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Hi

Does anyone know who supplies these mouldings

Thanks

Joe

Thank you very much Yankee and yes they are always most helpful.

Best regards and have a good weekend

Joe

Thanks very much Daisy

I know them very well but as per they are the only ones I haven't asked .....sod's law ! or should that be mor(e)so(d)'s law

Best Regards

Joe

Hi There

Anyone any idea who supplies this black moulding ?

Thanks

Joe

Thanks a million Aine you are absolutely right.

Hi there does anyone know who supplies this 90mm walnut moulding?

Thanks

According to web site

Customer Price: £ 3.40
Chop Price: £ 5.10
per metre + vat

We changed to flat grinding a couple of years ago and feel they last much longer.

I recently found this technical explanation on the Grumble by Baer Charlton which seems to make sense in the light on my own experience. Hope he doesn't mind my posting it here.

" Hollow grinding is done with a wheel ...

We shrink wrap everything with clear acrylic corners or use polypropylene resealable bags.
The L sealer was a big outlay but the results are terrific - customers even bring the corners back.

Joe

Less

If you eventually have to become vat registered you can reclaim all the vat paid on machinery and equipment as long as it is still in your possession - at least that was the case a few years ago when we registered.
Anyway vat is not rocket science don't be worried about becoming registered ...

Hi John

Are you saying that in less than 15 minutes you fed in 24 full boards (9 per sheet for standard boards?) and had 100 bevelled mounts and 100 backs completed?
That is truly staggering - I had no idea they were so quick - who supplies them?

Joe

Hi Mark

You are right that the quality varies enormously but so does the quality of wooden mouldings, however if you use the good ones they are well worth persevering with.
I have lost track of the amount of times a rep has shown me some new gold or silver moulding at around 80p to £1.00 per foot ...

Hi guys

I have to come to the defence of the much maligned "plastic" mouldings. I suspect if you think of them as "plastic" with all the connotations that term conjures up then you will almost certainly not be predisposed to them. I prefer the term "synthetic" or "man made" and have used them for ...

JonC

I was asking Merlin Framers the same question regarding £31 per month posted further up.

£31 per month is a fraction of our total insurance so I was wondering what exactly is covered at this rate.

Joe

Merlin Framers you said

"We found and are quite happy with
NFU Mutual. Exactly the same cover as the others but at £31 a month. "

Is this for all of your business insurance - public liability - buildings - stock - machinery etc?


Joe

Steven

You could try CRL Glass and Glazing 01506857940 who specialise in supplying framers. They're based in Midlothian and cover most of Scotland - they have several vans on the road and may be able to do paddle across the stream if you made it worth their while.

Ask for Charles he says he could ...

Hi Steven

Try here http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=10245

Stumbled on this site a while ago - know nothing about them.

BTW Lion used to do a 1.5mm calibrated wooden block end


Joe