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I did a flag slightly bigger than that. It was worn and moth eaten so there were bits missing. I got a tailor friend to sew it onto cotton and then stretched that like a canvas. I allowed for around 100mm space around that would be seen plus extra for stretching. I used 4mm plastic glass and then a ...

My worry would be choosing one way or another and then the customer doesn't like it.
Show them examples of both and get a decision.
For what it's worth I think you should always frame to the picture, rather than make a picture fit a certain size frame.

I have a big roll of melinex so I just cut off 4 strips for the corners, passed them through slits hidden behind the sleeve and taped with my ph7 70 tape. The fixings for the car panels are like plastic washers with legs which pop into the hole in the middle and then through the mountboard. There's ...

Here's mine: The sleeve is held in place by melinex straps on the corners, and the record is held in place by the fixings for car trim panels so it can all be reversed easily if ever required.

You could use a wooden slip under the glass to give the same visual appearance as mountboard.
Mitres could be filled if you wanted a seamless join.
Centrado do a white slip 50mm x 5mm.

The point of underpinning is to hold the join in place while the glue dries, to save the need for clamping. In theory this would allow you to do 5 or 10 frames at a time, but it would be unusual and awkward to have that amount of clamps sitting. My worry about letting the glue dry first and then pin...

Centrado do a tulip wood subframe.
https://centrado.co/product/raw-tulip-subframe-3810tu/
This one is 10mm deep.

1.25% is not a bad rate. If it's working well for you I would just continue.

Imagine you spend just 1 hour looking into new machines then to make it worthwhile you would need to get a rate of 1% or lower (assuming you work for £25 an hour.

I think you are overthinking this. I normally decide based on the size of the canvas and the size of the frame and what feels right at the time. If it's just a small canvas and frame 1 on each side will be fine, if it's a bit larger I might use 2, or even 3 or 4 on each side. The last one I did was ...

If it's just a canvas without glass there won't be much weight so even small screws should be fine. If you want to screw through into the canvas as well just get longer screws. How have you been fixing the canvas into the frame if you haven't been using longer screws? You can also use double d-rings...

It's hard to tell if your pricing is wrong when you haven't disclosed your price.

vintage frames wrote: ↑Wed 24 May, 2023 10:24 am Thank you pramsay13 for a well-considered contribution.

I didn't write any of it. I put your question to bard (Google's AI software).

Here are some specific things that a picture framer should watch out for in terms of AI taking over: The use of AI-powered tools: AI-powered tools are becoming increasingly common in the picture framing industry. These tools can be used to automate tasks such as measuring, cutting, and mounting artw...

I would say that there is a real danger in the advancement of AI, but it is not as simple as saying that AI is going to destroy the world. There are a number of potential dangers, but they can be mitigated if we are careful. Some of the potential dangers of AI include: Job displacement: AI is alread...

It sounds as though it is a modern canvas, so should stretch fine.

It really doesn't bother me, certainly not enough to create a post about it.

I don't think I've ever had anything that bad but I often get pixelated photos so I normally have a conversation about print quality and where the original photo came from etc. Once armed with the information if they still want to go ahead and get it framed I will oblige, although often I'm asked to...

Are the wedges definitely the correct type for polycore and are they in the correct way?
If the pressure is up that high and still not firing in fully something else is wrong.
Have you tried with some wood just to check?
I don't use plastic moulding so not sure what is different.

Have a look at dreamkeepers.co.uk

I like frames, but not that much