[filmscanners] Re: Epson 2450 Film Flatness

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

Hi Les,

What a great tip and description.  Nice of you to share it.

I was wondering about how thick each of these magnetic register covers
are, how big they are, and how many are in a package.  The reason I'm
asking is because there may be another less costly source for this
stuff, depending on the thickness.

Dollar stores often carry sheets of magnetic material, which I buy to
make fridge magnets of some of my graphics as "give away" premiums. The
sheets are about 8"x 8" square and a bit over 1/32" (or a bit over 1 mm)
thick.  I'm paying $2 CAN for them.

Depending on the dimensions of the register covers you speak of, these
may be a cheaper source.

Art

Les Berkley wrote:

> Hullo!
>
> You need the awesome MagCarrier! Actually, there is no such product, so
> you have to make one. Rush out to your local home supply store and buy a
> package of the magnetic register covers used to block returns on home
> heating systems (~$8 US). Sandwich two of them carefully together, and
> cut them to the same length as the OEM Epson carrier (not critical,
> close will do). Now use the OEM carrier to carefully trace the notch at
> the top end. Making SURE that the two sheets are magnetically aligned
> (stick together real good <g>), cut out this notch with a sharp matte
> knife. Exact size is not critical, but the notch is REQUIRED for
> calibration. Now, using the OEM carrier for rough positioning, make a
> template for the openings you will need. (I did this in Photoshop and
> printed it.) Make sure you leave plenty of room around your openings, so
> that there will be enough magnetic surface to stick things down well.
> Cut VERY carefully with your matte knife. Done!
>
> Les
>
>


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