An alternative method to get FB paper dry and flat without dry mount press

[polyglot]

The subject of archival print mounting and display has filled volumes. Dry-mounting has a proven track record of at least 50 years. There may be more archival methods, but nothing that keeps a print as flat or allows for a non-overlapping window overmat.

book binding glue:
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Are you aware of Google?

Why yes. Are you aware I'm in Australia, which limits the shopping a bit? I've been cruising secondhand photo markets (and eBay) for about 3 years now and not seen a single secondhand drymount press (US sales don't count), let alone availability of tissue for it.

The methyl cellulose looks good, I might have to experiment mixing a little E-6 final wash with it for the antifungal properties. I've spoken to a couple of supply places and they really don't know jack about what they have for sale.

[kerrpanda]

Here's what works for me, though some may know better. I dry FB prints on a screen. When just dry, I place them on a sheet of glass, face down, and press with another sheet of glass (must go past the edges of paper). On top of that I add weight, in the form of books, etc...
After a couple of days, when completely dr, they are flat. Then stored in archival plastic sleeves under weight of all other prints. Always flat enough to mount with corners.
Please someone let me know if this is in any way damaging...

[Curt]

Get a cheap cloths iron from Walmart and put a sheet of thin mat on top of the print and iron until it's flat, then weight it down. Got a small print, dry mount it with an iron.