Is conservation framing any big deal?
Posted: Fri 30 Apr, 2010 11:02 pm
Depending on what your default is - for say a 'nice' but not very expensive print - or original - how much more would it cost to upgrade to a full conservation job?
Cotton mountboard for mount & undermount? Yep - that's probably the most expensive - you don't need it though - it's alpha-cellulose just like alpha-cellulose boards made from woodpulp - the woodpulp alpha-cellulose just took longer to process - the cotton one offers no more protection.
I do like cotton boards though - for the solid core (core being the same colour as the surface).
Glass - OK - UV filtering is going to cost a fair bit more than standard, but beyond that the % increase on your default job isn't going to cost very much at all and most of the extra cost is probably in time; not materials.
Hingeing - what's your default for the artwork above - Ph7-70? Filmoplast P90? (FP90 here)
How much do those tapes work out at per square metre?
Well - more than Japanese hingeing tissue and starch paste - self-adhesive is more convenient - no drying time - but then - move on to 3-dimensional objects - how does silicone adhesive compare, price-wise to, say, melinex straps? Far more expensive - plus there's drying time - a lot of drying time!
I started this topic because on my last-but-one Lion order I missed the FP90 and ran out soon after, so I started using pure Kozo hinges with wheatstarch paste as standard.
I got so used to it that on my next order I didn't order any FP90 - my default is now the paste and the kozo - and it's no big deal at all. The paste takes about 40 secs a day - one teaspoonfull from a 1kg bag of powder that cost eight quid will last a day, longer if kept in the fridge in an airtight jar - but I use ramekin dishes and couldn't be arsed/would always forget, to put it in the fridge at night anyway.
The feathered hinges are made in weekly batches - you can't really tell from the photo below but there's 2 different weights/colours of hingeing tissue there. Not only are they cheaper but they are more reliable - the bond is a mechanical one; not a chemical one like self-adhesive/pressure sensitive tapes
Cotton mountboard for mount & undermount? Yep - that's probably the most expensive - you don't need it though - it's alpha-cellulose just like alpha-cellulose boards made from woodpulp - the woodpulp alpha-cellulose just took longer to process - the cotton one offers no more protection.
I do like cotton boards though - for the solid core (core being the same colour as the surface).
Glass - OK - UV filtering is going to cost a fair bit more than standard, but beyond that the % increase on your default job isn't going to cost very much at all and most of the extra cost is probably in time; not materials.
Hingeing - what's your default for the artwork above - Ph7-70? Filmoplast P90? (FP90 here)
How much do those tapes work out at per square metre?
Well - more than Japanese hingeing tissue and starch paste - self-adhesive is more convenient - no drying time - but then - move on to 3-dimensional objects - how does silicone adhesive compare, price-wise to, say, melinex straps? Far more expensive - plus there's drying time - a lot of drying time!
I started this topic because on my last-but-one Lion order I missed the FP90 and ran out soon after, so I started using pure Kozo hinges with wheatstarch paste as standard.
I got so used to it that on my next order I didn't order any FP90 - my default is now the paste and the kozo - and it's no big deal at all. The paste takes about 40 secs a day - one teaspoonfull from a 1kg bag of powder that cost eight quid will last a day, longer if kept in the fridge in an airtight jar - but I use ramekin dishes and couldn't be arsed/would always forget, to put it in the fridge at night anyway.
The feathered hinges are made in weekly batches - you can't really tell from the photo below but there's 2 different weights/colours of hingeing tissue there. Not only are they cheaper but they are more reliable - the bond is a mechanical one; not a chemical one like self-adhesive/pressure sensitive tapes