I have 20" x 30" print I need to mount. I have mountboard and tape, but no backing board (unless I use some more of the mountboard ?) I'd really welcome some help to mount it at next week's members' evening please if someone is willing to give me a hand ? It's on quite heavy paper and rolled up at the moment so an extra pair of hands would make it a lot easier !
Happy to help on Wednesday if I can, but I'm no expert.
The largest piece of nuboard backing I've got is about 24" x 22", which would be too small length-wise I guess. You might be able to get a single A1 sized piece of rigid foamboard or polyboard from the upstairs section of the London Graphic Centre (corner of Shelton Street near Covent Garden station http://www.londongraphics.co.uk/showfile.aspx?id=Covent%20Garden%20Store).
But then there's the issue of carrying an A1 sized item home in the rush-hour....
Rose wrote:...... unless I use some more of the mountboard ?
There's no reason why you cannot use mountboard as you are only want to have something which will stiffen the mount. Occasionally I use offcuts taped together to make a backing.
Hi Rose, All my mountboard and backing nubord have already been cut down to near the standard 40 x 50 cm (A2 ?) regulation size and so can't help you there.
I guess you are primarily asking for help in cutting a window in A1 mount board to mount your 20 x 30 inch image giving you a 3 inch margin around.
I could bring my Logan 350 cutter to cut the mount board precisely, with the help of Graham L who has much more experience then me with the Logan. Just checked on the net - The 350-1 has a downsize capacity of 32 in (81cm), so cannot handle A1 card? Graham L, what does your experience say?
You might need an expert cutter with a Steel Rule and Blade - Tom?
Iggy wrote:Hi Rose, I guess you got the image mounting sorted as haven't heard back. Iggy
Hi Iggy, sorry I've been preoccupied since the weekend and only just seen your message... I am primarily looking for help in cutting a mount of the right size so if your cutter will do the trick I would welcome the assistance, thanks
The specifications by Logan state that the maximum size is 40“/101cm and the maximum border using the guide is 5.5”/14cm (minimum is 0.75”/1.9cm. As the A1 dimensions are 23.4” x 33.1”/59.4 x 84.1 cm it should fit, as long as the border is within 2-14cm from the edge. Otherwise it would have to be a manual cut. The 350-1 can also be used for cutting up to 5mm foamboard (but not the thicker 8 ply mountboard).