P3D Re: Part 2: Ways to mask an RBT mount with currently availablematerials

[Jon Golden / 3D Concepts <3dman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Starkman wrote,
>Dear Jon,
>All of this sounds very good, but EMDE masks are no longer available (I
>think) and if one is going to buy Albion simply for masking it gets a bit
>pricey..

David and all....I should mention  that my masking tecnique is a great use
of old, used EMDE stock....where the foldover has broken apart....do all of
you out there...dont throw away your old EMDE used/damaged stock.
As far as expense goes...well I would hope that one does not have to try to
mask EVERY one of their slides...(Yeesh!)

D.S.
>I don't know if they are still available, but The Widescreen Centre in London
>used to have Precision metal masks for masking 2x2 slides. They would require
>more work and precision alignment (easy on the SAM) than stereo masks, but
>they MAY be readily available. You will have to enquire with the Widescreen
>Center.
><A HREF="http://www.widescreen-centre.co.uk/">Widescreen Centre, London
>UK</A>.

This is a great idea as an alternative.  Still, the nice thing about the
EMDE or ALBION is that you have one clean edge, and one piece of material
to carefully align vertical and rotational parameters. With separate 2 x
2's......sure....this is a great idea...but it puts more of a level of
difficulty on the person mounting because they are dealing with two pieces
of material.


D.S.
>>P.S. I just looked at the Widescreen web site, but they DO still have the
metal masks. Of course, they are very difficult to find on the site, and not
priced, but they show 29 sizes, pictured, but without dimensions given. They
come in packs of 10 or 50.
Have fun/ -David

Sounds great.....shall we meet in London and see if Bob Aldridge and David
Burder want to meet us for some scones and a littel masking session?

Regar-D-D-D-s
Jon G


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