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- Wed 20 Mar, 2024 10:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What extra ‘must have’ equipment would you recommend?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1563
Re: What extra ‘must have’ equipment would you recommend?
Small and very affordable piece of kit that I wouldn't be without. A thread counter magnifier. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=thread%20counter%20magnifier&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-153688-104557-3&mkcid=2&mkscid=102&keyword=SRP&crlp=_&MT_ID=&geo_id=&...
- Wed 20 Mar, 2024 10:03 am
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Do you all use some kind of software?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 559
Re: Do you all use some kind of software?
Pricing software would be one of the essential items on our list if we were starting over. We've used FrameR since 2014 and our only regret was not signing up to it earlier. Because it is cloud based it is so much easier to use, store and retrieve customer information than the earlier version. As Je...
- Wed 13 Mar, 2024 2:47 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Opinion Poll!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 333
Re: Opinion Poll!
I'd drop the mirrors from the title so that you can make Picture Framing larger underneath the company name. As you say people can be passing quickly, you want it obvious and easy to read. Most people seem to assume framers can (and do) also do mirrors - if it is on your website (separate page for m...
- Sat 09 Mar, 2024 10:00 am
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Deposit dilemma....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 593
Re: Deposit dilemma....
Just to get it straight in my head: You have 38 jobs in-house already - and the customer has paid you a deposit of £2.5k to set against them. But you don't want to do all 38 at once and you can't list them all on one invoice at the moment because there are unknown variables around the pricing of 18 ...
- Sat 09 Mar, 2024 9:26 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: raising canvas in float frame
- Replies: 5
- Views: 292
Re: raising canvas in float frame
Easiest way is to build another frame as a platform out of something flat - we use a spare barewood moulding of the relevant thickness, or even flat fillets, depending on how much you need to raise it by. It just needs to be flat on the top. Size the "platform" slightly smaller than the ca...
- Wed 28 Feb, 2024 12:03 am
- Forum: Forum Issues
- Topic: Duplicated post please help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 715
Re: Duplicated post please help
That’s all sorted for you.
- Sat 17 Feb, 2024 8:23 am
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Gunnar 601 For Sale
- Replies: 5
- Views: 557
Re: Gunnar 601 For Sale
Amended
- Sun 11 Feb, 2024 3:50 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: How is this moulding effect achieved?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 396
Re: How is this moulding effect achieved?
Most likely pine moulding or ash. If hand finished then the softer wood is removed with a wire brush. Do that while it is in length - a bronze brush if you’re lightly opening the grain and a steel wire brush if you’re taking out more. Prepare and stain in length and then cut and join. If you’re happ...
- Sat 03 Feb, 2024 1:15 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Large jigsaw suggestions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 849
Re: Large jigsaw suggestions
Far, far easier with a self adhesive board - so you could always give them the board and get them to stick it down.WannabeFramer wrote: ↑Sat 03 Feb, 2024 12:07 pm Another option I’ve read about is mod podge. Is that something worth suggesting they could do before I get it?
- Sat 03 Feb, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Ways to frame a sports shirt?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1682
Re: Ways to frame a sports shirt?
Plenty of places offer day courses in framing sport shirts - including myself. Might be worth looking into that as many of the youtube videos and so on feature products that can cause damage to shirts. As many of them are valuable due to signatures and so on, it is worth doing them right and getting...
- Sat 03 Feb, 2024 11:10 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Large jigsaw suggestions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 849
Re: Large jigsaw suggestions
A two person job as that's always easier. You need two pieces of rigid board slightly bigger than the jigsaw. Being bigger is key as the middle of the boards will hold more firmly than the edges. Push gently on all four sides to bring the pieces firmly together and ensure all pieces are correctly in...
- Fri 26 Jan, 2024 3:15 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Fit-Over hangers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 535
Re: Fit-Over hangers
PM returned - 106 on their way to you.
Hopefully someone else will have some more kicking around.
Hopefully someone else will have some more kicking around.
- Fri 26 Jan, 2024 1:06 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Fit-Over hangers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 535
Re: Fit-Over hangers
How many do you need? We have some stock of them but don't use them anymore, so you are welcome to them for the cost of the postage.
- Tue 23 Jan, 2024 2:12 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: framing silk scarves
- Replies: 5
- Views: 517
Re: framing silk scarves
Apologies if some of this is a bit basic - but thought it worth mentioning for anyone who hasn't attempted this sort of thing before. Don't underestimate the time these will take. Charge accordingly. Cheaper in the long run for you if the customer walks away and you not get the job, than it costing ...
- Fri 19 Jan, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Sealing packages
- Replies: 12
- Views: 994
Re: Sealing packages
We tend to use P90.
- Mon 15 Jan, 2024 3:12 pm
- Forum: Forum Issues
- Topic: Views
- Replies: 5
- Views: 25202
Re: Views
I’ve double checked with John and its nothing nefarious going on. As suggested, likely something is just ticking up “views” due to a search engine.
- Fri 12 Jan, 2024 4:20 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Hedgehog method
- Replies: 24
- Views: 465500
Re: Hedgehog method
Lots of useful and interesting information on this thread, but I think it’s probably run its course now and risks going beyond that. Hence I’ve now locked the topic.
- Fri 12 Jan, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Morso Blades
- Replies: 10
- Views: 110233
Re: Morso Blades
Keep them as spares! If you chip a set on the Morso and others are being sharpened you might be grateful for a stop gap emergency alternative.
- Tue 26 Dec, 2023 11:35 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Forum Update
- Replies: 3
- Views: 20218
Re: Forum Update
Update has been done and was successful.
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- Sat 23 Dec, 2023 9:12 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Forum Update
- Replies: 3
- Views: 20218
Forum Update
Hello everyone Quick heads up that John (Forum Owner for those that don’t know), will be doing an update on the Forum at some point around Christmas. Most likely on Boxing Day. It might take the Forum offline very briefly, just in case anyone sees an error message. I’m sure that after the rush of De...