Comments on: Dry Mounting http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/05/17/dry-mounting/ Nature photography, art, environment Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:32:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/05/17/dry-mounting/comment-page-1/#comment-21661 Mark Mon, 04 May 2009 14:50:58 +0000 http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/05/17/dry-mounting/#comment-21661 An iron technically will work to melt the adhesive, but I would be concerned about the evenness of the heat application and pressure. Very hard to do with an iron. This might result in variance in the surface "sheen" or evenness of the print, which could show pretty badly in certain light conditions. One of the advantages of the press is that it applies heat across the surface evenly, with even pressure at a controlled temperature. Perhaps an iron might work for a small print - (8x10 inches or smaller) - where you didn't have to cover much area. I would be impressed if someone had the control to do larger ones. As Jack mentioned - Ebay is a great place to keep an eye out for a press. That is also how I got mine. An iron technically will work to melt the adhesive, but I would be concerned about the evenness of the heat application and pressure. Very hard to do with an iron. This might result in variance in the surface “sheen” or evenness of the print, which could show pretty badly in certain light conditions. One of the advantages of the press is that it applies heat across the surface evenly, with even pressure at a controlled temperature.

Perhaps an iron might work for a small print – (8×10 inches or smaller) – where you didn’t have to cover much area. I would be impressed if someone had the control to do larger ones.

As Jack mentioned – Ebay is a great place to keep an eye out for a press. That is also how I got mine.

]]> By: Jack Johnson http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/05/17/dry-mounting/comment-page-1/#comment-21660 Jack Johnson Mon, 04 May 2009 14:29:56 +0000 http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/05/17/dry-mounting/#comment-21660 Hi, Diane - I've read of people using the dry iron method, but I've never tried it myself. Depending on your budget for trying this out, you might want to look on ebay for a used press - that's how I got mine, for a fraction of the price of a new press. Good luck, either way! - Jack Hi, Diane -

I’ve read of people using the dry iron method, but I’ve never tried it myself. Depending on your budget for trying this out, you might want to look on ebay for a used press – that’s how I got mine, for a fraction of the price of a new press.

Good luck, either way!

- Jack

]]> By: Diane http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/05/17/dry-mounting/comment-page-1/#comment-21659 Diane Mon, 04 May 2009 14:10:35 +0000 http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2008/05/17/dry-mounting/#comment-21659 I am new to photography and would like to try this technique without making a big investment in a press. I read that instead of a press you could use a household iron set on the dry setting. Would this work? I am new to photography and would like to try this technique without making a big investment in a press. I read that instead of a press you could use a household iron set on the dry setting. Would this work?

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