What is the best way to frame an item with an included plaque? Should the plaque be matted, or should there just be one opening 1/4" bigger than the plaque? Or, should the plaque go on the glass? Or, on the matboard? Would like some ideas to follow. Thanks.
MATTING PLAQUES
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Framerguy
PFG, Picture Framing God
I used to cut openings in the top matboard for engraved nameplates. (I guess that's what you are referring to by "plaques"). I have mounted them on the outside of the glass for the past 5 or 6 years as it is quite permanent and most of my customers like it better. (Plus it is so simple to center it and press it in place on the glass and you are done!)
Make sure that you get your nameplates from someone who puts the high tack ATG on the back of the plates. You can use 3M's high tack ATG but it is much easier to have them put it on and it saves alot of time. Once it is bonded to the glass it is virtually impossible to pry it off. I had a customer come in for a broken glass replacement and I had to order another plate. I couldn't even get UnSeal to break the bond!
(Well, I hated to waste it on something that didn't involve sniffing!)
You can also mount them directly onto some mouldings by ordering them drilled. Be careful with this to ensure that there is a fairly flat place on the frame profile to mount them. And you can cut out the opening in the top matboard as you alluded to and mount them in the opening.
Framerguy
Make sure that you get your nameplates from someone who puts the high tack ATG on the back of the plates. You can use 3M's high tack ATG but it is much easier to have them put it on and it saves alot of time. Once it is bonded to the glass it is virtually impossible to pry it off. I had a customer come in for a broken glass replacement and I had to order another plate. I couldn't even get UnSeal to break the bond!
(Well, I hated to waste it on something that didn't involve sniffing!)
You can also mount them directly onto some mouldings by ordering them drilled. Be careful with this to ensure that there is a fairly flat place on the frame profile to mount them. And you can cut out the opening in the top matboard as you alluded to and mount them in the opening.
Framerguy
Baer Charlton
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
Jason, when you order your closed corner frames, tell the vendor what size plaque you plan to be using on the frame. They can then make a raised panel that is appropriately trimmed out to accept the plaque. Looks very sexy and museumy.
Otherwise, cut the top mat, or mount on the glass like Framerguy. When people ask about mounting it on the glass . . . tell them it's a Floridian Thing . . . It will stay on even in a hurricane that takes the house away....
Otherwise, cut the top mat, or mount on the glass like Framerguy. When people ask about mounting it on the glass . . . tell them it's a Floridian Thing . . . It will stay on even in a hurricane that takes the house away....