Dry Mount Press Question...

[Rolfe Tessem]

How big a platen do I need to dry mount 16x20 prints on 20x24 board? I assume I can do it in two passes, but it is still not clear to me how far one can insert the board into the press...

Thanks for any advice, and specific model recommendations...

Rolfe

 

[Tom Taylor]

Seal 160M Jumbo Mechanical Dry Mount Press. The perfect starter press. Easy to use for mounting and laminating documents, photographs and small size artwork. Designed to perform with uniform heat and pressure. Easy to clean surface. Ideal for small shops or home use. The Seal 160M Jumbo press is a table-top, heat-activated dry mounting system that utilizes heat and pressure to mount, laminate and texturize prints on substrates up to 1" thick. Develops 860 lbs. pressure on its large 18.5 x 15.5" platen and can handle work in sections up to 36" wide by any length. Free floating platen doesn't shift. Extra-wide opening. Simple pressure adjustments. Extended temperature range thermostatically controlled from 150-350F degrees. Non-stick platen. Direct temperature readout for precise control. 115V, 8.3amps, 1000W

Thomas

 

[ac12]

To follow up on Tom, to press in sections.

• As long as the dry mount press will allow you to stick out, front or back, so that you can press in sections.
  
  • If the press lever drops down in the front of the press, you cannot stick the board out in front.
    
  • If the back of the press has part of the frame, you cannot stick out the back.
• As long as the inside width of the press frame is wider than the narrow dimension of your mounting board. So in your case, it would need to be at least 21 inches wide, to handle a 20 inch wide board, in sections. But within that, the heated platen, needs to cover your print.

These items are specific to the specific press you are looking at.

 

[paul ron]

Its the width that is limiting what can be done.
My Seal press is open front n back so any length is fine.

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[DREW WILEY]

The bigger the better. I happen to use the big 500 Seal model because I need large capacity. But for 16x20 prints on oversized board, the 210M would be the standard model and far more affordable. Smaller than that, nope. Doing this in sections is a pain in the butt.

 

[Rolfe Tessem]

Thanks for all the input -- I do see 210 presses on CraigsList from time to time so will look for one of those...

Rolfe