Re: Stereocards

[P3D Shelley, Dan <dshelley@xxxxxxxx>]

>stereoviews (or stereocards...not sure 
>which is the most P.C. term).  

Good question. Both work, both are OK in my book...

>Specifically, I would like to know if people 
>using their own cardstock, as opposed to 
>the Q-VU's, are rounding their corners and 
>if so, how are you doing this accurately.  

I went to a local printer and chose the kind of board I wanted (similar 
to the cardboard like backing of notepads, except that it has a white 
face) and asked them to cut several large sheets of this material to 
antique stereo card size, then they used a die they already had to cut 
in the rounded corners. I forget the exact price, but it was something 
like $30 or $40 for 300 final cards.

>I had originally viewed this as a nostalgic 
>hang-up, but I now find it actually serves a 
>structural purpose by avoiding ugly dented 
>corners from mis-handling.

You nailed it... The handling of the cards would quickly damage pointy 
corners. The round edges do provide a measure of protection. However, 
they are not "necessary". Had I not found the print shop I did find, I 
would not have rounded corners. The others I contacted wanted $100's 
more because they did not have such a cutting blade, and would have to 
have one made...

>I share the interest in hearing what color of 
>mounts people prefer and why (as well as 
>the obvious reason of archivability).

I like white in most cases, but there are images that do better with 
other color backgrounds... I think it's an artistic decision for each 
individual view. (If you have that kind of latitude.)

It's good to see some interest in stereo cards. Come one, come all, 
join APEC (III?).

Dan Shelley
dshelley@xxxxxxxx


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