WHAT TO DO WITH A 44 X 60 POSTER

When I get something like that (maybe twice in 27 years) I take it to someone who has a 48x96 press.

Around here that's a graphic arts/blueprint place, but call around.

I HOPE YOU GET YOUR CAPS LOCK KEY UNSTOCK. I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS, DON'T YOU?
 
CUT ONE INCH OFF THE WIDTH AND SEND IT TO ME, I'LL MOUNT IT FOR YA!
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(My caps key isn't stuck, I just like to get to Ron once in awhile.)
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Framerguy
 
Welcome to the grumble. What Ron is really saying is all CAPS means yelling in the cyber world. I likd to bug Ron and Framerguy ocassionally. This can be a good place to let off steam.
 
Welcome to the grumble!

Another option is to locate a company that does laminations onto MDF board in your area. This is a process where the poster is mounted to MDF (medium density fiberboard), the surface is covered with a nonglare lamination film, and the edges are beveled and covered with a foil finish in a variety of colors. There is a mounting system on the back for hanging. It is like a plaque. The poster can also be framed after the lamination process if the customer would like - and it won't need glass or plex because the lamination film protects the surface. This is often a great way out of the "it is so huge, isn't worth anything, and how am I gonna frame this sucker" dilemma. Up here, lamination companies are Prolam and Colorplak - and they both have websites so you can see what the product looks like. There may well be a company that does this in your area.

Fred and Renee at Prolam (1-800-780-7095) would be happy to chat with you if you were to call them. They do have customers in other states. I don't represent them, I am just a customer of theirs.

Ok Baer - this is the where you step in to talk about Colorplak - I don't have their 800 number.
Baer is a Colorplak rep, along with many other activities. He never sleeps, I understand.

Ron's suggestion about checking with a graphic arts/blueprints place works. You can also try checking with sign making shops, who sometimes have the equipment to mount large sized interior signs to Kapablock or Sintra. Same thing that we do with posters, just a different substrate.
 
You can also find someone who has a Seal 500 and have them mount it for you. If the Seal is set up properly, it can mount in sections without showing an overlap mark.

I have a very old Seal 18"X 24", we use it all the time for mounting those long skinny posters, you know, the life size ones 24" X 72" etc.

I also have an old used Seal 500 I picked up at a garage sale, it's broken. I would like to get it refurbished one of these days, just for that reason.

John
 
I know a guy who has a seal and he puts a larger piece of sheet metal in to extend the size of the heated area. boy.. i hope that was clear.. I have seen him mount those really large randmcnally maps.
 
Yeah, what John said.

You can get 48 x 96 foam board (3/16" for sure but try for 1/2" if you can get it) and mount the poster in "sections" in a Masterpiece 500T. The platten in a 500T is 34" x 26", so it would only take four passes in the press.

I have done (reluctantly) some pieces slightly larger than yours. My real problem is trimming the edges of the foam board after I'm through.
 
I'm thinking Z-Gel! I love the stuff.

Roll paper out on floor. Lay poster face down. 3-m ProSpray the back of poster and front of substrate. Monster Board will work nicely. With the help of an assistant put poster on board. Roll with a brayer. Let dry completely and paint Z-Gel on with brush. Cut a huge ornate frame and add Wall Buddies. Make customer happy and make money.
 
Culvers carries a 48x72 self adhisive board. Simular to perfect mount. You might check with your local supplier.
 
I recommend the lamination mounting on mdf board... the board is stable and with the laminate covering - protects the poster. Whereas foamcore can sometimes become damaged, i.e. corners get crumpled, indentations, etc.

With the mdf board you can even put a moulding around it without glazing!!! Looks great!!!

Roz
 
You might also check with local print shops or photo processors and see if any of them have a roller press. These are typically 51" wide and can mount any length. It is a cold mount process and a laminate can be added if you wish. If you are not going to glaze the piece I would mount to Gatorfoam or equivalent for rigidity and weight. The MDF can get pretty heavy.

Looks like yet another NC grumbler...welcome BarryL....probably can't throw a stick in NC without hitting a Grumbler.
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Originally posted by BarryL:
A previous post on a similar subject yielded the following URL.

http://www.tapeease.com/vacuum_bags.htm

You can get a 54 x 84 bag which would probably do the trick.
Barryu I love this tip for the occasional monster that needs to be mounted, ie Raven maps! Do you have one? Would it work with my compressor on my Vac-U-Seal?
 
First, thanks to Wpfay for the welcome...I have been a lurker for months but decided to chime in based on all the incredible help this forum has provided to me.

Bob, I just ordered one of the systems and will post my results as soon as I have it. If you can get directly at the vac-u-seals compressor, I suspect that the bag would work fine. Others have indicated that they have actually made a bag from heavy plastic and duct tape. You just need to make certain you have a way to release the vacuum at some point.

Regards,
Barry
 
Hi Framer 2001
These big jobs can be a problem but not insurmountable. We framers are resourseful so don't involve other professions unless absolutely necessary.
Use 48 x 96 mdf boards with dmt or pva to mount - glaze or laminate.
It's amazing how small 44 x 60 seems in comparison with 3ft x 29ft
 
Originally posted by framer2001:
I JUST GOT IN A 44 X 60 INCH POSTER. IT IS A REPLICA OF AN OLD WINE ADVERTISEMNT.
HOW DOES ONE GO ABOUT MOUNTING SUCH A HUGH PIECE.
Framer, the one thing you didn't say was wether this was just a paper print, or as the ones I have been seeing lately, "archivally mounted on linen". If it the mounted, carefully stretch on bars. If it is paper, send to ColorPlak in Anaheim or Seattle ( Seattles # is 1 800 305 1953) not sure of Anaheim's. Call Seattle and they can give you number in Ana. ColorPlak will send you a FRP for FedEx ground to send, then I would just drive down on a Monday and pick-up. (I'm thinking you are near Bakersfield.....) It should be about $.15/sq in Lam & mount. But shippign that size could kill the deal. (Seattle to Portland @ $160 + crate charge.....
Go pick it up.

You might find a map printing & such company who can mount in Bakersfield or Fresno.

Good Luck

baer
 
Is it a 'vintage' poster...if so, the G has said in the past to not mount; if matted, japenese hinge; if not matted, need only use t hinges to the back or spacers would hold a rigid linen in place
 
Originally posted by wpfay:
Looks like yet another NC grumbler...welcome BarryL....probably can't throw a stick in NC without hitting a Grumbler.
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Owwwww! Hey! Watch it there, Wally!
 
Ok, used the bag and vacuum pump for the first time over the weekend. First, I created a 36 x 48 x 3/4 melamine board. Routed the edges smooth, cut a 1/8 grove every 6 inches about 1/8 deep to allow air to escape. See the following link for a picture:

http://www.tapeease.com/vacuum_bags.htm

Applied a reasonable amount of United Mounting paste onto the back of a poster and made my first mistake. Rather than applying the foam board onto the poster, I attempted to put the poster onto the foam board. This introduced a number of wrinkles which could have been avoided. Placed a release board onto the top of the poster making my second mistake. The release board was about five inches larger all around the foam board and did not allow as much air to escape from underneath as I would have liked once it "wrapped around" the foam board in the vacuum.

Turned the pump on and let it run and stabilize for a about 5 minutes. Opened the bag, and removed the piece. Not bad but not as good as I would have liked. The board tended to bow slightly in the opposite direction. For lack of a better way of putting it, the piece looked slightly “pregnant”. This would make any wrinkles worse upon straightening.

Things to try next:

Put down release paper, put poster on top backside up, apply adhesive, place foam board on top, place in bag. This should eliminate any unnecessary wrinkles created when dropping the poster onto the board, and any trapped air created from the release board wrapping around the foam board. Should also bow in the opposite direction if it bows at all.

Regards,
Barry
 
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