purser
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Best options for storing oversized prints, by purser on Apr 9, 2008 12:38:44 GMT 1, I have just purchased a set of prints with dimensions larger than A1 (870 x 610mm).
Can anyone give me some good advice on how to store and protect the work as it's gonna be quite a while before I get to frame them.
Can you buy any good A0 portfolio folders, and if so, where from. Or should i put them in a hard-backed archival sleeve? What are my cheapest and best options.
thanks
I have just purchased a set of prints with dimensions larger than A1 (870 x 610mm).
Can anyone give me some good advice on how to store and protect the work as it's gonna be quite a while before I get to frame them.
Can you buy any good A0 portfolio folders, and if so, where from. Or should i put them in a hard-backed archival sleeve? What are my cheapest and best options.
thanks
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funyoung
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Best options for storing oversized prints, by funyoung on Apr 9, 2008 17:10:28 GMT 1, You can buy A0 mountboard to trim to more manageable size. My local art suipplies shop has to order it in however.
A0 sleeves and portfolios are available but expensive.
Try www.niksandnaks.co.uk or www.artdiscount.co.uk
Other option is buy cheap plywood / MDF / mountboard, line with card and tissue. People worry about the 'glue' in the wood but I can se no reason why it should get through card and paper over the course of a couple of months.
I have a print under the bed, using the last tecnique, but using acid free mountboard I bought from an online framers. Couldn't tell you where of course. Print sticks out of long edge ever so slightly but it's all under the bed safely. Need to get it framed shortly before I move.
Good luck either way.
You can buy A0 mountboard to trim to more manageable size. My local art suipplies shop has to order it in however. A0 sleeves and portfolios are available but expensive. Try www.niksandnaks.co.uk or www.artdiscount.co.ukOther option is buy cheap plywood / MDF / mountboard, line with card and tissue. People worry about the 'glue' in the wood but I can se no reason why it should get through card and paper over the course of a couple of months. I have a print under the bed, using the last tecnique, but using acid free mountboard I bought from an online framers. Couldn't tell you where of course. Print sticks out of long edge ever so slightly but it's all under the bed safely. Need to get it framed shortly before I move. Good luck either way. |
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purser
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Best options for storing oversized prints, by purser on Apr 9, 2008 17:46:30 GMT 1, that's great,
thanks for the advice!
that's great,
thanks for the advice!
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echohead
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Best options for storing oversized prints, by echohead on Apr 18, 2008 14:13:11 GMT 1, If you're in London, you could try the London Graphics Centre in Covent Garden. They sell A0 portfolios for ยฃ68 (no, I dont work for them!). For mountboard, there's a great shop at 74 Southampton Row, called Faulkners and they do A0, archival standard mountboard - the thickest they do is about ยฃ15 a sheet. The real problem I found was finding A0 sleeves - most shops dont stock as they dont sell enough of them to justify the bulk order. Faulkner's do sell 20m rolls of Melenex that can be used to wrap the print to protect it. I dont suppose this is an ideal solution, but might be worth considering - maybe someone can advise?
If you're in London, you could try the London Graphics Centre in Covent Garden. They sell A0 portfolios for ยฃ68 (no, I dont work for them!). For mountboard, there's a great shop at 74 Southampton Row, called Faulkners and they do A0, archival standard mountboard - the thickest they do is about ยฃ15 a sheet. The real problem I found was finding A0 sleeves - most shops dont stock as they dont sell enough of them to justify the bulk order. Faulkner's do sell 20m rolls of Melenex that can be used to wrap the print to protect it. I dont suppose this is an ideal solution, but might be worth considering - maybe someone can advise?
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