The Framers Forum

Do mainline do it? Failing that Lopez. Personally I would convert them to your main supplier :giggle: :giggle: you don't want to get an order for a frame and have to make up an order for a moulding with a supplier you only ...

... as I expecteded it to be although this is only small. I have seen the chop service but as I've already bought a pile of moulding from a visit to Mainline it would seem a shame for it to go to waste... in at the deep end I say. I'm keen to learn this as I've seen some beautiful and effective frames ...

... :lol: Is there any reason why I may not use wedges designated as for 'hardwood', in soft timbers, (ramin, obeche etc )?? So far as I can see - Mainline do Cassese AL 'hardwood' wedges at £3 per 8k box cheaper than their Cassese UNI 'softwood' wedges. ( the red box as opposed to the white box )

Who would you say has the best range of unfinised mouldings? I'm not getting much inspiration from Mainline and Wessex. Rose and Hollis are the market leaders in unfinished mouldings but they are a fairly low key supplier with no website to browse. Their unfinished moulding ...

... yet with my efforts or the profiles I have. Who would you say has the best range of unfinised mouldings? I'm not getting much inspiration from Mainline and Wessex.

... close but as I only need 2 meters or so I don’t really want to place such a small order and stump up for the £10 delivery charge, I've checked Mainline, Wessex and Arqadia to no avail. Does anyone know of another supplier or does anyone have any they could spare? Thanks IMG00190-20120328-1646.jpg

Glad you could make it and enjoyed the evening's programme. It was good meeting you and other new faces.

My thanks as well to Mainline Mouldings our hosts for the evening.

... thank you to, John ( with only one Morso :) ), Jim , Mel , and several others who may or may not be part of the Forum, and particularly Chris (Mr Mainline) for your warm welcome and your gracious hospitality, yesterday evening. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Pete Bingham perform magic, and went ...

Remember if you are coming to the FATG meeting at Mainline Mouldings to bring your blades with you and get them returned post free i.e. you only pay for the sharpening.

You would be more than welcome to attend Jack. As a non-member you will just be asked for the extra £5. And Mainline are laying on a buffet, so that's a bargain!

... you are thinking of becoming a member why not come along to the next meeting of the east Midlands branch on March 21st 6.45pm at the premises of Mainline Mouldings. Non-members £5.00 We have Pete Bingham coming along to do a hand finishing demo, Mainline are putting on a buffet and drinks plus ...

... from an expert. Pete Bingham has kindly offered to to a demonstration at the next meeting of the east Midlands branch of The Fine Art Trade Guild. Mainline Mouldings are hosting the meeting at their premises: Mainline Mouldings Ltd. 83 Langar Industrial Estate Harby Road Langar Nottinghamshire ...

You could give Mainline a try, the website is the best in the trade and carriage paid for an on line order is only £95 and next day delivery
Check out http://www.mainlinemouldings.co.uk.

... back today and tried again without any success. I am getting increasingly frustrated as I've tried everything I can think of (including talking to Mainline/Lion/Wessex). When cutting I am taking very small chops (using every increment on the Morso). Please have a look at the attached pics and let ...

We are very lucky as we have Arquadia a mile away but we also use Mainline, Simons, and Lions. It sure is good to build a relationship with more than one supplier. We get great service from all of them. All but one have very good and easy websites to use ...

... use a reputable blade sharpener one who knows how to hollow grind morso blades. Most of the wholesalers do a good job and I believe Lion and Mainline are good. Any sign of the moulding not cutting well or vertical lines in the cut and they should be sharpened. I had a set of blades which ...

... but made the mistake of letting all the reps into my shop. So I now only buy mainly from arqadia some contract stuff from Simons and plastics from mainline (which is usually only box quantities for contract work). When I was in retail I had a selection of about 20 mountboards which served me well. ...

Graysalchemy wrote:Make sure when you have them sharpened that you send them to a reputable company who is used to sharpening morso blades and that they are hollow ground. Lion and mainline do a sharpening service.

will do....many thanks

Make sure when you have them sharpened that you send them to a reputable company who is used to sharpening morso blades and that they are hollow ground. Lion and mainline do a sharpening service.

I personally like Mainline's Polcore....

this is their 'How to work with Polcore' guide
http://mainlinemouldings.com/index.php? ... th-Polcore