The Framers Forum

"Not your average framer" and "Old Master" are just user names, as I'm guessing yours is too "cuthbert", surely that's not your real name? I'm guessing it's more like "knob end"

Sorry John, but it's needs saying.

Having not read the book (but I might well do), is it not just another person/persons view on how things should be done? ie their opinion? I've seen so many framing styles over the years, many which I like and equally or more that I don't. Surely it's about happy customers, regardless of the "r...

I started in a local framing wholesales in approx 1991 , lifting and carrying etc, learned framing off a succession of different framers over the next 5 years, then the framers job in the retail side became available and I managed to blag my way into that.........worked there as the full time framer...

Front up, if you are doing multiple apertures , best to draw it out lightly with pencil.
Is this to add a mountboard slip?

Just get a test bit of mount board, set the side stop to required width, draw a light pencil line, then check to see size as the tip of blade touches the pencil line, will be approx 4/5mm, ie top and bottom stop at +4 or 5mm, then cut it, no over or undercut and you are there, turn it over and pop t...

I'll be back.......

Roboframer wrote: I'm going to mount something heavier, with melinex - to my workshop ceiling - and post it here as a reference.

Morso ?

Think of the poor framer who may have to change the mount in the future, keep the sticking together to the minimum if you can. Can't really agree with this I'm afraid, if a framer is re-doing this in the future, ie new mount, then it's likely they will provide a new backing mount, I know I would. A...

As said above, stick them down, problem solved

Couple of circular mounts, one smaller that the other, robo calls it a platform mount, either that or encapsulate in that clear stuff(name escapes me just now) mylar? with wings passed through the backing mount?

Give the customer what he wants, double sided tape or a few spots of pva, job done. As long as the backing mount is the same overall size and the artwork isn't in contact with any adhesives(other than what it's hinged with) it'll be fine.

Reasons not to do it.......none

Mmmmm Weetabix

More elbow grease needed, these spots usually polish out.........usually

Mountboard slips - The mount should be cut showing no bevel,either cut face up or straight. Not just a normal mount.......you know who you are

Had to scrap a silent one years ago due to the cost of service/repair. Worked out better to buy a new one

I did it on 2 jobs today, removed loads of masking tape,which didn't do any damage as it was all falling off anyway, replaced with ph7-70, then wrote a note on the back of the mounts.......they were only re glazing jobs and I didn't need to do it but masking tape is evil lol

Cunny Funt

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