[filmscanners] Re: Epson 2450 Film Flatness

["Brentley Beerline" <yeltnerb@pacbell.net>]

I just bought 3 Inkjet coated 8.5" x 11" sheets of
magnet for 6.99 at Fry's Electronics.

Pretty cool stuff. I will try this tonight and report
back to the team.

Brentley

--- Jim <jim.ketcheson@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> The Register covers I purchased today are 5" x
> 11.25" and cost about $2.50
> each or $5 for a package of two in a big box depot.
> Jim Ketcheson
> I vote for the 8 x 8's and will have to search for
> them in Belleville
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>
> To: <jim.ketcheson@sympatico.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 5:11 PM
> Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Epson 2450 Film Flatness
>
>
> 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!


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