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Even with laminating canvas prints you don't need a hotpress, once you get the knack of using the roller it is faster and produces a better finish, I have seen canvases laminated with a hotpress de laminating on numerous occasions, liquid laminate soaks into the cotton fiber, binding the ink, not ...

There's a Minigraf on eBay. Starting at 295; it's been up before too, didn't make much (any) more than that; they don't. You might need to buy some more wedge blocks for different sized wedges. It lacks the front clamp but many people don't bother with them (mine came without and I've never bought ...

You could probably pick up a JM26 roller for about £300 which would probably be wide enough for 90% of jobs, the money saved should go an an air underpinner but don't forget to budget for the compressor.

Thank you. I am looking for a compressor as we speak. I understand BAMBI is a good make. I ...

I am almost 20 years in and 10s of thousands of pictures (if not more) framed, and still haven't found the need of a vacuum press, we have a cold roller and it is less than one in a thousand pictures that gets dry mounted, IMHO your money would be better spent on a pnumatic under pinner.

Thank ...

GeoSpectrum wrote:I second that, and are you sure you'll need a heat press?

Hi Alan,

I'm not sure if I will need a heat press just yet, but if one is available at a reasonable price, I would definitely consider it for dry mounting.

Alex

Jamesnkr wrote:Buy a pneumatic underpinner. You won't regret it...

Thank you for the advice. I would love to buy a pneumatic one but they are so much more expensive and my budget is tight. I will keep checking ebay and this forum, perhaps one will become available soon.

Alex

Hello,

I have just done a course in picture framing and I loved it.
I would really like to buy the equipment to start a very small picture framing business from home.
So far I have managed to purchase a Morso Mitre.

I NEED:

1 x good quality secondhand or new MountCutter (ideally Keencut Ultimat ...

Hello,
I am interested in purchasing your wall cutter, mitre and underpinner.
Please let me know if they are still available.
Thanks,
Al