We have been mounting inkjet prints to Sintra in our printing studio with some success and I am wondering if anybody has advice on cutting Sintra and mounting to it.

We are currently using a pressure sensitive adhesive made by www.gbc.com and a cold mount roller machine. We have had success with this adhesive for the most part, however, we have had a print or two with some bubbles (I'm guessing flaws in the adhesive roll) but the adhesive is very strong and ph neutral. Does anybody have any other pressure sensitive adhesive recommendations?

Our primary concern is getting a good cut on the Sintra and particularly the thicker 6mm sheets. We purchased a KeenCut Excalibur 5000 and have had some success. Issues involve the blade bending producing uneven cuts or the blade jumping producing jagged cuts. Even when we do get an even smooth cut on the edge of the Sintra, the print bends out at the edge a little bit. How do you mount the print to the Sintra and cut the print / Sintra so that the edges of both are perfectly smooth and even? We have tried mounting and then cutting the print and Sintra together and also cutting the Sintra to size (minus 1/8") mounting the print and then trimming the print excess from the back with similar results.

Any advice from photographers/mounters/framers who have had successful results cutting and mounting to Sintra would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Best,
Patrick Allen
http://www.kenallenstudios.com/