How to join the backing to the mount for a deep mount.

[SvenSvenson]

Ok, so normally I just hinge my front mount/double mount to the rear mount board with a tape hinge. However, I've just done my first deep bevelled mount (using 5mm foam core for the bevel) so when I stack the rear mount board, the artwork and the front mount with the deep bevel, I can't simply join them at the top as there is a 4mm (approx) gap.

Do I simply not joint them and hang the artwork on the rear mount board and then stack them in the frame or is there a joining technique I'm missing?

Thanks,

Steve

[Jayvee]

Turn it upside down! Front mount with the face paper facing up, under mount lined up next to it...if using mount board, have the face paper also facing up... That should work

[SvenSvenson]

Hi Jayvee,

Sorry - I can't really picture it. However, I've just though that what I should do is to put a strip of mount board across the top to the front mount and then hinge that to the back mount, so bridging the gap et voila, problem solved.

Steve

[Roboframer]

put a strip of mount board across the top to the front mount and then hinge that to the back mount

I don't understand that but I do understand Jayvee's method, put the tape down first, gummed side up and lay the mount and undermount on to it, or, better still, fix the tape to one side only (undermount or window mount), flip that over and then fix the other side to the exposed tape.

I do a lot of these deep bevels and other things where the mount is far thicker than the undermount, in fact I do a lot vice-versa, the undermount (5mm foam board) thicker than the mount, for table plans for a wedding stationer and what I do is simply make the thinnest side flush with the thickest by putting 5mm foamboard (or whatever) under it and then applying the tape as normal.

[prospero]

Put some strips of scrap mb under the backboard to bring them level. It ain't rocket surgery.

[Jayvee]

How's this? Helpful?