Albion Mounts

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Grant Campos writes:



  When I got the package of Albions I
read somewhere that I should wash the oils off of them and dry them 
off
before I use them.  That seemed like too much work so I didn't bother. 


I don't either-maybe I'll be  sorry someday, but they seem fine to me 
the way they are.

 Then
I had trouble at first getting the slots open to fit the chips in.  I 
got
used to that though.  I wasn't sure where to put the tape to hold the 
chips
in place (I decided to used them to hold the chips to the backside of 
the
slots).

I don't spread the slots at all.  I align the film chip sprockets so 
they fit exactly in the same position relative to the slots in the 
mount left and right, top and bottom. I bend the mount slightly at the 
slot and slide the bottom or top of the film chip in.  By verifying in 
a viewer, this seems to set the window pretty well, The slides mounted 
this way check out fine also by the Reel 3-d alignment gauges. If I'm 
going to project, I try to verify with the alignment gauge on a light 
box. I don't try to slide them left and right.  If they aren't right, 
I pull them out and put them back in, so as not to permanently spread 
the mounting slots.  This way no tape is necessary to hold the film 
chips in place.  I'm careful to make sure that adjustments are made 
for slight variations in horizontal and rotation.
  
I guess my greatest concern was what to do with them after I mount 
them.
I used the fold over cardboard covers, 

I really hate those!

and they do not lay flat.  They hang
up on themselves when I try to stack them.  Do you have a suggestion 
as what
to use instead or how to use the cardboard foldovers better.  How 
would I use
glass in conjunction with the Albions?

The absolute neatest and best thing I've found for metal mounts is the 
EMDE binding frames and glass.  You end up with a glass protected 
slide that has a very nice metal, finished, bound edge that handles 
well and looks good.  Mounted properly, these project well, and should 
be about the best mounting around for archival stuff.  Because of the 
amount of work involved in mounting this way, I save this method only 
for my best work that I definitely want to keep, protect and project.

The slip in cardboard mounts are by far the easiest.  I cut the chips 
a
little narrow so I have room to adjust them once they're in place.  
There
seems to be enough kinetic friction to hold them in place.  If only 
they
could be projectable!

I don't think the slip in cardboard mounts are suitable for anything 
other than temporary holders for mounting in better masks.  The best 
all around mounts (Realist format) for general use is the heat seal 
mounts.  They are very easy to use, look good, feel good, stack flat, 
 and if carefully done, project fairly well.  They are also 
economical, and can be written on.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,


P.S. Is there such a thing as a mount gauge for half frame pictures?

The Reel 3-d alignment gauge works fine for half frame (at least it 
does for Nimslo format slides.)

Steve Owsley.



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