P3D Re: Aussie slide mounts

["David W. Kesner" <drdave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In PHOTO-3D digest 2674 Paul Talbot writes:

> I have once again had the good fortune to be on the receiving end
> of some beautiful loaner slides made by P3D's David Kesner.  Today
> I took the opportunity to carefully study the quality of 20 cardboard
> mounts used by David (a vocal proponent of these Aussie mounts).  I
> found that only 2 of those 20 mounts had the jagged edge syndrome
> that plagues all of my current supply of those same mounts.  I was
> also astonished to note the amazing crispness of the vertical edges
> of the window apertures in the vast majority of those 20 mounts.  I
> would never have believed that such crispness was possible in a
> cardboard mount.

What Paul doesn't know is that after I carefully remove the cardboard 
windows I place the mount in a specially designed jig (my own 
patented design) and trim all the inside edges to achieve perfectly 
aligned and crisp edges. This usually takes about 3-5 minutes per 
mount (two windows). Occasionally I have been known to do this after 
a few beers, which accounts for those two bad ones he found. *{;-)

Seriously though, I have found that if you "pop" the windows out from 
the front (glossy side) to the back there is less tendency for the 
cardboard to split. The dye must cut from the front, which sometimes 
doesn't go all the way through. If you "pop" from the back that layer 
stays attached and can cause the fuzzy edge. This is usually most 
evident in the corners.

We will see just how good these mounts are as I just entered my first 
ever International Stereo Competition (Cordova Camera Club) with 
slides mounted in Spicer cardboard mounts and finished with one piece 
of glass and an EMDE aluminum binder. I personally feel they look and 
project every bit as well as an RBT or Albion mount. The glass and 
binder also allow them to be projected in any stereo projector.

If you want to see this mounting system in action don't forget that I 
will be part of Jon Golden's mounting workshop at the NSA Convention 
demonstrating the RBT jig to Spicer mount as well as the glass and 
EMDE binder.

Thanks for the time,

David W. Kesner
Boise, Idaho, USA
drdave@xxxxxxxxxx


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