The Framers Forum

Hi all, I have received my first canvas stretching job, to stretch a recently painted oil on canvas 90cm x 90cm. I'd much appreciate advice on stretcher frame requirements, whether support bars are necessary, should I order pre-cut of self assemble, best supplier, etc. Also how to safegaurd the artw...

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Doh, user (me) error. Mouldings lists now imported.
As I've often been told in the past - RTFM !!!

Thanks all.

Neil

Thanks Steve, I think I expected too much from the demo. Having looked again there is a demo mouldinng called Z but looks like options to upload mouldings, etc aren't available until you buy. Is there a general concensus on the forum as to what pricing tool to go with for a newbie ? I've looked at F...

Hi all, In my search for a pricing tool I downloaded a copy of the Estlite trial, however there were no mouldings available in the dropdown list. Is this because it's the trial version or do I need to reinstall the software or manually load the data ? I also have problems with the Pre-View tool whic...

Hi all, After some deliberation I've opted for a FramR pricing tool subscription. Please can anyone advise, is the pricing it produces out of the box acceptable for use day one (which I can refine as I progress) or do I need adjust parameters straight away in to get meaningful & reasonable (to m...

Keencut 4000 - sold

Still available...
Morso guillotine - £350
Cassese cs830 underpinner - £300
Mountcutter Advantage Pro (has been adapted with heavier arm) - £50

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Framing equipment for sale - near Brighton, East Sussex Advertising on behalf of a friend whose Mum has closed her framing business Morso guillotine £350 Cassese cs830 underpinner £300 Keencut 4000 - £150 Mountcutter Advantage Pro (has been adapted with heavier arm) - £50 Pictures (hopefully) attach...

Hi, I have been offered 2 pairs of Morso blades but both sets the blades are 63mm wide (I think they're more like 78mm new). Please can anyone advise at what point does the width start to affect their function ?

Regards,

Neil

It's not scratch proof though so worth felting (or similar) the bases of chess pieces if not already covered.

I would opt for toughened. It will resist scratches well and if it breaks (and it takes a lot to break it) it will shatter safely into small squares. If laminate breaks it will break into shards (although the laminate film will retain the shards to a degree). It also breaks more easily than toughene...

Thanks all,

Chevrons turned up from Lion yesterday so can now make some progress. The 50 I now have look quite minimal, although I do have more on the way plus am now making some of my own from moulding stock.

Can I ask typically how many chevrons you all have on display ?

Regards,

Neil

This is such useful stuff. Many thanks !

Neil

Thanks. I've hated finger jointing ever since I bought a cheap finger jointed kitchen worktop which fell apart within a couple of years.

On behalf of all us new starters, thanks Mark, and others, for your helpful & supportive advice.

Regards,

Neil

Thanks Mark, really helpful. Is there a certain type of moulding that tends to be difficult to cut/join ?

Neil

Thanks Steve,

Appreciate the advice, makes sense.

Regards,

Neil

I agree that with the machinery it is important to buy well and then get it set up right. I hope I've achieved this with my recent purchases (Morso from Ebay, Ultimat from Facebook & Underpinner, Excalibur & Mouldings from this forum). I bought each of them after much research on this forum ...

Lion were my 3rd attempt at ordering some and to be fair to them I have't had a response to my order yet.