Tips For Using Stamp Mounts

Interesting.

You may find a small sheet of glass and an X-Acto hobby knife work well for cutting tape...

Oh man the crystal mount conversation again! I have seen and heard horror stories about these mounts!

Mounts are a bit prohibitive for me at the moment and also wouldn't fit my needs but that may change soon. Tomiseksj turned me on to the guillotine cutter as it cuts straighter edges better than the scissors can.

I collect used so hinges work great for me at the moment but I am looking to buy a mystic heirloom hinge-less album and move all my better stuff into it. I only need Vol. I. and possibly Vol.II if the mood strikes. Just depends on what years Volume II. covers. Anyone have this and can tell me what years Volume I. and volume II. go to? Also, are the mounts in it top loading? Thanks!

HOGWASH!

With over 300,000 stamps in my collection.  I've tried everything.  Yes, you need scissors to cut the tape which makes it another step and then have to worry about it folding over on it's self and then aligning it to the mount. Oh yes that is much faster than just taking a swipe with a glue stick.

You are trying to tell me it's much better and you are not even sure if you use scissors when you cut the mounts???

I've tried both, and the tape is far and away the better choice. The adhesive is perfect -- not too sticky, not too light -- allowing you to perfectly position the mounts, and allowing you to remove and reposition them without leaving any residue on the mount or the page (and often without even having to replace the tape). It takes a few seconds longer to apply than glue, but the flexibility it gives you is unmatched.

Having now tried it, I have to agree, though I am going to grab a tape runner instead, since that will probably speed the process up significantly.

Andy,

I've found that the mounts stay securely attached with only a small strip of tape across the top (I cut the tape into strips 1/3 the width of the roll). This also helps avoid getting anywhere near the split back opening unless I'm doing a massive repositioning.

To get the tape to come off with the mount more often, I apply the tape first to the page, then peel, then firmly apply the mount. On a side note, that's also part of the reason my stamp boxes are doubled -- the inner border is the same size as my mounts, allowing me to perfectly position the tape on the page, then perfectly align the mount.

I use Elmer's glue sticks.  Perhaps they hold to the paper better?

Quote : " I learned that Satan runs the place:"
I wondered where he had gone, I kicked him out of my place, he was always nudging me to buy more stamps on ebay.

Sheesh,  you can forget what I said about the Buxton mount it's clumsy but not the one I was thinking of and at least better than the Crystal.  I just tried using one and it works differently than I thought.  I don't know what the mounts are called that I'm trying to talk about.  They have a Black piece of thicker backing paper and a seperate clear piece that wraps around all 4 edges and is glued down all around.  I probably have afew around on pages that were just not worth tryin to get the stamps out of but able to drag threw boxes right now.  Sorry for the confusion on my part.  

Mitchell:  I think that's pretty accurate.  I don't have much modern self-adhesive material, but that's pretty much how it's been handled.  Most of the time, though, I've just gotten the full sheet of something, in order to put off that decision.

-- Dave

I was hoping that if the guy had Crystal mounts, he might have Dennison hinges.  No such luck...

Tape runner is the way to go! The speed of glue sticks, with the convenience of removable tape. I'm quite happy using the tape runner.

Of course glue sticks are cheaper, so price-wise they'll always win.