Bob: So, is mounting my photo backdrops on Masonite, with no long-term effects, possible?
Bob Nicholson ____________________________________________ --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > Jim's idea is really a good one because the rolled metal goods can be > hung without sagging. > > Back when I was building my layout so many years ago, I used double > tempered masonite. My boss at the time bought a ton of it as it's used > for photo mounting (the reason for the double tempering) for next to > nothing, so it was easy for me to borrow some. I countersunk holes to > match the studs ; I later used sheetrock mud to cover over. The joints > were covered with just Scotch magic mending tape. I did the corner > coving when my wife was pregnant--she would just push against the corner > and I would screw in a few screws. Over the years a few of the screw > holes plugs have popped out. Filling them isn't a problem but finding > matching paint is. The seams are visible if you really study the area. > I used solid 4 x 8 sheets in most places. > > I don't know if my method is any better than others, but it's been okay. > > Bob Werre > > > > > On 11/6/11 9:14 AM, Jim and Cheryl Martin wrote: > > > > Hi Bob: > > > > As I've said on this list before, I'm reallybig on 24 inch high sheet > > aluminum in rolls. It's lightweight, easy to install, curves well > > into the corners and in most applications is seamless. I have > > 30-foot long sections of backdrop with no seams and if I ever have to > > move I can simply lift it off the wall and roll it up. I haven't > > tried gluing paper, ie photo murals , to it but it would think it > > would be worth experimenting with a short piece. See RMC Jan 2010. > > > > Cheers > > Jim Martin > > > > > > The major problem isn't the length of the picture, but getting it > > mounted. ....I would like to mount them on something a little more > > flexible, for curved backdrops, and I'm open to ideas. > > > > > > > > > > Bob Nicholson _______________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
