![]() Then I cover the rabbet space and the rest of the open rabbet with black tape. I use hollow black rabbet space to hold the glass in, with the supplied adhesive strip and small nails to tack it to the inside of the frame. I know I should probably use spacers, because the photo will fuse to the front glass eventually, but whatever. I use atg just on the corners of the photo to stick it to the glass. I WILL NOT do artwork this way, because if it requires wheat paste and rice paper hinges, you are doing a disservice to the customer by trapping it with humidity. Here in FL the humidity will get trapped in there and ruin everything! But, the boss does occasionally take in this kind of order, so I must comply. If it were up to me, I would NEVER float anything in between two pieces of glass. ![]() Scallywag, I can't wait to see photos of your double-sided record album frame - that sounds like a challenge. Not too long afterwards, I was in Michaels and noticed they had a good selection of ready-made frames for just this purpose - I could have just bought one of those and installed the letter in it! I was in Walmart the other day and noticed they had a number of these types of frames too. It was finicky work and also a pain getting 2 pieces of glass clean! The customer was happy with it, though. I scanned a copy of the letter for the customer prior to framing. This was not a big frame - I think there was just a couple inches of plain glass showing around the letter, which was 8 1/2 x 11. I can't even remember how I mounted the letter. I think I just sandwiched the letter between the glass and used narrow balsa wood strips (painted black to match the frame), glued in place, to hold the glass package into the frame. I did one a number of years ago - the customer wanted to display a letter and wanted it framed similarly to a sketch that had been framed between two pieces of glass. Not only do they want to see both sides, but the record has to be removable. In a week or so I am going to post some pics of a double sided record album frame that has caused me no end of grief. And be happy they don't want to see the back 'cause that's another can of worms altogether. This is never an archival way to frame anything so you might want a disclaimer form depending on the art. Use D- rings for hangers so no wire crosses the back. (And make sure none of the glue sneaks out onto the glass.) If you're using plex you can shoot a couple staples or brads into the strips for extra security but glass might break with the bang of the stapler. (Paint them to match the frame.) Make sure you clamp them while the glue dries. The last part can be a bit tricky if you're not used to making wood spacers, but you need little wood strips no wider than the lip of the moulding and glue them into the back. You can hinge the art with P- 90 or linen tape as long as you burnish it down to the glass so you've got real good contact. ![]() ![]() So you've got your frame, first piece of glass goes in, then spacers or framespace or whatever you like. I find the best way to do it is treat it like a float mount only instead of a matboard the art is mounted to glass or plex. Then to secure the construct in the frame, build a thin strainer frame painted to match, of the same thickness required to fill up to the back of the frame, and use turn-buttons to hold in place, or it's so large and thin the strainer might bow, you can predrill pilot holes in the sides and use those really tiny screws, like the black ones that are used for sawtooth hangers. Then use a spacer to keep the front (conservation) glass elevated away from the face of the artwork. But that is is no way archival-you never want anything touching the face of the artwork.įor conservation presentation maybe this would work:įloat-mount the piece (with hinges at least on each corner) onto a smaller-sized piece of coroplast, then thread wire through the fluting of the coroplast and pass it through the acrylic back via pre-drilled holes (reversible and doesn't involve tape adhesive which can let go or glues which can out-gas) Plus acrylic doesn't conduct moisture the same way glass does. Maybe use acrylic on both sides-two pieces of glass makes the package heavier, and more prone to breaking, plus the extra weight puts more strain on whatever you're using to hold everything in the frame. ![]()
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