heat sealing

[P3D Miss Momi Lomilomi <deb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gavin asked:

>In regard to heat sealing: How much heat is used, and for how long? How
>close does it come to damaging the film? Can you use an iron? What's the
>best place to get such mounts if I give up on plain cardboard? 


Well, I'm a newbie at this, but i've been using the Reel 3-D heat
seal mounts for the last month and really like them.  I use their tape
pieces to secure the film chips, then when they're all done i fire up 
the iron, to medium heat.  It only takes a few seconds in each position
on the mount to seal the glue; I work around the mount in 8 steps.  But
i can do two at a time now, so it's only half as tedious  %^)
Seems pretty safe unless you don't pay attention and hit the film itself
with the hot iron (you only want to apply heat to the cardboard, not the 
film!).  I haven't done that yet.



-deb  

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