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MnSue

MnSue

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I have a customer who is setting up a shop in Africa. He is tying to put together a small business to help train and give ecomonic support for a small community.

He is looking for "press ideas" where electricity is not needed...and a way to apply a canvas print guard, or like product, to protect the images from dirt etc.

Anyone have any old mechanical presses that would still work?

I have mentioned a peal and stick self adhesive FC that could be pressed under weight, but using a print guard product (Bainbridges or Bienfang) might not be available to him.

anyone have any ideas for him?
Thanks

Thanks
 
Old fashioned wet mounting under weight would be my suggestion, and then an applied coating that dries transparent, such as acrylic gel by brush or roller.

A mechanical dry mount press would not be suitable for application of the pressure-sensitive laminating films on the market. That would require a roller press, which could conceiveably be operated by a crank -- if you could find such a design.
 
Jim Miller said:
A mechanical dry mount press would not be suitable for application of the pressure-sensitive laminating films on the market. That would require a roller press, which could conceiveably be operated by a crank -- if you could find such a design.
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I've had one of those for years. A few years ago they were widely available down here. Not sure about now though.
 
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MnSue said:
I have a customer who is setting up a shop in Africa. He is tying to put together a small business to help train and give ecomonic support for a small community.


Thanks
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I wish them well with their quest. Reading this helps to put into perspective some of the problems I deal with (framing and not) and reminds me to remain vigilant in being thankful for all our amenities.


Ron C
 
The island in Maine I summer in is largely unelectrified. We used the roller on an old-fashioned clothes washer to pressure mount. Odds are they have something like that somewhere around there.
 

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Thanks for the infor! With these comments, and a search of the archives for more "how to" information, I am able to give this guy some good really helpful information for his needs.

Jim: your instructions on some threads I researched were very helpful. thanks for all your (and many others) contributions of your expertise to TG!
 
Reading this thread reminds me of a visit I made to Cambodia about 10 years ago. There were 5 framers in the country. There were no choppers, no under pinners, and just one Logan. Hand saw for the corners, nails from the side to join, and a Stanley knife to cut a mount. There was no distributor, no trade show, and no magazines. If you wanted something it you had to wait for it to come from a neighbouring country
Sadly the Logan was discarded. When I asked why - I was told it doesn't work. I asked them to show me and saw they didn't use a slip mat. When I showed them how to do it they were over the moon!
Experiences like that make you realise how fortunate USA and European framers are to have so many distributors to choose from + trade shows and magazines + The Grumble!
 
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