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Is the customer the artist? As far as I know to dry mount original artwork is a no no unless it is the artists decision as it will reduce the value considerably. Of course the customer is always right, but sometimes they make mistakes! Apparently she is the artist. I’m going to call her to discuss ...

Hi all, I’ve not had huge experience dry mounting. The framers that I am currently working at uses hot dry mounting occasionally for posters. Recently, a customer has come in and firmly requested for us fo drymount an oil pastel/ mixed media. It’s already really flat and supported on grey board so I...

Hi all,

We are currently closing down and selling up machinary.

We have an old but very reliable Dahle guillotine. Its either a model 585 or 580.

Looking for £400 for it, Brand new models look to be well over £1000

Collection from Wimbledon SW19

Many thanks!

These are the copies of the magazines, I’ll let you know if there’s any books that we have available too. Many thanks!

Hi there, We are in the process of closing down and may have a few books that might be helpful! We also have a large pile of Art+Framing Today, a trade magazine made by The Fine Art Trade Guild, which are great for tips, articles etc! I’ll post a link here to the description and subscription price. ...

We are in the process of closing down and needing to move some of our equipment along. We have a very well used Keencut System 4000 for free to anyone who may find a use for it before it ends up in the skip. Its had a busy life and has had a few quirky/quick repairs! (Wooden drawer knob on the measu...

Hi there,

We have a shrink wrap machine that we bought just before lockdown and no longer need it. Its only been used a handful of times.

Comes with 2 rolls of film (80cm and 40cm wide) with plenty left on them

Asking for £400 for the whole package.

Collection from Wimbledon SW19

Thanks! Fran

Not your average framer wrote: ↑Thu 10 Jun, 2021 12:25 pm That is a toggle clamp and I think it is likely to belong to a Keencut wall mounted Glass and flat material cutter!

Thanks you! we thought so but couldn’t figure out where it slides into.

Hi Forum!

We’re having a bit of a clear up and also trying to fix one of our machines. We’ve come across this object, the boss can’t remember what it’s for! Any ideas welcome

Hi all! Our workshop have been having problems with joining really wide moulding. The moulding I’m currently working on is about 80mm wide and the first two joins are nice and tight, the last two are super gappy! I’ve checked the morso, it’s straight and level. I have no idea why this could be happe...

Hi Forum! :) I hope everyone is doing well. I was hoping someone could suggest a high shine gold mountboard? One of our customers wanted to go for an old Arqadia (Larson Juhl) board that’s now discontinued. I haven’t come across anything from Bainbridge, Crescent or Daler. We don’t deal with any oth...

Hi forum,

Hope everyone is keeping well! I was wondering if there is anyone else here who hires a Wizard mountcutter?
Fran

Hi Mike

I’ve sent you a direct message about the Morso. Many thanks, Fran

That's the ticket! :yes: :clap: I found a nice way of blending the two on the outside edge. There is always a bit that stand proud no matter how accurate you think you have cut. Use a piece of scrap glass to plane it. Better than sanding. One side of the glass will be sharper than another. Got some...

Good morning forum!

I am booked in to do my GCF exam next month and starting to get a bit nervous! I’ve had great advice from my colleagues who passed years ago, but I’m wondering if there’s anyone on here that has done the exam recently and willing to share any tips?

Many thanks! Fran

Good morning Prospero,

I must say, that’s a very good example!

Definitely the top one. Point well and truly proven hehe. Everyday is a school day I say
Fran

Well I think it’s safe to say that we all work in very different ways, but it’s definitely got me thinking and I’ll probably scrutinise mount sizing a bit more! I think I do a weighted bottom maybe 10% of the time but only when it is requested. I think most of my customers don’t realise that it’s an...

Hi guys :) I was just curious to see what the overall thoughts are about mounts and should they ALWAYS be bigger on the bottom? In my opinion, it’s dependent on the artwork and is sort of “outdated” because we don’t tend to hang our pictures that high anymore. I had a friendly chat with another fram...

Hi Jonathan! Firstly, I’m so sorry for the late reply! Bank holiday madness at the framers I’m currently at! Thank you so so much for letting me know about the model I’m after. I had a feeling it was probably discontinued or upgraded as the one I used was really old. Now I know the model number I ca...

Hi forum :D I’m still trying to keep an eye out for a second hand underpinner. I have used quite a few in the past but my favourite one is pictured below. It wasn’t my machine, and I was only at that particular framers for a short time and I can’t remember the model number. This is the only photo I ...