Re: Slide mounts

[P3D Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>]

David Kesner mentioned cost and reflections of RBT mounts, to which
DrT responded:

> Yes, you can learn to live with anything in life in general... Some
> people (i.e. Paul Talbot) find this reflection attractive.  I think
> it grows on you with time.

Whoa!  Hold on just a minute.  I have never said anything of the sort.
I did mention that the thick window of the RBT mount adds a dramatic
effect to some images, but I never said I find the reflections on the
beveled edge attractive.  In fact, I specifically asked if anyone had
a good solution for this problem (no affirmative responses yet).

Paul Talbot

> 
> >Cardboard is attractive because of the price, but several things
> >bother me. First and foremost is the difficulty to precision mount.
> 
> I am in the same situation.  A few weeks ago I experimented with heat
> seal cardboard mounts.  They take considerable longer time to mount than
> the Albion mounts and the result is not as nearly as good.  At the end
> I am sure I can learn to live with them but I need to develop a routine.
> I am still bothered by the diffused edges.  The aluminum mounts have
> spoiled me with their sharp clean edges.
> 
> I am now placing an order for Spicer mounts and look forward to trying
> those too.  I will decide between the heat seal and the Spicer mounts.
> One attraction of the Spicer mounts is that they are available in
> many different sizes, especially 7p.
> 
> The way things look, I will be using all available mounts:  RBTs for
> slides that will be projected, Albions (I have a good stock saved)
> for my better slides to circulate and view in hand-viewers, and
> cardboard for the rest, which is about 90% of the slides that I
> keep.
> 
> Regards -- George Themelis



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