Re: [frameconnews] Hockey Puck

[George Cannon <gwc4@cornell.edu>]

Acrylic sheet is easily bent with a heat gun. Particularly 1/8" 
material.  Make a plywood blank the same size as the puck.  Sand the 
edges to give them a slight roundness.  Affix it to a bench top and 
make a paper pattern of what you want for the plexi.  Cut the plexi 
to fit the pattern with a band saw, clean up with a small file or 
fine sand paper, flame the edges to get rid of sharp surfaces and 
heat with the heat gun until it's flexible.  Then you can mold it to 
fit.  Be careful, it's HOT.  The holder can then be mounted to your 
backing and the puck will float in the mount.




>Help - Please!
>A customer has brought in and asked me to frame an autographed
>photograph (no problem) and an NHL hockey puck, which I will do in a
>shadow box (together)  I do not want to permanently affix the puck to
>the mounting board for two reasons:- 1)conservation framing  2)there
>is an NHL Logo on the back of the puck.  I am unable to find clear
>acrylic holders to fit the puck.  Does anyone have any ideas as to
>how I might mount this puck?
>Thank you in anticipation!
>
>Jennifer Benedict
>Benedict Art & Framing
>Ontario, Canada



George Cannon
Preparator
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-254-4617
gwc4@cornell.edu