The Framers Forum

Check that the blade is inserted properly all the way before tightening the allenscrew There is a serated adjuster which mustn't be fiddled with if not purposely adjusting for a thicker/thinner board as this affects the depth of the blade cut The rulers for setting the stops can slide fairly easily ...

...had a number of these. they are often stuck with a hard brittle glue which has failed in areas and even if you do get it off the backing the photo paper remains wobbly. I tend to take a photo of the photo, load the raw file into pshop to edit out any blemishes, adjust the colour balance to keep i...

If the artwork was bought in Africa somewhere they are often done on cheap cotton fabric primed with fat pva and painted with enamel type oils - they also come off stretchers which are totally out of kilter - I generally clean off the dust from the back and then glue them to board and then am forced...

.....and may the force...er....frame be with you!!!!

Makes it easier for the mechanics to know what nut and bolt goes where!!!!! Maybe they should have added an arrow saying "moves in this direction"

I used to buy rolls of plastic called high quality book covering - cheap though, used for school books. When unrolled it had a folded edge and open edge - I used to slip the mounts between the layers and use a metal straight edge and soldering iron to seal off creating a completely sealed pocket for...

All they do is suck one end and blow and i mean blow dust into the air

vaccuum cleaner which has water in the bowl/base - blows out absolutely clean and dust free air (we have had a Rainbow machine for 19 yrs now and still works a charm

Like Robo my cassesse faces away from me on corner of large work top - work bench is 25mm lower than cassesse but I have two planks of 25mm thickness and just over metre long which I move around as support when joining frames over 1000mm per side

16 years now in my converted garage and going strong - I suppose municipal regulations differ but the local building inspector/ town planner visited me once because of complaints but turned out it wasn't about me - just asked that my signage hanging in the tree stays as it is 300 x 100 mm board and ...

1994 Cape Town to Henties Bay , Namibia 21hrs drive - Helluva distance to go and catch fish on the coast of a desert - especially when there were so many fish that it became like work, not enjoyable angling - but the night sky while driving through desolate areas was unbelievable - no wonder prehist...

No holes anywhere! No glue was used anywhere - both frames had the same powder in but only the one had what looked like fishmoth/ silverfish nibblings on the mount - mystery to me - anyway the old stuff is now chucked and the artworks are safely in new frames and mounts.

"...has developed..." should read "...have developed..." Sorry Davie! The teacher in me just will not go away

These two frames arrived today and I am keen to hear if anybody has seen something like this before. At first glance I suggested powder beetle in the wood but the further I inspected the more quizzed I became. The is absolutely no trace of wildlife in the wood of the frame. It is also a very hard wo...

I saw that story on Sky News the other day - not only socks were nicked but other clothing items as well - owner of the cat eventually hung all the stolen items out in front of her house so that the real owners could collect their stuff (some of it brand new )

I'm not too swift with an X-Acto knife

I haven't used one of those in my work for about 14 yrs - maybe the handle is in a box somewhere!!!!

Got this in an e-mail today and not holding British citizenship, thought I wouldn't be treading on thin ice. A Wee Scottish Tale A man is cupping his hand to scoop water from a Highland burn. A Gamekeeper shouts, "Dinnae drink tha waater! Et's fu' ae coo's shite an pish!" The man replies, ...

Mitreman wrote How strong are your fixings? I use mainly single and double d-rings. I generally keep a stock of about 7 types of hanging attachments - two different "swingers" like in the pic ( versatile because I sometimes bend them to fix stretchers into a frame or use them as clamps ove...

this is what mine looks like - actually the cord loops around the screw under the tag as well

Hi guys - the knot I use with polychord ( which is what I use mostly anyway - I normally keep about 4 grades ) is what I would tie a hook on a fishing line - loop through itself three times, pull it up tight against the hanger tag and then the excess I place under the hanger tag and then screw it ho...

I have had that feeling before Áine - I'll rephrase that money bit - What club's jersey do you expect to make some money out of in framing jobs ? ah what the 'ell - No jobs if it's Barce . At least there will be a Premier team in the final