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All, I've got a pretty big (5x8 48 stud baseplate) mosaic that needs to be on permanent display at our local hospital. There is an acrylic panel in front to keep little fingers from prying the 1x1s off, but it reduces the tactile feel :-( Anyways, (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Re: How to mount a LARGE mosaic
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(...) How permanent is permanent? If it's REALLY permanent, just glue the baseplates down with a little adhesive. I'm sure there's something out there that sticks to both wood and plastic. Adrian (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Re: How to mount a LARGE mosaic
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(...) Hot glue works well and you can peel it off the baseplates later on but it still has a high sheer strength. If you are not worried about recovering the baseplates later on then I would use a construction adhesive. PL300. Its for securing (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Re: How to mount a LARGE mosaic
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(...) Thanks for the suggestoins, Mike, I'll look into a better carpet tape. The real problem was that the mosaic was originally assembled in a cool room and then moved to a storefront for display during the fundraiser. The plates heated up, (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Re: How to mount a LARGE mosaic
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Ralph, I made a mosaic about that size this year. Here are my suggestions. First, I attached the baseplates to a wood backing (8'x6') using extra strengh liquid nails. I had experimented with it using a smaller baseplate and a piece of wood. After (...) (20 years ago, 23-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Re: How to mount a LARGE mosaic
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(...) To get correct stud spacing you need to leave some room between baseplates anyway. If you don't have any bricks/plates spanning more than 1 baseplate, it isn't a problem, but I'd probably do it anyway, just for my aesthetic gratification :) (...) (20 years ago, 23-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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