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by grahamdown
Tue 14 Jul, 2020 11:29 am
Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
Topic: bamboo moulding
Replies: 2
Views: 1096

Re: bamboo moulding

Simons used to sell a couple but dont know if they still do.
by grahamdown
Tue 14 Jul, 2020 11:28 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Polymer being discontinued???
Replies: 2
Views: 1778

Re: Polymer being discontinued???

try Simons - they manufacture their own
by grahamdown
Tue 14 Jul, 2020 8:18 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Laminated or toughened?
Replies: 3
Views: 1483

Laminated or toughened?

Hi,

I have a customer with a chess board cross-stitch which as well as being framed she wants to be able to still use as a chess board. however the chess pieces are heavy, being made out of old coins.

Question is should I go for laminated glass or toughened?

regards,

Graham
by grahamdown
Wed 10 Jun, 2020 3:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Glue for Polycore moulding
Replies: 7
Views: 4592

Re: Glue for Polycore moulding

Hi,

I use this two part rapid adhesive which works really well with no over-spill
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by grahamdown
Sun 31 May, 2020 10:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Undermount
Replies: 27
Views: 9515

Re: Undermount

you don't need to be a member to buy the study guide - the idea being if you use the guide to pass the exam and become commercially successful you can then afford to join the guild.
by grahamdown
Thu 21 May, 2020 8:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Undermount
Replies: 27
Views: 9515

Re: Undermount

sure :)
by grahamdown
Tue 19 May, 2020 10:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Undermount
Replies: 27
Views: 9515

Re: Undermount

Hi,

if it wasn't for the current lock-down situation i would invite you around to see some examples of how to do it and give any help i can.

Regards,

Graham
by grahamdown
Sun 10 May, 2020 12:07 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: CMC
Replies: 6
Views: 3061

Re: CMC

As above - I have the F1 hybrid and never looked back.
by grahamdown
Wed 06 May, 2020 8:25 am
Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Topic: Latest frame and some progression
Replies: 23
Views: 12885

Re: Latest frame and some progression

just seen the price of that book (described as a coffee table-style book) - £84.95 used or new paperback editions only £53.42!
by grahamdown
Wed 29 Apr, 2020 10:30 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Rose&Hollis "very deep box section"
Replies: 13
Views: 4548

Re: Rose&Hollis "very deep box section"

Used it several times with great success - but beware they only fit one way around for a perfect fit so ensure they match before you cut on the morso. i cut the sides for each box as i go (ie assuming a rectangular box, sides 1&3 of top and bottom mouldings then 2 & 4 the same), create the t...
by grahamdown
Sun 05 Apr, 2020 9:51 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: St Ives Framing Advice
Replies: 22
Views: 11141

Re: St Ives Framing Advice

Steve N, I'm with you. Customers like choice, they like modern mouldings and the huge variety that are about and to say that framing a picture with a finished moulding is not proper picture framing is an insult the the vast majority of framers who are in business to make a decent living by producing...
by grahamdown
Tue 31 Mar, 2020 6:22 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Best CNC mount cutter?
Replies: 11
Views: 5473

Re: Best CNC mount cutter?

:oops: Ooops
by grahamdown
Sun 29 Mar, 2020 1:33 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Best CNC mount cutter?
Replies: 11
Views: 5473

Re: Best CNC mount cutter?

Sarah and the company are based in Birmingham (0121 427 2787)
by grahamdown
Sun 29 Mar, 2020 9:25 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Best CNC mount cutter?
Replies: 11
Views: 5473

Re: Best CNC mount cutter?

Try Sarah Osborne at Gunnar - 07976 378704 or s.osborne@gunnar-int.com
by grahamdown
Sat 28 Mar, 2020 5:46 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Best CNC mount cutter?
Replies: 11
Views: 5473

Re: Best CNC mount cutter?

Hi Jodie, I bought a refurbished machine from Gunnar and been very please. Single head that cuts both angle and straight cuts. Cuts 3.5mm thick mounts which some cant. Even cuts 5mm foam core with straight cuts. Any size piece of board can be used but just need to allow 35mm boarded on the two edges...
by grahamdown
Wed 25 Mar, 2020 11:02 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Canvas Stretching
Replies: 9
Views: 3710

Re: Canvas Stretching

Was the canvas stretched when it was painted? if not could it be that the medium has caused the canvas to twist?

Only time I've had the problem was with a canvas which had very heavy layers of paint in some areas on the canvas which caused it to twist.
by grahamdown
Thu 19 Mar, 2020 7:55 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Not quite cutting right
Replies: 25
Views: 11541

Re: Not quite cutting right

Don't file anymore - follow the link that Steve N posted the other day in reply to your query.

Alternatively seek out a Morso handbook where all is explained.
by grahamdown
Tue 21 Jan, 2020 9:30 am
Forum: Technology - CMC's Computers Etc
Topic: How long would computer mountcutter blades normally last?
Replies: 8
Views: 7973

Re: How long would computer mountcutter blades normally last?

if cutting lots of cuts in one go are you loosing any air pressure and then not driving the blade with sufficient pressure? i have the problem if i forget to up the pressure when cutting 3.5mm boards.
by grahamdown
Sun 12 Jan, 2020 5:35 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi there
Replies: 6
Views: 3636

Re: Hi there

2mm glass comes in big sheets so i would be happy with 2mm.

Wessex do it in 3' x 4' (915mm x 1220mm) so a small cut and you're there.
by grahamdown
Fri 10 Jan, 2020 6:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do you tape up your package?
Replies: 13
Views: 5819

Re: Do you tape up your package?

I'm with Prospero on this. I use Tessa masking tape, which I find, is reasonably easy to remove should you have to at a later date. Not only does the package mean you can assemble a number of pieces and then put them safely aside to be dropped in their frames at a later date but it also removed the ...