P3D Re: Heat Seal Mounts (biased opinion)

[Rob <lilindn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

(Eugene Mitofsky wrote:)
> >My questions is, I have hundreds of slides in slip in
> >mounts that I want to keep but slip in mounts are getting
> >expensive. I was thinking of putting my "seconds" slides
> >in heat seal instead of slip ins. I thought that the
> >"seconds" can then be aligned and mounted better than
> >slip ins and will be OK to project (upside down without
> >falling out).
> >
> >I would appreciate recommendations, tips and advice
> >on my plan?
..
     Try it!
     For years I have been using heat-seal mounts almost exclusively
(except full-frame and cropped competition entries).  I prefer the
heat-seal type first because they are the least expensive way to mount
stereo, and second they give the appearance I became accustomed to back
when I used commercial mounting for stereo.
     My personal touch to using these mounts is to apply a school glue
stick (IMO the UHU-stic brand is best for this) to the parts of the
mounts where the perforations rest.  While the glue is not yet dry, the
film chips can by slid vertical and horizontal though this viscous goo
for precision alignment. In a few minutes, the glue dries with the chips
in just the right positions, than you heat seal the mounts to lock the
chips in position permanently.
     Both of my red-ribbon (best I've done) slides were mounted in
cardboard heat-seal mounts this way.
     Rob
     "Everything I have is Y1.96K compliant"


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