Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have an English "Beard" easel that has all of the mechanics for creating black borders. Jim At 08:29 AM 3/1/2002 -0800, Bill Lawlor wrote: >I just did it with a ruler and black marker pen... > >Bill Lawlor > > > > > >Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 16:01:17 -0800 >From: Donal Philby <donalphilby@earthlink.net> >Subject: [Leica] Faked black frame edges >Message-ID: <3C7EC4CC.CCB63051@earthlink.net> >References: <200202282231.OAA16646@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >Bob Kramer wrote > > >Black frame edges *can* be faked, you know... > >so true. Long time back I had a machine shop create a 4x6 hole in an >8x10 piece of heavy black plastic. And had them cut a piece to exactly >fit the hole. So when printing my portfolio, I'd lay down the bigger >piece, frame the image on the base board, tip it up, slide paper under >it, drop it down and expose the paper. Then I'd drop the center piece >in, remove the outer piece and turn on the lights for a second. worked >like a charm. Now computers and printers work like a charm, except the >price of ink, of course, costs as much or more as premium paper does. > >donal > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html