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Seeking Advice on Pass-through float hinges.
Posted: Mon 10 Apr, 2006 9:08 am
by cmaclean
Hi everyone
I'm floating a reasonably heavy work of art measuring 750 x 280mm and would like to know how many pass through float hinges I should use.
I was thinking of Two xtra strength hinges at the top, two in the middle and a couple of 'Z' hinges at the bottom.
Yours Aye
Campbell MacLean
hinges
Posted: Mon 10 Apr, 2006 1:20 pm
by JFeig
You did not exactly say how heavy the paper art is. If you are not sure that 2 hinges will do, 3 - 4 can also be used along the top.
If any side or bottom hinges are used, they are to be used only for positioning and not support.
Here is a link to some instructions and diagrams.
http://www.frametek.com/HTML/Articles/Hinging2.html
Posted: Mon 10 Apr, 2006 5:23 pm
by absolute framing
Hi,
For heavier art i use Gummed Linen Hinging Tape (Archival Quality)
This is a lot stronger than the paper, but wont break as easily if the art work falls, resulting in the art ripping and not the T Hinge.
Regards,
Stephen
Re: hinges
Posted: Tue 11 Apr, 2006 10:57 pm
by cmaclean
Hello and thanks Jerome for your link. I think two hinges will do actually with some positioning ones along the side. There is some good info in that link. Thanks again
JFeig wrote:You did not exactly say how heavy the paper art is. If you are not sure that 2 hinges will do, 3 - 4 can also be used along the top.
If any side or bottom hinges are used, they are to be used only for positioning and not support.
Here is a link to some instructions and diagrams.
http://www.frametek.com/HTML/Articles/Hinging2.html
Posted: Tue 11 Apr, 2006 11:00 pm
by cmaclean
Thanks Stephen. I've made a T hinge double strength by fixing two strips together.
Thanks for your advice.
absolute framing wrote:Hi,
For heavier art i use Gummed Linen Hinging Tape (Archival Quality)
This is a lot stronger than the paper, but wont break as easily if the art work falls, resulting in the art ripping and not the T Hinge.
Regards,
Stephen