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by Not your average framer
Mon 05 Feb, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello
Replies: 2
Views: 436

Re: Hello

Hi Earl,

Welcome to our happy gang. I hope you will feel free to ask any questions not matter how basis.
by Not your average framer
Wed 17 Jan, 2024 1:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oval frames
Replies: 2
Views: 427

Re: Oval frames

Might be worth looking at this company,

https://www.ovalpictureframes.co.uk/
by Not your average framer
Tue 09 Jan, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Hedgehog method
Replies: 24
Views: 424887

Re: Hedgehog method

Japanesse tissue is the best, it uses long grain fibres and the source of the fibres is from a particularly robust plant. Tissue derived from wood pulp is much too weak, the fibres are really short and the fibres are not generally distributed in sufficiently random directions. Also most wood pulp is...
by Not your average framer
Mon 08 Jan, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Hedgehog method
Replies: 24
Views: 424887

Re: Hedgehog method

When I was open I used to buy packing tissue from a local wholesaler, it's used for packing antique, collctibles, items of lace and things like that. I used to buy most of my packaging related items from them and did so for years. They were older stock in non metric sizes and made me a offer I could...
by Not your average framer
Mon 08 Jan, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Hedgehog method
Replies: 24
Views: 424887

Re: Hedgehog method

No, most plain paper is not acid and lignen free, also strength is often important! It's the right combination of light, flexible and strong tissue that is apropriate for the job in hand. I get a customers wanting old postcards, old photos and book prints to frame. These are good for business, and i...
by Not your average framer
Mon 08 Jan, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Hedgehog method
Replies: 24
Views: 424887

Re: Hedgehog method

I don't use anything to form the space for my bridges. (Un-nesessary fiddling about just slows me down). Just a double fold forming a flatted Z shape in my tissue hinges and applying the cooked wheat starch paste to the areas clear of the double fold, with a cotton bud, afterwards the cotton bud goe...
by Not your average framer
Sun 07 Jan, 2024 10:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Strut backs
Replies: 5
Views: 84292

Re: Strut backs

I used to buy my clip and bar strutbacks from Simons, there was a little bit of play in the rivet holes, presumably due wear on the tooling, but there were more than good enough and made out of a very solid grade of 4mm MDF. I want to make my own, but it's not that easy. I also am not that keen on c...
by Not your average framer
Sun 07 Jan, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Strut backs
Replies: 5
Views: 84292

Re: Strut backs

Hi John'

You ask does the framing need a decent strutback? I hope our suppliers are listening. I would say yes we do.
by Not your average framer
Wed 03 Jan, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Learning time - what caused this damage?
Replies: 7
Views: 64042

Re: Learning time - what caused this damage?

Since the backing board is grey on one side, the base material may be grey board pulp and if so, grey board pulp generally is produced from recycled news print paper, which is about the cheapest source of paper that is availabe. Consquently, it's chemcal composition is not considered important, beca...
by Not your average framer
Wed 03 Jan, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Learning time - what caused this damage?
Replies: 7
Views: 64042

Re: Learning time - what caused this damage?

It can be due to a variety of things, so there's not necessarily one particular cause. There is also a certain amount of humidity in the air in any room and at times the level of humidity can be higher, or lower. At night when the household heating goes off and the temperature drops, any air inside ...
by Not your average framer
Mon 01 Jan, 2024 4:22 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Fletcher tab gun - repairable?
Replies: 11
Views: 125762

Re: Fletcher tab gun - repairable?

Get a nice fairly resistant one and cut it to be a good fit. You can alway cut it down a little if it is too thick, but if it is too thin you can't add it back on!

Enjoy and happy new year!
by Not your average framer
Mon 01 Jan, 2024 4:03 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Fletcher tab gun - repairable?
Replies: 11
Views: 125762

Re: Fletcher tab gun - repairable?

Yes that would do it! That bit is quite skwishy and behaves like a shock absorber. It is necesary to limit the impact of the hammer blade against the tab being fire into the frame and it there prevents excessive impact damaging the hardened edge of the hammer blade. After a while, the plastic block ...
by Not your average framer
Mon 01 Jan, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cassese underpinner musings
Replies: 5
Views: 21030

Re: Cassese underpinner musings

Well maybe! There are some bits that don't necessarily last the life of the machine, so you need to be aware of this. I'm talking particularly about the hammer blade on a Cassesse underpinner. it's a very thin bent piece of metal and now that you may not be able to obtain such spare parts anything w...
by Not your average framer
Mon 01 Jan, 2024 6:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cassese underpinner musings
Replies: 5
Views: 21030

Re: Cassese underpinner musings

I too have a Cassesse CS-88. It is the second one that I have owned. I have been able to overcome most of the issues I have encountered in keeping my CS-88 working and might have some useful advice about how I have been able to keep my CS-88 going. About 4 years ago, my first CS-88 had a nut come lo...
by Not your average framer
Sat 30 Dec, 2023 2:26 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Fletcher tab gun - repairable?
Replies: 11
Views: 125762

Re: Fletcher tab gun - repairable?

Both Framer's Equipment and Lion are able to supply parts for Fletcher Terry items of equipment, I would suggest that you carefully examine the various internal parts looking for signs of something which is excessively worn, or failed and see if you need a replacement part. It has been my personal e...
by Not your average framer
Sat 30 Dec, 2023 1:28 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Fletcher tab gun - repairable?
Replies: 11
Views: 125762

Re: Fletcher tab gun - repairable?

They take a bit of figuring out how to get them back together, but it's can be done. The channel at the botton with the big spring, the hammer weight and the hammer blade need to go in last. To do this you need to slacken the screws at the top of the plastic casing and not yet have the bottom screws...
by Not your average framer
Thu 21 Dec, 2023 3:26 pm
Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
Topic: Morso Blades
Replies: 10
Views: 100479

Re: Morso Blades

My understanding is that this type of blade has a shorter cutting edge and wiill limit the width of mouldings which you can cut. Yes, you will get twice as much use of both sides before you need to get the blades sharpened, but the shorter cutting edge would be a limitation when cutting wider mouldi...
by Not your average framer
Wed 20 Dec, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: underpinner identification help, please
Replies: 7
Views: 25507

Re: underpinner identification help, please

The foot pedal is the clue here. If I am not mistaken, that is a Thorpe international underpinner. They were sold through Origin Framing Supplies who were based in Croyden. It's a very long time ago, but I remember seeing one being demostrated at the Spring Fair during the 1990's. This was a very lo...
by Not your average framer
Tue 19 Dec, 2023 1:05 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Oak supplier advice
Replies: 28
Views: 217084

Re: Oak supplier advice

I've never had a bad batch of oak from Rose and Hollis yet, of course you do get variations, but all natural wood is like that. I like to match the pieces of oak within a single frame and consequently buy all my natural wood mouldings in batches, so I can match bits from different lengths. I get my ...
by Not your average framer
Sun 17 Dec, 2023 11:46 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Tiles into coasters?
Replies: 11
Views: 68419

Re: Tiles into coasters?

I've framed a few hand painted tiles, there's a local artist that makes them. There are a bit easy to damage, because thay are only made from plaster and because of this it is normal practice to frame them to hang on the wall. I was not aware that framing tiles is anything particuarly unusual. Seems...