Phil
Try liberally taping down all four corners and the edges (I use 1 inch
Velcro tape - the real stuff and/or switch to gator board. Try not to
make them so big. If they have to be big MDO works good but you will
need to do some fabrication.
Feel free to give me a call.
Mike
Michael Aurele Simons
Director
National Electronics Museum
1745 West Nursery Road
Linthicum, Maryland
410-765-3803
www.nationalelectronicsmuseum.org
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Behalf Of Meg Justus
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:12 PM
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Subject: EXTERNAL:Exhibit panels: Keeping them true.
Something that has been done at the museum I'm freelancing for at the
moment is printing panels on vinyl and hanging them like bell pulls
(using cafe rods and cording) only much wider. They look classy, are
inexpensive, and don't warp.
Meg Justus
http://mmjustus.com
http://mmjustus.blogspot.com
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From: Lauren Golden <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Exhibit panels: Keeping them true.
Phil,
We have had the same problem with our foamcore panels as well.
One solution we have developed that has helped a bit is adhering long
strips of foamcore horizontally across the back of the panel, which has
helped the panel keep its form, although not perfectly. We have also had
similar bowing problems with Sintra. If anyone has other solutions, we
would be interested to know.
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Phil Raino
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:44 PM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Exhibit panels: Keeping them true.
Hello all,
Our library's exhibits invariably incorporate informational
panels, ranging in size fro 24" x 36" to 48" x 72", digitally printed
and mounted to foamcore. These mounted panels get hung within wall
cases, or via chain from a hanging rail on walls. I've run up against a
persistent problem with some batches of foamcore exhibiting notable
warping and bowing (depending on the season as well). If indeed similar
panels are being used by you all in your exhibits: By what methods, or
with which products, can these panels be kept rigid and flat, minimizing
or even eliminating the bowing?
The most obvious answer is putting the panels within oversize
picture frames, but this results in... well, a distracting frame around
the panel's graphics. Experiments with adhering unglassed picture frames
to the backs of the foamcore panels have been less than successful. As
we've no fabrication facilities on the premises, I've not been able to
make wooden frames or supports.
Is it simply a question of opting for the much-more-expensive
Sintra or another material that isn't as warp-prone?
Phil Raino
Exhibits Developer, Special Collections Research Center
The Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library
George Washington University
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