P3D Re: APEC and mounting

[Dan Shelley <dshelley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeremy Illingworth wrote:

> Anyways, how do you guys mount your prints?  

I have been using archival/non acidic glue sticks for years. If you get
the right ones, they are great!! I have been thinking that I would take
pictures as I made this upcoming set and put up an instruction page to
provide more options to the world. Wathc of rthat page... 

Here are the basic steps I go through to make stereo cards for an APEC
exchange:

1 - Gather information to create the information sheet for the back of
the card.
2 - Format and print the back of the cards. (At this poit I aslo take a
portion of the info from the back and make the "name" strip that will go
on the front in the last steps.)
3 - Using the glue stick, completely cover the back of a card (with
another sheet of paper under it to protect the work surface in case you
slip off the card...
4 - Holding the card and a sheet with the back of the card on it up to a
light, align them by sight and join them.
5 - Put the card and sheet front face down and make any small
adjustments you mght like to make before the glue totally sets up.
6 - Place a blank sheet of paper over the whole thing so you can use
your fingers laid partially flat to smooth the whole thing, eliminating
any air pockets, and ensuring a good bond.
7 - Place the card under a catalog or something else heavy for about 10
minutes to let the glue "set up" while keeping the newly glued paper
from causing the card to curl. (You can keeo repeating steps 3 to 7 at
this point)
8 - When all the cards have backs, I use a ruler to trim the paper to
the edge of the straight sides of the cards.
9 - I then use my corner rounder to cut the corner of the paper off
while making sure my rounded corners are "true".
10 - Trim the left and right chips/pictures so that they create the
window I desire. (I usually have a few extra pairs printed to allow me
to try a variety of window options, then I choose the one I like best to
reproduce on the exchange cards.
11 - Trim all of the left chips and stack.
12 - Trim all of the rigth chips and stack.
13 - Cutting from the back of the prints to the front, I punch the
rounded top corners on all the left chips.
14 - Cutting from the back of the prints to the front, I punch the
rounded top corners on all the right chips.
15 - Using premade marks on my trusty ruler, I mark matching points in
the middle of the fronts of the cards to use as alignment guides. (This
will make sense once you see the pictures...)
16 - Using the glue stick, glue the area where the two chips will be
placed.
17 - Quickly place the left chip where it will stay, then the right.
Small modifications in positioning can be made at this point as the glue
does not "set up" right away.
18 - Place the back, chips facing up, on the table, cover with a sheet
of paper, and you can use your fingers laid partially flat to smooth the
whole thing, eliminating any air pockets, and ensuring a good bond. This
is the same as the process for the backs of the cards.
19 - Place the card under a catalog or something else heavy for about 10
minutes to let the glue "set up" while keeping the newly glued paper
from causing the card to curl. (You can keeo repeating steps 16 to 19 at
this point)
20 - Using a piece of paper to protect the chips on the front of the
card, I glue the are below the prints and place the name strip in place. 
21 - I then sign and sequentially number the cards.
22 - I place then in protective sleeves. 
23 - I mail thenm to the view redistributor and wait for my package of
new views to return. 

Please feel free to ask if you have any questions. I will try my best to
fill in any holes. And, as I stated above, I will be taking pictures of
all of this which should help it make more sense. 

Enjoy!

Dan Shelley
dshelley@xxxxxxxxxxxx


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