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Mounting board (1 mm thick should provide adequate rigidity) can be bought as A0 and double imperial (40in x 30 in) sheets which can be divided into four panels. One panel will take one A3 sheet or two A4 sheets for text, or one A4 sheet and two 100 mm x 150 mm photographsor diagrams. lty various layouts of photographs, text and diagrams to make best use ot the space avallable and to m u r e that you leave appropriate borders. It is worth investing in a can of spray mounting adhesive which will allow you to make adjustments without marking the mounting board. If possible, you should have the panels laminated, as much to protea them in trensport as to enhance the presentation. At mostvemues TWMBCIBYS, the paneb on poster stands have a fettsurteca and pagters eue attechd by s q u m of Wcm stuck totherweme. PanebshouMtherekrsbe kept lightvmight. nit ts na cker on the -i hm postefs wlu be mounted, lo M yowsen hassle, go FKepared with aticky backed Velao.
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