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- Tue 02 May, 2017 7:18 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Consistent hanging height with cord.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3552
Re: Consistent hanging height with cord.
Thanks for the replies. I did suspect that I might be chasing rainbows with this one but you never know. thanks prospero - there is always room for another homemade jig :D I like the vertical D rings idea David McC - thanks for that one. I like the beehive products too Steve N. If someone made the c...
- Tue 02 May, 2017 6:33 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Consistent hanging height with cord.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3552
Consistent hanging height with cord.
Hi all Can anyone recommend a technique or method that will allow for neat looking knots and consistency in hanging height which also allows for variations in the angle of the cord as set out in the cord angle/downward force diagram on the wiki here? Ideally I would like to be able to hang a number ...
- Wed 26 Apr, 2017 9:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The dangers of Youtube tuition...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3544
Re: The dangers of Youtube tuition...
I searched Lion's catalogue extensively and couldn't find a framers assistant cat anywhere, so goodness knows where she got hers from
- Fri 31 Mar, 2017 5:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Would it work?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3983
Re: Would it work?
And would you suggest using it to clean the glass on a picture frame? No, not in an assembled frame due to the risk of seepage. If you're cleaning lots of square metres of glass a day I would definitely give it a go. The key to successful drip-free use is applying only sufficient water/detergent to...
- Fri 31 Mar, 2017 12:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Would it work?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3983
Re: Would it work?
We have one for the house. They work very well, as you'd expect from a Karcher product.
- Fri 24 Mar, 2017 3:45 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Backing Board
- Replies: 48
- Views: 57264
Re: Backing Board
Their choice is, literally, none of my concern.If somebody turned up with a delicate Georgian watercolour and wanted it in a bright orange mount with a fluorescent yellow frame I think you'd try to guide them away from that choice, wouldn't you? Why would this be different?
- Fri 24 Mar, 2017 10:50 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Backing Board
- Replies: 48
- Views: 57264
Re: Backing Board
Let's put the word 'photocopy' to bed. The conversation isn't about a 10p photocopy, it's about a high quality reproduction that will not be obvious under the scrutiny of the casual observer. Chalk and cheese. I repeat my previous assertion that our collective involvement is up to and stops at profe...
- Thu 23 Mar, 2017 8:41 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Backing Board
- Replies: 48
- Views: 57264
Re: Backing Board
"People can do what they like and if they make money then good luck to them! I certainly wouldn't recommend framing newspapers. " In that case, if a customer wanted a newspaper framed what would your advice be? Make a high quality copy, frame that and archive the original maybe? I've notic...
- Thu 23 Mar, 2017 5:04 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Backing Board
- Replies: 48
- Views: 57264
Re: Backing Board
Whether you agree with the 'high quality reproduction & archive' model or not, there will always need to be source material. So, yes, there will always be art dealers.Jamesnkr wrote:No art dealers, no art, no work for framers...
- Sun 12 Mar, 2017 9:21 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Underpinner advice wanted
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1334
Re: Underpinner advice wanted
Hi Sarah, I have experienced your first issue. It turned out to be variations in the profile of the moulding despite being from the same batch. I was doing a handful of frames all with the same dimensions and the measurements worked out that it would be more time and cost effective to cut all the lo...
- Wed 08 Mar, 2017 3:14 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: New to framing
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8437
Re: New to framing
Hi Carl, I have been in a similar position to you recently. There is cheaper/budget/lower end/starter kit out there but as you will probably have experienced in your DIY, having the right tools make the job easier and more professional looking. It's the same with framing IMO. No mitre saw in the £(f...
- Tue 21 Feb, 2017 8:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Memorabilia
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7693
Re: Memorabilia
I've got a signed photograph of Julius Caeser you can have for a tenner
- Tue 24 Jan, 2017 5:21 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Morso blades
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7225
Re: Morso blades
There are probably 1001 tips worth taking on board, but as a relative newcomer to the art too, I experienced something recently that I wasn't expecting with 2nd hand moulding, and that was the lacquered finish on a wooden moulding came away from the wood under the (correct) pressure of the underpinn...
- Tue 24 Jan, 2017 12:34 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Morso blades
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7225
Re: Morso blades
Wherever you buy from, keep the box as they meet the safety criteria for blades in transit to and from a sharpening service (like Mainline offer). My apologies if this is obvious.
- Tue 17 Jan, 2017 1:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Digital detector
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4966
Re: Digital detector
A useful tip is to set up the detector sensitivity using a pipe or cable where you know exactly where they are located and the route they take, so that as you sweep the detector it indicates the correct location. This tip is only good if where you are searching presents similar conditions to your te...
- Sat 31 Dec, 2016 11:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Manually operated cold laminator
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4415
Re: Manually operated cold laminator
Cheers folks, your input has been useful. I eventually bought an electric foot operated 24" wide unit but will probably consider one of the much cheaper manual ones with a greater width capacity for the occasional wider job and ask a willing assistant to help.
- Fri 09 Dec, 2016 11:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Manually operated cold laminator
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4415
Manually operated cold laminator
Has anyone here have experience of using a manually operated cold laminator? I'd like to know if they are effective and whether the price hike from a manual to an electric model with a foot pedal is worth it (for comparable capacity). It always looks to me that you could never easily apply enough to...
- Tue 06 Dec, 2016 8:30 am
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Workshop or Shop?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 31267
Re: Workshop or Shop?
Regarding a brick built workshop or substantial shed, I have both and can throw some light on them for you. The 'shed' is in fact a double skin insulated cabin from Dunster House. For the model we bought there is a layer of 70mm Kingspan or Celotex between the skins (which are independent of each ot...
- Tue 18 Oct, 2016 1:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Weightlifting
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10150
Re: Weightlifting
Their sole function is as a very soft paperweight. At about the size and shape of a grapefruit that is one of the reasons why they are totally impractical as a weight for anything that requires finesse, like hinging, and where moisture might be a factor. Liquid, if it ever makes it into the framing ...
- Tue 18 Oct, 2016 9:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Weightlifting
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10150
Re: Weightlifting
My other half cut up an old fleece dressing gown and stitched each piece into a small bag that holds 250g of split peas. Some are stitched tight and some are stitched more loosely to allow a little movement in the split peas so as to be a little flexible should the need arise. They are very soft on ...