The Framers Forum

the coroplast cost is approx $5.50us for a 48 x 96 sheet 3mm - 3/16".

the 3 products you folks have are not available in US

coroplast is indeed used in the sign making industry here..... for temp outdoor signs with the vinyl computer cut letters

I know of many distributors who will reject product if it not acceptable to their customers..... To me 6 1/2 ft - 2m lengths are too short for framers for average size frames (up to 32 x 40 frames - one full sheet of board) ......... unless it is 1/2" - 12mm wide stock where small frames are th...

long time not talk, john Just a second question..... is the moulding a hardwood with a furnature finish or is it a "white wood" with a to look like ..... finish? My hard woods (raw and varnished) are random length...... and the factory finsh moulding is rather consistant. I would consider ...

here in the US.......... corrugated board, made from kraft paper (brown paper pulp) is not acceptable, nor is MDF.

Depending on the quality (conservation)......... we use

standard foam core

AF foam core

Rag foam core

Coroplast® (poly fluted poly)
or
100% rag

when we open our shops, in a commercial setting or from home we are assumed to be the "Experts". We should know better than the client. On the assumption that we know there a framed job is going to hang, it is our responsibility for the safety of those who view the framed job and to those ...

Wizard has a similar program. It was introduced at the Atlanta show in September.

Jerry

I use this method for all types of self adhesive tapes........
from the back of art......
from the back of frames (ATG dust covers or sealing tape)
bad mounts.........


once again ........watch the amount of heat...........

Sometimes people "don't know that they don't know" That is what is being discussed here. If these people were in the legal or medical profession and did similar mismanagement of their tasks for a client what would be the reprocussions? A lot more than just a little grumbling. As for those...

There are 2 competing systems now that Wizard has announced their program as of the Atlanta show. The show prices are around $1,000us or less. Additional costs included a digital camera, cables and an extra monitor. Lifesaver software introduced their program about a year ago. Many of the people of ...

every 2 hours.........
other than what the others have said about checking for leaks, once every 2 hours doesn't sound that bad.

Try removing a single tool for a day. and see how each unit effects the time between cycling of the compressor.

Jerry

the cutting arm is square.........but is the measurement arm square? a quick check is to cut a board from the front and then the same board from the back............if the cut lines do not line up, the measurement arm is out of alignment.........the steel bar on the right that it rides on and attach...

Paul,

Classes in the US are running from $125 per day to $1000 per week. The lower end rates are for large group classes at trade shows to private individuals giving glasses. Gilding classes are a bit more pricy due to smaller classes and supplies.

Additional causes can be too tight a package to allow for expansion............

not enough allowance around the board
the physical attachment with nails, tabs, points, etc are too tight

Lifesaver in the US offers such a system. It can be used with any POS system or by itself. The system is called "Picture it First"

http://www.lifesaversoft.com/


There is a downloadable copy on the website.

The actual layout time for 4 apetures would be about 60 seconds and would take another 60-90 seconds to cut the entire mount........ that is without counting the time to find the board and cut the outside dimensions to size. The real time savings would be in doing a double mount and being within ,01...

Over on this side of the pond I have charged $4.00 for each extra opening since at least 22 years. That is as far back as my price charts go (1983). It is a lot easier these days to set up an entra opening with a CMC. Because it is easier now, doesn't mean that the "value added" of 2 openi...

here in the US we call them "cutouts" or simply "scrap board". In either case since they multiply like rabbits, they are never all used. I have for years cut them unto standard sizes for making ready made mounts ( 5x7, 8x10, 11x14,16x20 etc). My maximum ready made size is a 16x20...

The normal method of reinforcing a gessoed corner is to embed a small piece of silk fabric under the gesso. This will act as a skeleton and reduce cracking.

Jerry

Just back from a 3 day fishing trip. One "Steel Head"(Rainbow Trout) and a King Salmon. Fish for diner tonight

A simple method of changing the size of a stretcher bar is to add a strip of wood along the side(es) that have to be enlarged. If you have a 24" strip and need 24 1/2" simple add a single 1/2" shim (strip) on the apposing side (or 2 - 1/4" strips, one on each side). The spline jo...

you can make a 1/8, 1/4 or 1/2 batch as well of the concentrate Float glass that we all use is not polished. The smoothness is just as it comes out of the furnaces from "floating" on a tub of liquid tin. Then over steel rollers as it cools. As seen with my own eyes during a visit to a Guar...