Mounting Help for Diploma

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Hey!

The "old" framer told me that the practice for mouting diplomas is to use the kind of foam core that has heat activated glue....

The process is to place it face up on the foam core and put in the press at 160 degrees for 15 seconds.

So I am thinking that I wouldn't want my only diploma permanenly mounted to foam core... what is your take on that? Alternate mouting or this way.

Thanks,

Bill
 
Or you could stick it down to the mat opening with masking tape all aound! Unless the 'old' frame knows about ArtCare Restore, I'd say that your instincts are better than his. I tell customers that these days diplomas are $40,000 works of art and should be treated as such!
 
Ok, I read the set up post after deleting my first reply.

I would hinge the diploma to an artcare backing board with an artcare mat.
 
Bill, until you learn and master the craft of hinging with Japanese papers, you might want to invest in some Mylar corner mounts for projects like this.
For documents, fine art, and even fine art reproductions you need to develop an array of mounting techniques that are fully reversible.

www.frametek.com has tutorials on hinging, and is a source for supplies for same.
 
At this point don't do anything the other framer tells you.
From your other post you mentioned he is leaving. This is a good thing so you don't pick up any of his bad habbits.

Wally nailed it, ask us not the outgoing guy.
 
I recommend you order the PPFA manuals that are used for studying for the CPF exam. Lots of right answers, and good reference.

Don't learn bad habits, it won't send you on your way into a good career in framing!
 
Originally posted by EllenAtHowards:
I tell customers that these days diplomas are $40,000 works of art and should be treated as such!
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You must be talking about a BA from a State college and the person lives at home.

What rips my panties is the Doc or Lawyer, who is vested $285,000 into their business...(education) then frames the paperwork in Styreen.

Lineco edge tabs all around and back with Rag.
 
Baer, I'm with you! My wife works for a doctor that has framed a number of pieces for his home here. He doesn't skimp on the works for home.

His diplomas and certificates in his office ... 1/2" polystyrene, no mat. He thinks he got them at the drugstore. Says no one looks at them anyway.

uhhh??
 
Haven't seen Lineco edge tabs. Do they resemble mounting strips---ding darn doodle, can't remember the brand? It's adhesive-backed rag strip with mylar layer extending beyond the long edge about a quarter inch. Edge tab sounds like most likely the same type of thing. Please confirm, anyone who knows for sure.

I LOVE those things and a framer told me he didn't like them because papers would sag into them when placed at the bottom. They seem pretty firm to me wherever they're placed, and only risky on thin or low density papers. Comments?
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bren, you're right on the money. That is exactly what they are... but we're buying the generic right now that come about 12" long.

As for the framer that bad mouthed them.. tell Don to shut up. :D

Prevent any sag with a couple of japanese hinges up top. :D
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Thanks Baer! I intend to continue to use them, only now with utter abandon. In fact, I'll thumb my nose at yet another framer who gives me the squint eye for building up the mount board with 1-ply to bring it up to mount strip level before applying the window mat. Thanks again!
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Anything that is concervation should be used with utter abandon...expecially at a dairy. :D

BTW: Love the kitty ='.'=.
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Some of the diplomas that have come through are almost sheer, so mounting is a little harder, since the strips would show through the paper. Our framer usually comes in 1/4" on all sides, so mounting corners would still show (at least the ones we use). I've improvised by mounting the strips horizontally.

Will this cause a problem if the mounting strips are used horizontally rather than vertically? ]

Thanks.
 
Hi, Donna!
The type of strips I'm talking about are applied only along the edges of the document or paper or whatever. They couldn't show through the paper unless they were seriously mis-applied. I still can't remember the brand name but it's in the Larson-Juhl catalog as "mounting strips". There's a quarter inch strip of mylar to hold in the paper/document, but it's easy to trim for a smaller allowance if needed.
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Bill,
Do not use anything that's permanent.I just finished re-framing 11 diplomas for a dentist.Most of them were framed in the 80's with 3M 77 and the framer did a horrible job.Some of the diplomas were badly discolored from all the acid from the backing board and the spray adhesive.Luckily I was able to lift them from the backing as the adhesive was completely dried-out.In my opinion even if a diploma is creased and is not in good condition-it should not be permanently mounted in any way.Personally I'm a huge fan of archival-clear-self adhesive-plastic corners-I prefer the ones by Larson-Juhl.They come in different sizes too.The foam-core backing,mats and ATG tape should also be acid-free and the glazing should be UV-plexiglas to protect any important document from fading and from any damage in case the glass breaks.
Good Luck!
 
I use the self adhesive mylar corners as I've found folks to be happiest when I assure them that nothing is attached to their diploma in any way. I normally trim them down somewhat but they are often visible anyway but they are not objectionable and nobody has ever complained.
 
I use the self adhesive mylar corners as I've found folks to be happiest when I assure them that nothing is attached to their diploma in any way. I normally trim them down somewhat but they are often visible anyway but they are not objectionable and nobody has ever complained.
 
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