Self-Adhesive Hinging Tissue

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PurplePerson1

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This is probably a question I should know the answer to, but here goes:

What do you all think about Self-Adhesive Hinging Tissue, Item: l533-o126, size 1", by Lineco?

I think it is very easy to use, but am not sure how conservation it is compared to other tapes. Please do not include rice paper paste. I know it is the best.

Also the box says it holds medium size pictures. What would the definition of medium size pictures be?

I have used it on the top of pictures with photo corners on the bottom in case the picture slips. How do you feel about that?
 
There is nothing like old fashion wheat paste and milberry paper.

A single hinge can hold a 5# bag. As seen at the FrameTec display over the years. They have a new paste that is pre cooked and in little pouches. Squeeze and use, just like ketchup. Of course a little dab will do it and you have to tear your own paper hinges.
 
Yeah, but for those of us who've got all this stuff that we don't feel like we can just throw away (even though we may be changing over to all these better materials) what do we do with what we've got?

(And don't say what I heard a man say once "Just put all that old stuff in a box and save it until you feel like you can afford to throw it away, and then throw it away!" "
)

Betty
 
Well, Betty, I have wondered the same thing. Some of the manufacturers are very quick to market these new "conservation" products but aren't so responsive to taking them back or offering an alternative to eating the cost of some of these products when it is found that the "conservation" part of the product isn't up to snuff. Hopefully, FACTS will minimize this sort of thing happening in the future.

I am using some of the self adhesive hinging materials that I have been "duped" into buying for some of those jobs that I normally would have vacuum mounted. I sell the hinging aspect as being "not permanently nor completely attached to the mounting board". These can be removed much easier than a dry mount and some people like the idea even though they have no immediate plans to unmount the image.

You can also use the self adhesive tapes to seal packages and envelopes that have been steamed open for something you forgot to put in. ;)

Framerguy

Edit: After reading this post I must clarify a statement. It isn't so much the manufacturers (as far as I know), but the distributors who are reluctant to take misrepresented product back. In their opinion, there isn't any misrepresentation on their parts. So there lies the problem. Who will take on the responsibility of removing and/or replacing these mislabeled products? It seems like the end responsibility is with the company/people who put the product on the market to begin with.
 
Purple Person,

Lineco makes some very fine products, but I have not had good success with any of the self-adhesive hinging tissues.

I'd like to reenforce the product that Jerry Feig mentioned: Nori fine art hinging paste is available from Frame Tek, Inc and should be available from distributors if it isn't already. You can order it direct, as well. These are individual 5g paks of precooked wheat starch paste with no preservatives or additives. It meets FACTS standards. The paste is sterile until opened. If you "gang" your hinging, you could do a bunch with one pack. 12 packs costs $11.85 and they have an unopened shelf life of about 2 years. With that and a sheet of mulberry paper, you're all set.

BTW, "Nori" is Japanese for "paste."
 
The question which must always be faced with
a pressure-sensitive adhesive is the longevity
of its adhesion. Even if it has completely benign
chemistry, as with all adhesives, its activation
mode is critical. In this case, it is activated
with pressure. Since any sheet that can be overmatted can be supported with some form of
edge strips, hinging is needed when the edges
of the sheet are exposed and in that case,
gravity will represent a long-term source of
pressure acting against the hold of the tape.
Since paste (as was previously mentioned) is now
readily available in a cooked form, the burden
of preparation is eliminate. New application techniques that are under deveolpment currently
should help make the use of starch and Japanese
tissue hinging safe and efficient for anything
that must have its edges shown.

Hugh
 
Can Nori fine art hinging paste be sealed so that it can be saved and used again? - perhaps in a tiny ziplock baggie with all of the air possible, squeezed out.
 
Since there are no preservatives in the Nori paste and the sterility is compromised the moment you open the pack, I wouldn't expect you'd want to save it for multiple uses. On the other hand, it costs about a buck a pack, so even if you have just one print to hinge, it's a pretty economical solution - especially compared with the time savings compared with cooking paste.
 
Ron & Purp,
I did a little experiment with the Nori pouches (being the skinflint I am), and used some mylar tape to reseal the packet after I opened it. I allowed no air into the packet while using, and taped the opening as soon as I had squeezed a sufficient amount out for my immediate needs. I used the balance within a week and have had no problems.
 
Thank you all for the nice words on our new NORI ready to use hinging paste. You can watch a video showing application on our web site at www.frametek.com. You can read the instructions there too in the "How to" section if you can't download the video.

The biggest tip is waiting a few minutes after pasting the hinge to apply the hinge. Stops artwork from puckering.
BTW... My daughter Kirsten demonstrated doing hinges all day at the Atlanta show with one packet. 5g goes a long way!
 
back to thier question.
Linco states that it passes the ansi napm it9.16-1993 Photo Activity test done at the Rochester Institute of Technology. It is acid free adhesive reverses with waterand is genuine Japanese mulberry paper. What the heck? Anybody have a baseball bat. Tell me how that product differes from the other products and methods described above except that it is new and you do not have to perform any ritual to use it.
Well enough of this, I think I will go put some frames together. First I have to go make some more wooden pegs to fit into the holes I hand augered in the corners of the frames to hold them together(no glue neccessary after all who knows what is in that).
Later Gumby
Take what you want leave the rest!
 
I just spent a bit of time the last two days working with my NORI samples. In addition to everything Ron said earlier, the instructions when put with the NORI Online Video that is available in 3 formats from the FrameTek website are almost as good as attending a tutored classroom.

I can stop using our "Vaccuum Sealer" at home to make small sealed packages of cooked paste. It's nice to have a product that will be consistent from day to day.
 
Originally posted by Rick Bergeron - CPF:
NORI Online Video
Click to expand...
I just wanted to bring this video info to the top. If you haven't watched it, you should. It's really good. I downloaded it to my computer (took about 30 minutes) so I could keep it.

Thanks Rick for bringing it to our attention.

Betty
 
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