Mike Chaney's Tech Corner

I am about to make some A0 prints using A2 paper.

In fact I have just done one and it looks stunning.

How do you gurus go about trimming? Is the answer to trim one sheet at each intersection and use masking tape on the back taking advantage of the small overlap?

And has Mike added a way of increasing the overlap a bit so there is more to put under the tape? I'm using quite heavy paper and I am not sure the margin/overlap I have at the moment will be quite strong enough.

But - a great tool Mike. Well done.

Tony

Hi Tony,
I'm not sure you really want an overlap, the bump will show!
I did this on a smaller scale some time ago and butted, careful trimming is required. Masking tape is too feeble, a reasonably wide strip of card would be better with spray adhesive on it, or something slower at drying possibly.
Place one print on top of the joining strip and then butt the other print to it and leave to set.
Will your printer take a roll, that would be far better!

Terry

Thanks Terry,

No. Mine does not take rolls.

I should explain that these A0 images are posters to decorate a room and not fine art to be sold. I take your point about the bump but it might not matter too much in my case. I've got the four sheets on my Living Room floor at the moment and the white margins are not unlike those multi screen displays you see in shops. I will trim them but I am 10% tempted not to.

The idea of card and adhesive is a good one. I have an adhesive roller device I use when I have to put lustre prints onto matte card that takes ink.

I'd quite like to be able to roll up these A0 prints as they will be quite hard to transport.

Presumably Mike has written the software so that there is no overlap of image - hence your point about careful trimming. At least I have an A2 trimmer.

Tony