The Framers Forum

Small framing business in the heart of N London's creative community. Established 25 years. Average profit £28,000 pa based on one person working/4-day week. Details at: http://www.pictureframingbusinessforsale.co.uk
Owner wishing to relocate

thanks moglet and osgood.

just one more thing. I think if I was not doing so much deep ash, I would probably gone for cassese 89 (it think that is one with clamp and compressor??). I have very good reports of it from a framing friend who rates it very highly and I know does excellent work using it ...

thankyou feline friends...

yep, spit has quessed...a mac.

also look at this..... ££££££££....!!!!!!!!!

looked at old keyboard and £ was shift 3...and hey so it is on this keyboard!..its just they have put # sign above the 3 to catch me out ...and to get # is alt 3.

Is that all clear then!!

It ...

...mmm...thanks for that ...but this is what i get for alt 0163-

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...just found the euro though..alt 2 = €.

Hello,

Recently upgraded to casesse 486 (see thread in general discussion).

Sooo...Have my lovely old pistorious going begging. It works a treat. Is simple to use, and joins really well....i dont really want to get rid, but is taking up space...

Ideal if you just starting out. will show you how ...

Ps...anyone after a pistorious???

one careful owner

Just in conclusion.

I finally, after much procrastination, went for the casesse 486 ultra.

It is totally brilliant..the dogs do-da's!

What has been so good for myself is that i do a lot of deep box frames, in ash & oak mainly.
previously I was having to join in vice and nail with gun. But hey ...

Does anyone know where to buy white gum-strip?
It is for small frames to sell ready made up, and as the frames are white, would look good with white tape.

The nearest I have found is from TN Lawrence. But is £8.20 a roll ( 200m x 4omm). probably will buy a box, so looking for better price ...

Hiya,

I usually point people in the direction of Bliss for specialist mounting, they do a lot for artists.
You could also try Kay mounting, who are in a mews off Stroud green road..behind John jones(London N4)..sorry don't know number, but you should be able to google. I had not used them, but was ...

Hey!

Top-tip Mark...didn't know about that mag, looks good. You right, not much in u.k. mags...usually last about ten min tea break. in fact let sub run out and cant say I miss it. Sooo..
will certainly give PFM a go.

I am using 3mm mdf, but am now having second thoughts due to comments here.

I always use a conservation barrier board. Have thought about art-bak, but not sure I want to go that way ,
Mainly because I think it looks cardboard-y and a bit cheap, also not so rigid.
Also I use quit a lot of deep boxy ...

600 frames a minute

Ahem...yes...think i had the video on FFW!

...thanks merlin, they look excellent solution

Hey guys,

Thanks again for all the top tips.
Kaptain Kopter i am insanely jealous of your deal. Unbelievable!

By the way, if anyone is reading this thread and wants to why the 486 is sooo hot to trot...look here http://www.activesalesco.com/ca486.htm and click on the demo...600 frames a minute ...

Result!!!
Thanks lots moglet! I looked for velcro corners in lion catalogue (constantly to hand now i am drooling over fancy underpinners!) and hey, they have got heavy duty velcro reckoned to hold 7kg!! and (it gets better!) on same page a moulding corner display system as described by roboframer ...

While were in the wonderful world of velcro**....has anyone found a way of making it stick to aluminium samples??

They are forever falling of wall. Have tried filling gap with fillets of card so sticky got more surface area..and have tried using 'no more nails' d-s pads, which stick about ...

Moglet, what i usually do with my small selection ( you could say exclusive!) of scoop mouldings is to glue and put in corner vice til set before underpinning. Then if really impossible to get get a pin in inner edge without squshing mould, use repair plate or similar at back. or for smaller frames ...

Hey, what a great response.
Thanks to everyone for really interesting and informed replies.

Still edging towards Cassese (after all Osgood needs his percentage to pay for his fancy equipment eh?! :lol: ).

Mmmm...now lusting after 3099. I tried that out at Simons, It was a joy to use, but put it ...

Hello there,

Am in process of upgrading underpinner and would like bit of advice from those that know.

Have fished about a bit here and seems to be that Cassese is a good bet.

Just pondering which one to go for. I tried out the 299m ultra a while ago at Simons. It was dead swish, but maybe should ...

Just to say thanks to Roboframer for velcro price. At the moment I only need hook stuff for samples, so will get from Lion, but much appreciated.
And Robin, thanks for velcro link....really good. The straps were expensive ...but have got other things I may give a try.

thanks again