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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Darkroom / May 2005dry mount press
What can I expect to pay for a dry mount press that will support 16x20 prints? I'm not familiar with the brands. Would it be just as cost effective to have them mounted at my local pro-lab? Thx in advance.  SignatureMark Photos, Ideas & Opinions http://www.marklauter.com I paid $125 for a used Technal dry-mount press with a surface area of 12x15 inches. However I can mount a 16x20" print by doing it in sections. Getting a larger, used Seal will run you several hundred. > What can I expect to pay for a dry mount press that will support 16x20 > prints? I'm not familiar with the brands. Would it be just as cost > effective to have them mounted at my local pro-lab? Thx in advance. > What can I expect to pay for a dry mount press that will support 16x20 > prints? I'm not familiar with the brands. Would it be just as cost > effective to have them mounted at my local pro-lab? Thx in advance. New? 1,700.00 USD Brands are Seal or Bogen. SignatureLF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 "Mr. Mark" <e.cartman@southpark.com> wrote in > What can I expect to pay for a dry mount press Very, very variable: $1,200 and up if new. Free to $500 if used. Although indestructible, schools manage to destruct them. Inquire about the smoothness and cleanliness of the platen and the condition of the foam rubber pad. > that will support 16x20 Large prints are mounted in sections. A Seal "Jumbo 150" will mount a 20x24". Larger ones will mount in one swell foop and this speeds up production in frame shops. > I'm not familiar with the brands. Seal/Beinfang is the high priced spread. Technal the low. > Would it be just as cost effective to have them mounted > at my local pro-lab? The answer depends on what you can buy one for, how much the lab charges for mounting and how many prints/year you are going to mount. A framing shop will probably be cheaper than a pro-lab. If you do it yourself don't forget the cost of mount tissue, release paper and mounting board. SignatureNicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. To reply, remove spaces: n o lindan at ix . netcom . com psst.. want to buy an f-stop timer? nolindan.com/da/fstop/ > "Mr. Mark" <e.cartman@southpark.com> wrote in > > > What can I expect to pay for a dry mount press > > Very, very variable: $1,200 and up if new. Free to $500 if used. <snip> Thank you all for a great start. I'll start asking around and checking e-bay. Cheers! SignatureMark Photos, Ideas & Opinions http://www.marklauter.com On 5/10/2005 2:56 PM Mr. Mark spake thus: >> "Mr. Mark" <e.cartman@southpark.com> wrote in >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thank you all for a great start. I'll start asking around and checking > e-bay. Dunno about eBay; keep in mind these are fairly heavy beasts, so even a cheap buy is gonna cost you for shipping. I picked up my old working Seal (bigger than what you're looking for) for practically nothing--$40, if I remember correctly--at a local recycled-goods store. Look in such places, or used photo supply stores if any exist around you, or in local shopper papers or craigslist. SignatureIt's a good guess that one of two things is going to happen in the coming days and weeks: Either Bolton goes down—-or we start learning a lot of unpleasant things about Sen. George Voinovich. - _Slate_, 4/19/05 (http://slate.msn.com/id/2117028/) > If you do >it yourself don't forget the cost of mount tissue, release paper and >mounting board. And I would include a basic matte cutter such as a Logan. BTW, I like the Seal Masterpiece - $4,295.95 JD - www.puresilver.org >What can I expect to pay for a dry mount press that will support 16x20 >prints? I'm not familiar with the brands. Would it be just as cost >effective to have them mounted at my local pro-lab? Thx in advance. I have a Seal Jumbo but frankly I think I'd look at the PVA glue that Light Imporessions has available. JD > that Light Imporessions has available. Whoooo? SignatureLF Website @ http://members.verizon.net/~gregoryblank "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918 >> that Light Imporessions has available. > >Whoooo? Yeah. Them. Sorta. Doh ! JD - www.puresilver.org I bought a used 16x20 Technal dry mount press from a friend years ago for $200. The guy had it in his garage for ages so he just wanted to get rid of it. Overall it was normally selling for about $300 at the time. I'm sure if you look at Craigslist or somewhere you can get one cheap. > What can I expect to pay for a dry mount press that will support 16x20 > prints? I'm not familiar with the brands. Would it be just as cost > effective to have them mounted at my local pro-lab? Thx in advance. |
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