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by +Rafe+
Sat 19 Sep, 2020 1:32 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Gloss white frame
Replies: 5
Views: 1682

Re: Gloss white frame

Thank you Mark for the detail and yes I am aware the great lengths required to get a high gloss finish. Im just not set up to be able to achieve that or indeed have the time. Jo, thank you for the pointers I will take a look and thanks for the recommendations for the slips too! I had thought of meta...
by +Rafe+
Fri 18 Sep, 2020 4:21 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Gloss white frame
Replies: 5
Views: 1682

Re: Gloss white frame

Cheers for the tip / warning Prospero...
by +Rafe+
Fri 18 Sep, 2020 4:09 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Gloss white frame
Replies: 5
Views: 1682

Gloss white frame

Hi all, happy Friday! I haven't delved into much pre-finished mouldings and I have a job in at the moment for a large A0 print that is quite bold and predominately red and i am thinking of going high gloss white and quite chunky. I don't fancy making this one up from bare wood. Can I get your though...
by +Rafe+
Fri 11 Sep, 2020 7:38 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Keencut Futura Overcuts
Replies: 6
Views: 1963

Re: Keencut Futura Overcuts

Ah I see, sorry makes sense now. That is odd, I can only offer a similar experience where the bottom stop on my machine seemed to not move when I was making adjustments. I cleaned the track out - not particularly dirty but just in case - and gave the measure plate on the stop (the scale that moves) ...
by +Rafe+
Fri 11 Sep, 2020 4:35 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Keencut Futura Overcuts
Replies: 6
Views: 1963

Re: Keencut Futura Overcuts

I have just looked at my machine and still not totally clear, maybe post a picture. The only adjustments that I am aware of are as per the manual / mentored. Maybe someone else can jump in here.
by +Rafe+
Fri 11 Sep, 2020 4:00 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Keencut Futura Overcuts
Replies: 6
Views: 1963

Re: Keencut Futura Overcuts

Hi, Not sure I fully follow... Have a look at the manual for adjusting for over / undercuts. Also make sure your blade depth is correct it needs to be as shallow as possible just scratching your slip sheet. Worth spending some time with some off-cuts and some new blades and different blade types. I ...
by +Rafe+
Fri 11 Sep, 2020 3:53 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Fabric art on self adhesive board
Replies: 7
Views: 2128

Re: Fabric art on self adhesive board

Thanks Rainbow - yes agree. No there is no vale other than sentimental and was bought in India while on holiday so ... yes very expensive :D Ok I have moved away from sticking it down. With permission from the client I have used a mix of techniques, Newbury method but also pinned the material in pla...
by +Rafe+
Fri 11 Sep, 2020 9:18 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Fabric art on self adhesive board
Replies: 7
Views: 2128

Re: Fabric art on self adhesive board

Thanks Mark, this is my view and understanding of self adhesive boards and part of the reason I have no experience of them. Thank you for the background. Prospero, yep hit the nail on the head. Did my description paint an all too familiar picture. The paints used have also stated to flake off (clien...
by +Rafe+
Thu 10 Sep, 2020 9:04 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Fabric art on self adhesive board
Replies: 7
Views: 2128

Fabric art on self adhesive board

Hi all, I have a client who has brought in some artwork on a 420 x 420mm piece of black polyester. The material itself has no hemmed edge and is quite frayed. Added to this is has a rather narrow margin / excess edge of approx 12 mm. I had planned to mount using Newbury method but the lack of workab...
by +Rafe+
Sun 30 Aug, 2020 7:55 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Original posters
Replies: 6
Views: 2391

Re: Original posters

Ah thats a good idea to pin to the foam board Justin. I had thought about using the tag gun in a similar method.

Thanks for the input
by +Rafe+
Sat 29 Aug, 2020 2:18 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Original posters
Replies: 6
Views: 2391

Re: Original posters

My one man post continues - I thought it a good idea to update this thread, this forum has been so good to me and maybe this aides someone else in the future ... I had the poster lined backed to take the fold lines out. I know that this is a separate debate on this practice but for me, in this insta...
by +Rafe+
Sun 23 Aug, 2020 7:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: De-roller experiences
Replies: 6
Views: 2352

Re: De-roller experiences

Thanks Mark, Richard for the input. Great tips / warnings Richard regarding the papers. I am a photographer (now on the side) and had a mishap handling a Hahnemühle Photorag print, thankfully one of my own. This is, however, exactly why I am wary of trying to relax / uncurl rolled art work. I seem t...
by +Rafe+
Thu 20 Aug, 2020 3:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: De-roller experiences
Replies: 6
Views: 2352

Re: De-roller experiences

Thank you Rainbow, sorry I missed you post. Really helpful to see how to handle the artwork before you start the roll, that was my concern.

Thank you for your input.
by +Rafe+
Thu 20 Aug, 2020 2:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: De-roller experiences
Replies: 6
Views: 2352

De-roller experiences

Hi, I can see that StevenG posted recently regarding these rollers looking to purchase one, I'm keen to get peoples experiences using these. I use a series of weights with artwork sandwich between mount card to remove/reduce the curling of rolled artwork. This is becoming tricky to manage as the pro...
by +Rafe+
Mon 27 Jul, 2020 8:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Power sanders
Replies: 15
Views: 5340

Re: Power sanders

Thanks all for the tips and insight!

Have a good week!
by +Rafe+
Sun 26 Jul, 2020 12:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Power sanders
Replies: 15
Views: 5340

Power sanders

Hi all, I mentioned in one of my posts recently that I have gained lots of experience over the last four years of be a full time frames by a lot of trial and error (learning the hard way) when it came to ‘bits and pieces’. Mainly framing hardware and miscellaneous items. However, I need some advise ...
by +Rafe+
Thu 23 Jul, 2020 10:37 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Ultimat Futura storage
Replies: 3
Views: 1564

Re: Ultimat Futura storage

Many thanks for the tips!
by +Rafe+
Wed 22 Jul, 2020 12:58 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Ultimat Futura storage
Replies: 3
Views: 1564

Ultimat Futura storage

Hi all, Looking for any advice / experience with regards to storing an Ultimat Futura mount cutter. I am refurbishing my studio space and building a new bench. So far my mount cutter has hung off the side of the bench when not in use. However looking at using foldable arms/supports to create a shelf...
by +Rafe+
Mon 20 Jul, 2020 12:49 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Wedding figures
Replies: 4
Views: 1463

Re: Wedding figures

Ah yes, wise words of experience! Thanks again I am tinkering with a few ideas but you have pointed me in the right direction.
by +Rafe+
Mon 20 Jul, 2020 10:31 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Wedding figures
Replies: 4
Views: 1463

Re: Wedding figures

Brilliant thanks for the reply Mark. Next cut the shelf to fit into the spacer frame and glue and screw it in place, with countersunk head screws from the outside of the spacer frame. The shelf is the part I was fuzzy on. Is your suggestion that the shelf fits the entire width of the frame? I was tr...