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- Sat 07 Nov, 2020 12:18 pm
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Business model for lockdown.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2059
Re: Business model for lockdown.
If people are looking for an easy way to take remote payments, try SumUp. I've been using it for over a year and they've really upped their game during lockdown. You can now send a remote payment code to a customer and they can pay by card via their smart phone. You can also do remote invoicing, alt...
- Thu 05 Nov, 2020 9:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Glass
- Replies: 9
- Views: 856
Re: Glass
Hi Geoff - Don't overburden yourself with stock at this stage. If you order through Wessex you can buy as much or as little as you need. I keep plenty of standard float glass in a standard 1220 x 915 size, which is as big as I would like to be handling. I also keep AR70 and UV99 in stock, but never ...
- Wed 04 Nov, 2020 11:58 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: What mount cutter?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 452
Re: What mount cutter?
Robert - I use a Keencut Ultimat Futura which is excellent but may be too expensive, although they've been around long enough for there to be some well-priced second hand ones on the market. The predecessor was the Keencut Ultimat Gold, which is also a really good machine, and you'll see lots of the...
- Mon 26 Oct, 2020 11:00 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Service to Charnwood Guillotine and CS1 underpinner
- Replies: 4
- Views: 411
Re: Service to Charnwood Guillotine and CS1 underpinner
Dave -
I use Jamie and Mark Griffiths at TGS Repairs for my servicing and am very happy with them - I used to have a CS1 and they serviced that - not sure what's involved with the guillotine.
Jonathan
I use Jamie and Mark Griffiths at TGS Repairs for my servicing and am very happy with them - I used to have a CS1 and they serviced that - not sure what's involved with the guillotine.
Jonathan
- Mon 19 Oct, 2020 1:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Frame bowing - any advice please?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1067
Re: Frame bowing - any advice please?
If you look at the instructions on the Wessex link, you’ll see that it screws into the original frame giving a really strong combined frame, hence the reason for the slope on the sub frame
- Mon 19 Oct, 2020 9:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Frame bowing - any advice please?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1067
Re: Frame bowing - any advice please?
As has already been mentioned, I would use a subframe on this - PW219 from Wessex should fit nicely into this profile. I've got a similar job to do this week. If you don't want to go back to the customer then I would just write off the cost of the subframe but remember to include it next time. I wou...
- Thu 15 Oct, 2020 10:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Difficulties with concave back mouldings ....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 498
Re: Difficulties with concave back mouldings ....
With mouldings like this I always go for chop service. Costs more upfront but saves you time and therefore money in the long run. LJ, Lion and Wessex all offer this and saves a lot of sweat and swearing!
- Tue 15 Sep, 2020 5:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mounting stamps
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2372
Re: Mounting stamps
Mark is absolutely right - condition of stamps is everything and as soon as the gum is compromised the value plummets. Try looking up Hawid stamp mounts - they're a ready made folder style mount used by collectors that encapsulates the stamps and enables you to place a mount around them.
- Mon 14 Sep, 2020 9:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lining up a cross-stitch
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1125
Re: Lining up a cross-stitch
Interesting discussion and lots of useful points. Like Jo, I was always trained never to moisten cross stitches. I am very clear with customers that if they want an item washed or ironed that they do this before bringing the item in for framing. I have never had an item that could not be squared wit...
- Thu 27 Aug, 2020 6:01 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Acrylic Box
- Replies: 7
- Views: 754
Re: Acrylic Box
I've used Marvin Callender at Callender Designs in Poole for a few jobs - very impressed with the quality
- Mon 24 Aug, 2020 6:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mark Thornton (underpinner spares)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 858
Re: Mark Thornton (underpinner spares)
Mark - I agree and would also mention Jamie Griffiths at TGS Repairs. He's got me out of trouble on a few occasions and is no doubt finding life a bit quiet at the moment.
- Thu 13 Aug, 2020 10:30 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Mouldings Range
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1075
Re: Mouldings Range
Or what Justin said !
- Thu 13 Aug, 2020 9:46 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Mouldings Range
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1075
Re: Mouldings Range
Hi David - If you have gallery experience then you'll know that white mouldings are always popular, particularly with artists. I sell quite a bit of Lion, and like the fact that they are willing to provide free samples which are already fitted with velcro. Their 'Domino' and 'Mono' range in white an...
- Wed 29 Jul, 2020 7:01 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Help with a cropped image.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 448
Re: Help with a cropped image.
Matt - I think you're going to struggle to get a mount round this without it looking cramped. I would consider making a feature of it by either float mounting or shadow float mounting it on a matching or contrasting colour of mountboard and then putting it into the frame with spacers to keep the gla...
- Mon 20 Jul, 2020 9:09 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Large aperture mount!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 552
Re: Large aperture mount!
Try Wessex - they’ve got a very large CMC that cuts jumbo boards - you can probably have it sent on a regular van delivery run
- Wed 17 Jun, 2020 5:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Paperweights?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1869
Re: Paperweights?
I use offcuts of glass. Take eight pieces of 8cm square glass and cover in handy wrap and you have a cheap and easy paperweight. If it gets tatty, just wrap it again. I keep a range of these handy and they are ideal for jobs like float mounting and hinging. Ideal way of using up scraps of glass you'...
- Tue 02 Jun, 2020 3:01 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: papyrus stretching
- Replies: 5
- Views: 661
Re: papyrus stretching
I think at that size I'd be speaking to Wessex about acrylic - would certainly help with the weight.
- Fri 22 May, 2020 7:12 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Wanted - moulding display tower
- Replies: 2
- Views: 424
Re: Wanted - moulding display tower
Thanks for looking this out - much appreciated. I’d like to try and find a plain one if I can - I’ll keep looking - early days!
- Fri 22 May, 2020 3:33 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Wanted - moulding display tower
- Replies: 2
- Views: 424
Wanted - moulding display tower
Good afternoon all -
Does anyone have a moulding display tower they're looking to sell? Ideally within reasonable distance of the South Coast if possible.
Many thanks
Jonathan
Does anyone have a moulding display tower they're looking to sell? Ideally within reasonable distance of the South Coast if possible.
Many thanks
Jonathan
- Sat 18 Apr, 2020 8:03 am
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Annual Stock Take
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1993
Re: Annual Stock Take
Gavin - my accountant asks me to count everything, including consumables, wrapping, tape and anything else used in the business. Don’t get too hung up on counting every last screw. I just estimate what’s left to the nearest 10% and leave it at that. I found it a bit of a pain at first but once you’v...