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by framejunkie
Mon 07 Jul, 2014 11:27 pm
Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
Topic: Senior Picture Framer sought
Replies: 0
Views: 1341

Senior Picture Framer sought

Framejunkie has a situation vacant for a senior picture framer for our busy Bethnal Green workshop. We produce high quality hand-finished frames primarily for the Contemporary Art market, both in London and further afield. This full time position would suit an experienced framer or a skilled woodwor...
by framejunkie
Sun 13 Feb, 2011 12:24 am
Forum: After Hours
Topic: My day in The Smoke.
Replies: 36
Views: 17747

Re: My day in The Smoke.

Hello people long time, no etc John I'm sorry you had such an awful experience! Hackney has a way of biting people on the behind. There's more than one reason why I choose to runs my business without a vehicle, but you've definitely come up against one of them. The other week another business in my ...
by framejunkie
Tue 01 Dec, 2009 11:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hot Press on E-Bay
Replies: 4
Views: 1867

Re: Hot Press on E-Bay

I confess that I'm a sniper, although i sometimes do it manually just for fun. There is really no point in bidding long before the end of the auction. You just give others the time to think about it and decide to bid again. Sniping services are especially useful if you know you will be busy when the...
by framejunkie
Sun 29 Nov, 2009 11:43 pm
Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Topic: walnut moulding
Replies: 3
Views: 1953

Re: walnut moulding

good advice from Richard there. I'm assuming its American walnut - not much european walnut around these days, except veneers(if anyone knows a supplier of solid euro walnut mouldings let me know!). Its a little less dense than Ash or Oak, and less brittle - more forgiving to join and less prone to ...
by framejunkie
Sat 28 Nov, 2009 10:44 am
Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Topic: new underpinner
Replies: 10
Views: 3796

Re: new underpinner

What glue do you use Mike? I've tried several different glues, waiting til the glue dries before underpinning and still get the joint popping some of the time.
by framejunkie
Sat 28 Nov, 2009 9:26 am
Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Topic: new underpinner
Replies: 10
Views: 3796

Re: new underpinner

I have a CS88. I don't use it on very hard woods at all. Never could get a good tight join in oak, ash etc. Nowadays i join the harder timbers with a nailer or keyed mitres. I've always thought the issue is with the CS88 is the clamp that pushes horizontally. I've spent the last 8 years wondering if...
by framejunkie
Wed 25 Nov, 2009 8:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Take a camera to work
Replies: 35
Views: 9836

bandwagon jumping

I'll add my voice to those considering a frame design section to be a good idea.

Just as soon as i can get my camera to start talking to my pc again - i think they must've fallen out. I've got some lovely shots of dead animals to share
by framejunkie
Tue 24 Nov, 2009 9:14 pm
Forum: After Hours
Topic: Upmarket Framers??
Replies: 14
Views: 4826

Re: Upmarket Framers??

Those prices do help explain to me why i am so busy! I know that West London premises are more expensive than mine(and almost everyone's) but that really takes the p**s. And unless i miss my guess i think you are right about the value of those prints. they're probably old book plates. Doesn't mean t...
by framejunkie
Sun 22 Nov, 2009 6:21 pm
Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Topic: Simons WRAP16
Replies: 5
Views: 2850

Re: Simons WRAP16

I've not used MDF mouldings, but it sounds like an issue with the cut to me. If the morso is not cutting perfectly flat surfaces its often because the moulding is rocking as the blades come down. Does the wrap on the moulding go right round onto the underside? If so then that could be the root of th...
by framejunkie
Sat 21 Nov, 2009 7:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Copyright concerns
Replies: 10
Views: 3115

Re: Copyright concerns

I heard that Monsanto owns the rights to the Maple, along with most cereal crop species and, strangely, dung beetles. Apparently god failed to register in time. Perhaps he couldn't afford a good lawyer expert in intellectual property law
by framejunkie
Fri 20 Nov, 2009 10:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Copyright concerns
Replies: 10
Views: 3115

Re: Copyright concerns

If there's no such statement Very unlikely IMHO. Disney are notorious, and I'd be amazed if a legit product didn't carry such caveats. Disney is one of the Great Satans, anyway. My advice would be to avoid having any business contact with them, however tangential. signed, A Wearer of Facial Hair* *...
by framejunkie
Sat 14 Nov, 2009 4:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Large print to be bonded onto acrylic
Replies: 26
Views: 7089

Re: Large print to be bonded onto acrylic

Gawd bless yer guvvna.
:beer:
by framejunkie
Sat 14 Nov, 2009 1:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Large print to be bonded onto acrylic
Replies: 26
Views: 7089

Re: Large print to be bonded onto acrylic

framejunkie wrote:The process you describe is called Diasec, and Kay Mounting do it better than anyone else in London, as far as i am aware. There may be someone nearer to you who does it, but if not you'll be in safe hands at Kay Mounting. They are unsurpassed in my experience for Diasec and for d...
by framejunkie
Wed 11 Nov, 2009 6:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Framing Gallery Wraps
Replies: 25
Views: 6982

Re: Framing Gallery Wraps

When i was working with a friend years ago we found the only way to avoid the cracking on the edges was to spray 2 coats of an acrylic varnish before the canvas was stretched. The priming on those giclee canvasses tend to be very brittle, hence the cracking. The varnish is much more tough and stretc...
by framejunkie
Wed 11 Nov, 2009 6:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MINERVA POLYMER UNDERPIN ?
Replies: 13
Views: 3851

Re: MINERVA POLYMER UNDERPIN ?

I'd avoid polymer mouldings, but that doesn't help you. I'd be reluctant to leave a frame held together by adhesive alone. Especially using a cyanoacrylate adhesive('superglue'), as they all tend to be very brittle. It would help if you use a narrow-crown stapler to fit the thing up so you can fire ...
by framejunkie
Tue 10 Nov, 2009 4:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Large print to be bonded onto acrylic
Replies: 26
Views: 7089

Re: Large print to be bonded onto acrylic

The process you describe is called Diasec, and Kay Mounting do it better than anyone else in London, as far as i am aware. There may be someone nearer to you who does it, but if not you'll be in safe hands at Kay Mounting. They are unsurpassed in my experience for Diasec and for drymounts onto alumi...
by framejunkie
Mon 09 Nov, 2009 11:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: mirror / mount
Replies: 13
Views: 4321

Zebedee

Boing! Took me a while but I've figured this one out, courtesy of a chance discovery while looking for a supplier of something else altogether. Ultimate Mirror paint - http://www.sylmasta.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Ultimate_Mirror_63.html Simply paint it onto clean glass - make sure its really cl...
by framejunkie
Mon 09 Nov, 2009 10:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any ideas what this is please?
Replies: 10
Views: 3371

Re: Any ideas what this is please?

a shameless plug for my mentoring scheme! Shameless enough to bring me out of hiding John. Hello all - nice to be back(got really busy a few months ago and kind of lost the habit of coming here) Its definitely a left-hand rebate support in the photo. Trust me - i got 59 out of 60 in my visuo-spatia...
by framejunkie
Thu 08 Oct, 2009 11:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: framing a very large photo
Replies: 6
Views: 2136

Re: framing a very large photo

This company keeps appearing on the google ads at the bottom of the forum pages: http://www.kaymounting.co.uk/KM/Diasec_UK.html Kay Mounting are the absolute Dons of mounting. I've seen quite a lot of their work and i have to say I've never seen an inferior piece of work If the photo is valuable bu...
by framejunkie
Sat 29 Aug, 2009 5:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: making bricks from morso droppings
Replies: 10
Views: 3067

Re: making bricks from morso droppings

I was looking into something similar to this. I live on a narrowboat so i keep warm in the winter by burning my off-cuts. I use unfinished mouldings almost exclusively so no major pollution issues. I use Morso pooh for kindling but it burns far too quickly to be useable all evening My big idea was t...