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- Thu 07 Sep, 2023 11:12 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Jumbo mount not big enough
- Replies: 9
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Re: Jumbo mount not big enough
I wouldn't even attempt a conventional mount. When you get to that scale you have think a bit 'out of the box'. I'd go for a wide slip. Gold slips go up to 30mm. With a bit of trickery you can engineer a slip so it fulfills the properties needed - not crimping the edges of the paper and leaving room...
- Thu 07 Sep, 2023 10:59 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Using an underpinner - or not...
- Replies: 15
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Re: Using an underpinner - or not...
On wide mouldings (2"+) on biggish frames I like to put a biscuit in. It makes what is a simple butt joint into a Mortise and Tenon and make joining easier. The different in the strength of the corner is significant. I've tried breaking biscuited corners by hand and it's very difficult. I'm on ...
- Wed 06 Sep, 2023 10:36 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Using an underpinner - or not...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 30630
Re: Using an underpinner - or not...
In my experience with underpinning (about 40 years) it's not good to add more pins after the glue as set. It's all about getting the top pressure in the right place - that is getting the top pad over the insertion point. Easy on a flat moulding, but on a moulding with a high back and placing a v-nai...
- Wed 30 Aug, 2023 10:08 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Float mounting client complaint
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3479
Re: Float mounting client complaint
Every 70mm? That's too many. Also that tape is too strong. P90 would work better. Two hinges at the top and maybe two at the side toward the bottom which should be 'loose', that is formed so they allow lateral movement but hold the print down. It's a bit of a optimistic expectation to float mount a ...
- Sat 26 Aug, 2023 12:01 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Newbie Q - Frame Support
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18201
Re: Newbie Q - Frame Support
You can fix braces to the back to mitigate bowing of a thin moulding. I've used strips of 2.5 MDF in the past. Also add steel 'L' mending plates on the corners. It works up to a point but it's a slightly half-arsed solution. :P * The Wessex subframes have a neat bevel on the inside that allows you t...
- Fri 25 Aug, 2023 10:38 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Newbie Q - Frame Support
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18201
Re: Newbie Q - Frame Support
For something that size and with that moulding width you really need a subframe. That is a support frame that goes behind and takes the weight of the entire inner package. Wessex do suitable sections, but for max strength you can make your own from PSE timber. It should be the same size as the backi...
- Tue 22 Aug, 2023 10:09 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Double Mounting
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9721
Re: Double Mounting
Coloured mounts really are an '80s thing. I rarely use strongly coloured mounts nowadays and stick to mainly pale, neutral shades with just a hint of colour. People think a colour in the mount will 'pick up' a colour in the image. It won't. It's a heavy-handed method used by people who don't really ...
- Mon 21 Aug, 2023 10:02 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: “I’ll keep that… it come in handy!”
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5541
Re: “I’ll keep that… it come in handy!”
I have a BIG shed full of 'useful' bits. It's 30ft long and 12ft wide. Most of it is the remnants of a job lot of moulding I bought in 2006. I've cherry-picked all the good stuff and used it. The rest is stuff that is perfectly good but I just have no use for nowadays. Also vast heaps of boxes full ...
- Sat 12 Aug, 2023 8:45 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Texturing Gel?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5825
Re: Texturing Gel?
This was a popular thing in times gone by. Sometimes a print would be mounted to canvas and put on stretcher bars to better emulate the look of an original. I've had people come to me with 'granny's oil painting' for a valuation only to be informed that it was a print and worth next to nothing. It g...
- Mon 07 Aug, 2023 2:16 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Perfect Joins
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13889
Re: Perfect Joins
Ooh, can I jump on and ask what you mean about band clamps Prospero? Your ones without corners that you can underpin? The one I have from Screwfix, I think I could take the plastic corners off so it is just the screw/handle/ratchtety thing and the strap. Is that essentially the same or are your one...
- Mon 07 Aug, 2023 10:13 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Keencut Ultimat Futura Problem
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8683
Re: Keencut Ultimat Futura Problem
The cutter depends on a good solid base. A slight dip will cause this problem. You could try adding a few shims of
card or whatever underneath and see if it's any better. Mountcutters work best when installed in a permanent position.
card or whatever underneath and see if it's any better. Mountcutters work best when installed in a permanent position.
- Mon 07 Aug, 2023 10:05 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Perfect Joins
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13889
Re: Perfect Joins
I do a lot of big chunky frames and I like to slightly over-engineer the joins. The fact is that over a certain size frame the sheer weight of a big moulding tends to work against it. You have a bigger glue area, but the glued strength depends on tight joints and even contact across the face. With t...
- Fri 04 Aug, 2023 10:31 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Bevel Cutting Jombo Mountcard
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8485
Re: Bevel Cutting Jombo Mountcard
Do you mean the plain wood that will act as my boarder cannot touch the glass. What would happen if it did? I should have said.... Some painted surfaces produce strange optical effects when glass is laid on them. I believe the proper term is "Newton's Rings". Pale colours in particular sh...
- Thu 03 Aug, 2023 10:45 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Bevel Cutting Jombo Mountcard
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8485
Re: Bevel Cutting Jombo Mountcard
For something that scale you maybe should abandon the card mount concept in favour of a wood profile mitred and joined like a frame. Rose & Hollis do a very useful plain wood that can be employed for this purpose ref A231. There is also A245 which the same size but with a cove rather than a beve...
- Fri 28 Jul, 2023 9:50 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: hardboard backing for canvas
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3273
Re: hardboard backing for canvas
I've used Unibond in the past with success. It's basically wood glue diluted a bit. The key thing is to get even pressure on until the glue has set - 24 hrs is my preference. Put the board/canvas between two heavy boards (19mm Chipboard?) with sheets of plastic to stop any oozes sticking to the heav...
- Fri 28 Jul, 2023 9:41 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Antique frames re sized needed? Also fabric mounts
- Replies: 3
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Re: Antique frames re sized needed? Also fabric mounts
If they are non-linear i.e. with fancy corners and applied ornaments, then they are next to impossible to resize. You are better having the made to order. There are several very good companies who can make them to order, including some on this Forum. :D As for mounts they can be cut from ready-cover...
- Wed 26 Jul, 2023 9:50 am
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Shipping Large Oil Painting from UK to USA?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10921
Re: Shipping Large Oil Painting from UK to USA?
Make sure it's adequately insured. A chap I know had a rolled canvas that was shopped from the States. The
customs took it out to examine it and totally destroyed it trying to get it back in the tube. It was valued at
several thousand pounds which he managed to recoup.
customs took it out to examine it and totally destroyed it trying to get it back in the tube. It was valued at
several thousand pounds which he managed to recoup.
- Wed 26 Jul, 2023 9:44 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: fixing mirror in frame
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10514
Re: fixing mirror in frame
One nice touch is to black out the underside of the rebate with a fat marker. This prevents the edge of the mirror
reflecting any scruffy bits. It looks cleaner.
reflecting any scruffy bits. It looks cleaner.
- Mon 24 Jul, 2023 9:56 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Waxing Bare wood frames
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8153
Re: Waxing Bare wood frames
I have a loudspeaker cabinet that I made at school in 1968. :D Solid oak. I waxed/polished it as per the teacher's instructions and it looks as good now as the day it was made. I rarely use oak/ash for frames but when I do and want a natural finish I put on two coats of bleached shellac before waxin...
- Wed 28 Jun, 2023 9:11 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: What do you call this type of corner - and what is missing in the holes!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4763
Re: What do you call this type of corner - and what is missing in the holes!
It's in a book called "The Complete Guide to Picture Framing" by Jenny Rodwell and George Short. Published by Macdonald & Co. 1986.
Interesting book but a bit 'Old School' now.
Interesting book but a bit 'Old School' now.