P3D Re: Cardboard Mounts Nevermore!

[Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>]

Fred Sole wrote:

> The worst part of the cardboard mounts is the dust
> they make when they are ripped apart. It gets all over everything and
> is almost impossible to clean off correctly. I suppose if I had waited
> until summer and higher humidity I might have had an easier time. At
> any rate, no more cardboard mounts!

The dust problem is more related to a) that the mounts
were heat-sealed; and b) that you ripped them open instead
of cutting them open.  With cardboard "tape shut" mounts,
(like our Australian-made precision mounts at
http://www.rmm3d.com/supplies/spicer.html ) you can easily
open and reuse the mount without creating a West Texas dust
storm.  Also, some people tape their heat seal mounts shut
instead of heat-sealing them permanently closed.  You can
reduce (but probably not eliminate) the dust problem by
carefully cutting open heat-sealed mounts instead of just
ripping them open.

Paul Talbot