I can't recall the name of it but there's a sort of tacky substance sold in
office supply stores. But different brands have slightly different
characteristics. I've used it for holding rings and other small jewelry items
in an upright position for photographing them. It's tacky and can be kneaded
to shape.
Chuck Norcutt
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Barry Hinderks <bkhinderks@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Re: Hanging photos without framing
> Sent: Sep 26 '08 16:05
>
> Several years ago I headed a team that put on a display of 150 matted
> prints at the local centre. We couldn't frame (too costly) and
> needed to mount directly to the walls. I managed to find a product
> at a dollhouse supplier. It was a waxy substance that they use to
> hold furniture and fixtures in place in the houses. The stuff holds
> like crazy but comes off with a flick of a fingernail and leaves no
> marks. We tested it on the walls with the maintenance people for a
> week and it worked like a charm. The display was up for 30 days and
> worked beautifully. Can't recall the brand name of the product but
> the doll house suppliers knew instantly what I needed when I
> described what we were doing.
> BarryH
>
> At 11:46 PM 25/09/2008, William W wrote:
>
>
> >One other thing where Epoxy and Gaffer tape come to my mind ;-))
> >
> >Sorry no serious alternative solution I know of without having to
> >buy the frames.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Datum: 26/09/08 04:06 AM
> > > Van: "AS"
> > > Aan: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > CC:
> > > Onderwerp : [OM] Hanging photos without framing
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Is there some type of photo mounting available with wire on the
> > back? I dont want to have a bunch of photos framed because that
> > gets expensive. I have a show coming up and would rather just mount
> > on foam core (or other material) w/ wire on the back if possible.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
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