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Multi-aperture photo mount

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I've got a couple of multi-aperture mounts to do tomorrow, each aperture 10cm x 15cm for a load of photos and a nameplate.( see photo below )

Just wondering how everyone else would mount the photos ? Could either place each photo onto a single sheet of sticky board ( a bit long winded, cutting out holes for each photo ). Alternatively I could drymount photos onto a sheet of conservation card (500 microns) just to stiffen each photo and then tape each photo onto the back of the photo mount OR I could stick each photo onto a 5mm Foamcore board and lay the mount over the Foamcore board... It's late, perhaps it'll be clearer in the morning ... :clap:
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Re: Multi-aperture photo mount

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You've got a CMC so using the same file as you used to cut the mount, enlarge the apertures to the size of the paper and emboss that on to your mounting board to position the photos and your multi ap mount will drop over it perfickly.
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:clap: robo you are a genius, I wouldn't have thought of that in a million years
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Thanks Robo, will definitely use that method again, saved me loads of faffing about ! Here's the finished article ( 1 0f 2 ) :clap:
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Post by Jonny2morsos »

Or as Robo says but use a piece of that sticky board with the peel off paper and set your blade depth so that is just goes through the paper.

Peel away all the rectangles you have cut and stick down your photos.

This is what Ultimat Frames offer to pro photographer customers http://www.ultimatframes.com/products/mounts/fastmount
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Even better if self-adhesive board is your way to go - plots the positions and cuts the release paper - two birds!

I suppose that once your photos are stuck in place you could peel off the rest of the release paper and stick your multi-aperture mount down too.
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....And then the customer decides he wants two swapping over. :head:
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So he gets those two re-printed and you stick 'em over the old ones :D
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I would use the same cut file again and cut out the 2 offending pics and simply swap them over, not really I tell her to p*** off.
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