Black Board Cutting & Mounting

Craftsmanship is very important!! Mount your work appropriately!

Materials: 
• exacto knife with extra blades
• studiotac dry adhesive or spray mount
• T-square
• cutting mat
• black board
• fine sand paper block.

Process: 
• Make sure you have a clean work area
• When attaching the paper, make sure to use a roller or something similar to flatten your paper into the board so that there are no air bubbles. 
• When measuring, make sure your pencil marks are light and accurate. 
• When cutting, use a repetitive motion with several light cuts instead of trying to go through the thickness of the board at once. 
• After the project is mounted, make sure to use the sand board to smooth the edges if necessary
• Make sure that there are no visible glue or pencil marks. 
• Make sure that you leave a nice margin all the way around, don’t crowd your board. 
• Make sure that the backs of your boards are clean and with you identification label. 
• Make sure that the boards are consistent throughout.


As a quick reference, take a look at this GSU student's video. She covers the steps to mount your boards for presentation. I will go into a little more detail in class, but you can always refer back to this video if you have too!

http://youtu.be/Aq2sJ1kUdHs