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- Sun 17 Jul, 2022 10:13 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Mat decoration tape
- Replies: 12
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Re: Mat decoration tape
I have used old maps to wrap over the deep bevel edge of foam board in a series of frames I did for an Exhibition of Scott of the Antarctic and it worked very well. I have also used ribbons of tartan etc to fold over the bevel edge sticking it down with finger lift tape very successfully. You can us...
- Tue 12 Jul, 2022 10:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gilding for Dummies
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9186
Re: Gilding for Dummies
Thank you very much for this information. Very generous post and can’t wait to try it out.
- Sat 09 Jul, 2022 9:55 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Cling film
- Replies: 2
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Cling film
I’m pretty sure this has been raised previously but I couldn’t find anything recent. When I’ve completed a job I will wrap the finished frames in mini wrap cling film. This allows the customer to see the finished product. I have had a few customers raising concerns about the use of plastic and sugge...
- Thu 07 Jul, 2022 9:29 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7048
Re: Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter
Yes of course. Many thanks.. Learning all the time
- Mon 04 Jul, 2022 10:18 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7048
Re: Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter
Thank you. I’ve been cutting the backing boards on the mountcutter for a while and have noticed some slight damage to the base but maybe the blade has been set too deep. I just wondered if this was common practice but thanks for responding.
- Sat 02 Jul, 2022 10:00 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7048
Cutting Cori cor on a mountcutter
Hi. I have a Keencut Ultimat Futura mountcutter which is a great piece of kit. I have been cutting my backing boards on this for some time (cori cor) but I read somewhere recently that this was not a good idea and detrimental to the cutter? Any comments/advice appreciated.
- Thu 09 Jun, 2022 12:43 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Not that many driftwood mouldings are all that special, does anyone know any good ones?
- Replies: 13
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Re: Not that many driftwood mouldings are all that special, does anyone know any good ones?
Cheers Mark..it is expensive but my customers seem happy to pay the ever increasing prices for this and similar mouldings. I don’t have the experience or machinery to split such mouldings but I can see the potential especially with the really wide range.
- Wed 08 Jun, 2022 9:33 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Not that many driftwood mouldings are all that special, does anyone know any good ones?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2493
Re: Not that many driftwood mouldings are all that special, does anyone know any good ones?
I find customers really like the driftwood range from Lion. L2186. It’s very popular and cuts very well imo.
- Fri 27 May, 2022 10:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How long have you been a framer?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 45467
Re: How long have you been a framer?
I was a Police Officer for 30 years and when I retired in 2005 I needed to mentally adjust so I took up watercolour painting. I soon became interested in framing and went on a weekend course in Telford. I learned enough to get me hooked and spent about £1000 on equipment none of which I use now. The...
- Fri 27 May, 2022 3:30 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Help to mount an oil painting
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2783
Re: Help to mount an oil painting
I was thinking that with oil paint it would be best without glass dependant on the quality of the paper it’s been painted on. Often oil paintings are not best displayed or viewed behind glass as something can be lost in the texture etc of the finished painting. However I bow to better experience and...
- Thu 26 May, 2022 10:31 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Help to mount an oil painting
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2783
Re: Help to mount an oil painting
Obviously no glass on this framing project so it very much depends on the quality of the paper upon which the oil paint has been applied. How flat is the finished painting? I’m not quite seeing how the hedgehog method will work where there will be no mount or backing mount showing?. You can’t have b...
- Mon 25 Apr, 2022 10:02 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Framing unusual needlework
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1154
Re: Framing unusual needlework
Can you post the pictures?
- Thu 14 Apr, 2022 10:18 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Alfamacchine U300 Semi Auto Underpinner
- Replies: 4
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Re: Alfamacchine U300 Semi Auto Underpinner
Do you mean 1350?
- Sat 09 Apr, 2022 3:42 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Curved boards
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2046
Re: Curved boards
I think you misunderstood I don’t intend to glue or stick anything. I will be framing the pieces as they are and using 2.5mm MDF as a backing board instead of the corri cor I normally use.
- Sat 09 Apr, 2022 10:45 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Curved boards
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2046
Re: Curved boards
Thanks for this information Mark. The boards are fairly thin about 2mm so maybe using a 2.5 mm MDF backing board will hold them in flatter. They aren’t massively concave and still relatively pliable but all points noted with thanks.
- Sat 09 Apr, 2022 6:23 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Curved boards
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2046
Re: Curved boards
That’s great many thanks
- Fri 08 Apr, 2022 10:25 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Curved boards
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2046
Curved boards
I have a customer whose father was a prolific oil painter. His father died last year and he has a number of paintings that he wants to get framed. The value of these is not in the artwork as such but hugely sentimental. Problem is a large number of the pieces are on thin board which has bowed/warped...
- Sun 03 Apr, 2022 8:34 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Moulding ID?
- Replies: 6
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Re: Moulding ID?
Also looks a bit like the Portobello range from Lion? They do various colours of this and the black/gold flea market style is very popular. Regards.
- Fri 18 Mar, 2022 11:55 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: MORSO F MITRE GUILLOTINE FACTORY COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE MANUAL 67 PAGES
- Replies: 31
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- Wed 16 Mar, 2022 2:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Poster Flattening
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1222
Re: Poster Flattening
I should have explained that it is simply an empty tube with strong paper taped to it. You place the poster onto the paper and start to roll. You can leave it for as long as you need to flatten it out.