mounting guide, melting glue

[P3D Gavin Stokes <gstokes@xxxxxxx>]

First, all this talk about slide-mounting instruction leads me to ask: Where
can I find authoritative advice on mounting?  I have experimented on my own
well before subscribing to this list, and I favor the argument that says the
isolated enthusiast can do a good job with practice.  One must be very
discriminating, however.  Nonetheless, I'm more than happy to learn from
others, so please direct me to a good source.

Second, I am tirelessly looking for a more efficient way to mount slides in
regular old cardboard mounts.  Most of my experiments revolve around the
adhesive.  I started with brush-on rubber cement, because it remains nicely
tacky for as long as you need.  Lately I've been trying to mass-prepare a
bunch of mounts by laying them out and spraying them with glues.  I tried
Scotch Super 77 spray glue (WAY too strong), and then some artist's mounting
spray (too strong, too messy).  I don't like the potential for damage to the
film chips if I decide to remount them later and have trouble getting them
out of these extremely tacky spray glues ("aggressively tacky" says the
Scotch can, reminding me of certain people I've run across).

So, how do you all

1. Hold the chips in position and adjust them while test-viewing?

2. Secure them once you've decided their alignment is correct?

It seems to me that a hot-melt glue gun might be ideal, if only the glue can
withstand the heat of projection.  Has anyone tried this?

Thanks.

Gavin


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