The Framers Forum

O.K. Andy, This is what I am thinking, what it means and what I am suggesting needs to be done. If I am understanding this correctly the RCD is tripping out, but the other trips remain un-affected. As I would normally expect all the other trips to be connected through the RCD trip which has a higher...

Hi Andy, Yes, it does help. Can I assume it is the RCD trip which is tripping out and not any of the other lower current trips? If so it seems very likely that the fault is excess leakage current from live to earth caused by dampness within the mineral insulation around the element, which is circula...

Andy, As you probably have already seen, the heating element is a long thin circular section like a longer version of an electric kettle element. The centre conductor inside this is the actual heater wire (be careful it also can break if bent). This conductor probably if measured would show a resist...

Hi Andy, I not only have an Ademco press like your own, but my original occupation was as an electronics design engineer, so I will try to help. First I need to ask a question and I will also give you some background information too: Question - The trip which is tripping out, is it the normal power ...

Our shop is TQ13 9AB in a nice quiet town on edge of Dartmoor and our home is TQ13 0JL historic cottage in a near by nice quiet South Devon town.

Neither post codes exactly show where we are as we share the same post codes with other premises.
Cheers,
Mark

Recent orders have been very heavily discoloured with lots of dark grey and even black marks in the wood, iffy machining, and spilts in places too! Normally I don't worry about the odd bit like that, but recently it's all been like it. The rep is coming to see me soon! My impression is that there's ...

Not having a CMC, but instead an original Keencut Ultimat (not the Ultimat Gold), I have tried various blades and boards. So far I think I have found a reasonable combination, I would still say there is much room for improvement and a few questions un-anwered regarding the factors which affect board...

Thanks John, You've made my day! It's really obvious when you see it! Clearly much less hassle than how I was doing it. Thanks again, very much appreciated. Markw and Osgood, I agreed with what you are saying about CMC, but I can't afford one and I've nowhere to put one. However, one day.......... C...

Hi Osgood, There is a company who I use from time to time, but only when I want a quantity of mounts cut. They are not worth using for single mounts - it just costs too much. I just charge a lot to cover my time and I'm glad to get jobs like this once in a while as they are so profitable. For my cur...

Recently I've been very disappointed with the quality of the ash mouldings (fit for fire-wood mostly) from my usual (U.K.) supplier. I don't intend to name and shame them, but I thought I would raise the subject and ask if this is a general problem at this time.
Cheers,
Mark

Hi Osgood & John, Osgood, I am using a Keencut ultimat. Yes I wish I had a CMC too, but there's neither the room for one, nor the money. John, you may remember a few years ago LIon used to sell a marking out device for cutting multiple aperture double mounts. Well, I never thought of getting one...

This is how I do them. I cut the front mount first, but I make it bigger than the final size by an inch all round. I then stick the front mount front face down onto the back of the rear mount using double sided tape. IMPORTANT - THE DOUBLE SIDED TAPE MUST BE WITHIN THE ADDITIONAL ONE INCH ALL ROUND ...

I can't figure it out either! Business is normally slow this time of year, but we've done much better than expected. I don't like the heat though! I am supposed to be doing three wash-line mounts before the weekend. Not that easy to get back to the start point before the wash dries. Not my idea of f...

Roboframer wrote:
I don't know why you are looking for fabric from a non fabric specialist.

I agree, ideally, I would do as you suggest, but I live and work in rural Devon and can't find what I want locally, or spare the time to close the shop and go to the nearest big town.
Cheers,
Mark

The extra large foam core problem has been solved, Wessex pictures can supply 10mm thick foam core in a 4 ft x 8 ft sheet, at £18 per sheet. Unfortunately 10mm is the only thickness they do in that size. I am thinking about covering the foam core with black brushed nylon display fabric, it comes 52 ...

There's no way I can lose the micro-tags in the embroidery it's not that kind of embroidery, so I'm ordering some extra heavy duty mono-filament nylon.

It's also too big for either jumbo sized mountboard or foam core board. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Mark

Hi John, Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Have you looked at flying? There are regular flights to Exeter, Plymouth or Newquay. I never flown from these airports, but I understand the services available are quite good and reasonably priced. Some friends of ours flew up to the Edinbourgh tattoo from ...

I've been asked to frame a carpet / tapestry which is about 4 ft by 5 ft in size and it's quite heavy, it's also lined at the back and fringed with swivelled metalised thread tassels. The only sensible place to attach it from is the edge where the tassels are attached. Any attachment needs to be ver...

Hi charles, Are the figures glazed? If so, how about those glue on plate hangers? They have a very strong water soluble gum adhesive, which I assume should be acceptable to your customer. You then stick whatever you like to the plate hanger, because glue on the plate hanger doesn't matter. Cheers, M...

Hi Les, I think yours in the answer I was looking for. The frame in question not only has the brown colouring, but in some places it is thicker and looks almost black. It's hard to explain what it looks like, but it looks seriously old, which is what the customer wants to be kept. I will try out you...