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john milich

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Subject : photo laminating
Posted : 2009-10-08 6:56 AM
Post #35728

I'm interested in the frame system for laminating largish photos to a 1/8" aluminum panel (or similar) sizes from about 24x24 to 44 x 60. inkjet photo papers are typically not porous

any advice? glue and glue application recommendation?

so far my thinking is to build my own table with grooved top, use the frame kit (i have a pump), put the aluminum glue applied to the top down on on the table, layout the photo with a bit of overhang, cover the photo surface with a protective paper, close the frame and suck away. I don't want any bumps to telegraph through and i can use the edge of the aluminum as a trim guide for finishing the edges.

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Don Stephan

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Subject : RE: photo laminating
Posted : 2009-10-11 10:45 AM
Post #35733 - In reply to #35728

My suggestion would be to make some trials with largish ink jet printed photos - 8.5 x 14 is probably the largest format available on most home and office printers - to see what difficulties with glues, wrinkles, smoothing, et cetera.

I'd be very pessimistic about glues with larger water content, specifically white and yellow glues. Don't know if too much water in urea formaldehyde glues, but even one tiny clump in the catalyst would be disastrous. And foaming of poly glues seems undesirable. Guess my first thought would be epoxies, just keep in mind that the mix is exothermic so immediately need to spread out the mixed glue or it will melt plastic container and cure quickly.

And it seems like paper would allow glue to bleed through, which would be fatal.




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