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by Uncle Sumo
Wed 21 May, 2014 5:38 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Moulding identification
Replies: 4
Views: 2254

Re: Moulding identification

by Uncle Sumo
Wed 21 May, 2014 7:40 am
Forum: Business Matters
Topic: Discount for 10 of the same.
Replies: 10
Views: 7440

Discount for 10 of the same.

A customer wants ten of the same print framed exactly the same way for an awards evening. With the framing specifications, my pricing program comes up with about £50 for one framed print. How much discount would you offer for ten?
by Uncle Sumo
Tue 20 May, 2014 1:05 pm
Forum: Business Matters
Topic: Insurance for garage framers
Replies: 7
Views: 15904

Re: Insurance for garage framers

I just reinsured with NFU now I am on the high street. I was with them when I worked from home also.
by Uncle Sumo
Mon 19 May, 2014 2:51 pm
Forum: After Hours
Topic: Making Grapes
Replies: 3
Views: 4315

Re: Making Grapes

:clap:
by Uncle Sumo
Fri 16 May, 2014 7:02 pm
Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Topic: Thought I'd Share This Beaut...
Replies: 5
Views: 5585

Re: Thought I'd Share This Beaut...

Looks great. Hair thing made me laugh out loud though.
by Uncle Sumo
Wed 14 May, 2014 3:47 pm
Forum: Technology - CMC's Computers Etc
Topic: big day today!
Replies: 17
Views: 12443

Re: big day today!

Wonderful. Close the door for a few days and play. :mrgreen:
by Uncle Sumo
Tue 13 May, 2014 10:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mirror tarnishing at edges.
Replies: 4
Views: 2192

Re: Mirror tarnishing at edges.

Thanks for the replies, gentlemen.
by Uncle Sumo
Mon 12 May, 2014 4:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mirror tarnishing at edges.
Replies: 4
Views: 2192

Re: Mirror tarnishing at edges.

Yeah. Me neither.
by Uncle Sumo
Sat 10 May, 2014 3:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mirror tarnishing at edges.
Replies: 4
Views: 2192

Mirror tarnishing at edges.

I keep some 2mm mirror glass and sometimes make up small mirrors from offcuts. It seems the mirror edges are prone to browning / tarnishing. Any suggestions on how to stop/slow this process? Ta.
by Uncle Sumo
Tue 29 Apr, 2014 7:18 pm
Forum: Business Matters
Topic: Chasing unpaid invoices?
Replies: 12
Views: 9255

Re: Chasing unpaid invoices?

Polite reminders till month 5. Then I say that legally I am allowed to sell their framed art to recoup my losses. Worked so far.
by Uncle Sumo
Wed 19 Mar, 2014 11:41 am
Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Topic: Drum Head
Replies: 12
Views: 14619

Re: Drum Head

Great job. I have been asked to do drum sticks but never a drum head.
by Uncle Sumo
Wed 05 Mar, 2014 1:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Price for framing a rugby shirt in a box frame & best method
Replies: 22
Views: 19044

Re: Price for framing a rugby shirt in a box frame & best me

To fix shirt&inset to mountboard, I first decide on 5 to 7 attachment points/areas. Then for each area I drill two tiny holes. The distance between the holes is the diameter of the curve in the upholstery needles.
by Uncle Sumo
Fri 13 Dec, 2013 6:52 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Sorry, Another Medals Query
Replies: 22
Views: 7793

Re: Sorry, Another Medals Query

It might be quickest to add a ribbon to each.
Cut a slot in the mountboard, feed through each ribbon and
hold each in place with piece of card. Slot n slide method.
Quick and reversible.
by Uncle Sumo
Thu 21 Nov, 2013 8:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I hate spme framers ...
Replies: 23
Views: 7679

Re: I hate spme framers ...

Thank you for the new vocabulary. Most enlightening.
by Uncle Sumo
Wed 06 Nov, 2013 10:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Selling lengths of moulding
Replies: 21
Views: 8833

Selling lengths of moulding

Just wondering does anyone here sell lengths of moulding to local "Garage Framers"? Nothing against GFs just haven`t clarified my thinking on should I help them take trade away. I feel that the fella I`m thinking of offers low cost items to bargain hunters. I do not want to chase that end ...
by Uncle Sumo
Thu 05 Sep, 2013 1:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does music increase sales?
Replies: 37
Views: 13242

Re: Does music increase sales?

My wife has a "food intolerance" to some foods. I am allergic to long-haired cats. No yet had a pathological hatred for anything. So I`ll steer clear of these two groups.
by Uncle Sumo
Thu 05 Sep, 2013 12:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does music increase sales?
Replies: 37
Views: 13242

Re: Does music increase sales?

If you turn off the music as a customer enters, do you still need a PRS license? (and whatever the other one is)
by Uncle Sumo
Thu 05 Sep, 2013 11:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does music increase sales?
Replies: 37
Views: 13242

Does music increase sales?

Lovely lady just in. Runs a shop selling cushions, pictures, mirrors, etc. Brought in a framed print which had fell off wall and needed new glass. During a long chat, she said, Playing Radio 2 increases sales". Before I could stop laughing and ask her to elaborate another customer came in and t...
by Uncle Sumo
Mon 12 Aug, 2013 8:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Moulding ID please
Replies: 6
Views: 2804

Re: Moulding ID please

It reminds me of an old knock knock joke.

Knock, knock.
Who`s there?
Sonia.
Sonia foot and it really smells.
by Uncle Sumo
Mon 12 Aug, 2013 8:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Plastic fgures.
Replies: 9
Views: 3912

Re: Plastic fgures.

I`ll post a photo soon. I`m leaning towards screw/pin from underneath each shelf into little Snoopy feet. (Sounds barbaric!) However as Roboframer states, I`m concerned the fixings will be too visible. In discussion, customer was not the least bit concerned with irreversiblity or conservation for fu...