The Framers Forum

Accounting and economics here.
Remember this old adage "you have happier customers if you lower your price than to increase it".

Just remember that my ambition is to assist. This is one of many things that is not always taught in art schools. I have also taught would be inventors the need to know how to price things correctly.

The fact is that £64(without VAT taxes - as that is a constant pass though amount) is just not enough. You have to make a profit on just about every function of a gallery, frame shop or whatever, to put food on your table. Have you done any real "cost accounting" as to what you want as a p...

One factor that I noted is you only have material costs and an added markup in your calculations. Being from the US, one factor is missing. That is the labor charges for assembly of the parts into a frame. We call that a "fitting" charge. Not seeing the actual formulas behind each item (mo...

To bring back the sharp corners and other detail there are special tools that are used to "re-carve" the fine details. I learned it as the French term "repose" (sp) with a long "A" sound at the end. https://shop.stuartstevenson.co.uk/products/gesso-recutting-tools https...

I my memory was incorrect regarding my formula as I have not made gesso in several years.

I should have written:
2 parts water, 8 parts calcium carbonate(whiting), and 4 parts stock RSG(16gm per 8 oz. - 235ml)

I also add 15 ml of linseed oil to add a little flexibility to the mixture.

Thick or thin, gesso, traditional or acrylic, will reduce the detail of any design or detail when applied. I am having a problem with your formula for traditional gesso in that there is no additional water being added. The formula that I have used for over 35 years has been 2 parts water, 4 parts ca...

You might want to visit several frame shops in your area to look at their setups. A rolling tool cart or two might be a good idea. You can get a "mechanics" rolling tool cart and modify it to your needs. https://www.harborfreight.com/tool-storage-organization/tool-storage/30-in-5-drawer-me...

My tables and those of many others were limited to 1.2 x 2.4m (48x96) sheet stock. Then you also have to consider all the storage room you need in that room. Racks for board and glass, tools and other equipment, finished products, etc. My "clean area" of my current home shop is about the s...

Are you cutting and assembling frames in the same room? What is the maximum size of the art you want to frame?

If you are purchasing preassemble frames, you can get away with less room than if you are making frames as this task can contaminate your frame fitting area.

if your computer is used off-line for your business records, there should be no worry

Did you backup your previous version? If not, you should have.

If you did, you can just open the backed up version and use it.

Also note that the miter seam appears to be "filled in" with that "orange" coating.

With that volume you need an industrial shrink wrap tunnel to do the shrinking. These can be found under "industrial packaging equipment".

This is a sample video of how they work

Check with any of a number of on-line sellers and forums in the UK. Specify the size of the machine you are looking for (standard size sheets or oversized sheet). Note that there are machines for small, single person shops as well as for production shops.

Can you explain what the word "digital" has to do with a mount cutter? All the ones that I have used over the many decades have been: manual bar style, hand operated, pneumatic, or computer controlled.

You didn't describe what type of glass and it's shape. After your response to inserting wood shims around the border of the frame that acts like a bezzle around the art, similar to a frame for a "collector plate" or sheet of mirror my response would have been different. Depending on the ty...

How to attach a piece of glass into a frame without any backing (transparent or opaque)? I also assume not being suspended from above by wires or other similar material. ... a magic wand! You need some sort of mechanical attachment method, part A to part B. Are you planning to attach the art to the ...

In most cases the proper material for this task is to use is HD natural thread. It has been used to attach buttons to the front of upholstered furniture for centuries. If you insist on metal wire, stainless steel is about the only choice.

I would suggest acrylic sheet for the "see through" backing of the item that is mounted to a mountboard. Acrylic can be drilled, slotted and abraded for additional adhesion to the mountboard by any mechanical fastener or a reversable adhesive.