The Framers Forum

Hi All, This old chestnut again! I think the time has come to start putting pressure on the moulding manufacturers / suppliers to get deeper rebates on the moulding. Not enough time is spent on lobbying them, and they tend to push it under the carpet when any furore dies down, and its nearly always ...

Dermot!

Excellent, very funny, and some 'tink the Paddy's are tick'

Steven

Hi All, I have basically two rules of thought here: 1. If I have to use these type of mouldings, I either use an Impact Adhesive, or I have discovered a product called 'No Mare Nails', seems to work, no complaints so far, or failing that 'Gripfill', wonderful stuff! 2. DONT offer any of this type of...

Framerguy! This is a solid piece of sugar icing, and the body itself is quite firm and reasonably stable. The problems arose when one of the arms broke (3 bloody times, twice on me) and I had to perform a medical first, setting it back together and getting it to sit as it was originally, the main pr...

To All GCF's (Both Northern Irish and Eire) The first GCF Refresher Course to be held in Northern Ireland will be held on Friday 11th June 2004 in The Belmont Hotel, Rathfriland Road, Banbridge, Co. Down at 7:30pm All GCF's are encouraged to attend. Letters of invite have been sent out, with the cou...

HI All, I done a similar prject for this same client about 10 years ago, again a decoration of the top of a 40th birthday cake, although that time it was a lot thinner and easier to handle. It was in 3 pieces, (1) a woman dressed in a red bikini, (2) a book and (3) a cocktail drink. I managed to get...

Dermot,

Many thanks, for your help, I will let you know how the strips pan out.

Steven

MarkW Many thanks for your reply, there are already many additional fastenings holding the piece together, like cocktail sticks. Its a multiple part figure, and actually would have been better its it had of been one piece instead of looking like summut out of 'Young Frankenstein', mind you after loo...

Here's one for all you brainiacs! I have got a rather large cake decoration to frame. Shaped in the form of a rugby player, (slightly smaller than Action Man, but not much), bedecked in this chaps team colours, along with a ball, and a large Happy 18th Birthday. (By the way this thing is edible, but...

JOHN GCF (UK) Congratulations! I have been slightly luckier, in that I have been found on the Guild's website slightly more often, but hey, just proves that results come to those who are prepared to put the work in, in the forst place and not sit back and rubbish everything, including the GCF qualif...

I hardly think the survey was directed at 'members only' as you say, after all, the FATG have no control over who views or chooses to view their website, and therefore would have had no control over who replied to the survey. By the by, you never said whether you completed the survey or not, did you...

Hi John, As I promised, I will keep you all informed as to the FATG and what its up to and what it has planned. One thing is for sure, and all my wife has to do is pick a date for the first NEW 'GCF Refresher Courses' to be held in Northern Ireland. These will be held on a yearly or 2 yearly basis (...

MarkW... Yes, this was discussed at all 3 levels of the FATG, from Executive level, Court level and Branch Masters level, on Thursday 25th March and as always they were lively debates, and again at the Artists Committee on Friday 26th. So no shortage of discussion. Once the minutes of the meetings h...

Hi folks! With the GCF Scheme gathering impetous in Northern Ireland and more and more framers wanting to take the test, please find listed below the dates set for 2004 17th April 2004 16th October 2004 Anyone interested, please contact me (028) 9269 3807 Tests are held in the designated Test Centre...

re John's Cooments. I would like to make my own personal position clear. I made the posting re: the benefits of being a memebr of the FATG, in response to other postings that I had read with regard GCF and some mention of FATG. I, in no way am representing or being a spokesman for the FATG at this t...

I will speak to and invite Rosie to answer some of the comments that have been made so far. I have also noted the comments re 'Corporate' and will be bringing this up at the next meeting in London at the end of March, at both the Branch Master's meeting and the Full Court. As a small independand fra...

Thank you John for you reply, I didnt want to, simply as I might be accused of being petty, but you said it all. As the message stands, just justifies the point I made about people, wnating the Guild to work, but failing to them in what way. We live in hope.

Steven

Many thanks for your reply. I was heartened to read that at least you have tried to engage the Guild and make the membership work for you. When I took over as Branch Master for here, there hadnt been a meeting for almost 2 years, so I decided to take the bull by the horns and got this Branch off its...

Hoping that last transmission got through, I will try a real answer. Dermot, I read your commenst with some disheart and sadness, and yet with a little titter. All through my time as Branch Master, I was continually asked the same question, and told the same thing, 'Action is what is needed' The Gui...

Hi John, I cant get a message through as a reply, so I will create a new topic and hope everyone follows on. So here goes. I read with interest the topic re GCF and the whys and what fors, and as a GCF Advanced Framer, GCF tester and former Branch Master for Northern Ireland, here is what I have to ...