It's actually easier to use two thick boards with a weight on top. Use release paper and foam blanket the same as a press. Wet glue needs less pressure but longer setting time. Leave it as long as is practical. Overnight is good.
 
and for crying in a bucket--------T E S T each adhesive(on the mount board you'll use) BEFORE you go cooking a client's piece(for temp AND time)......you will be(litterally) money ahead to do so! AND get some of those heat checking/test strips to check just where your press is the hottest/coldest(cant remember who has them but you can 'search' for the info here)
 
Get Chris Paschkes latest book on mounting and laminating. Best money you will have ever spent.
 
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