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by Not your average framer
Wed 16 Nov, 2022 10:55 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Bugs in frames?
Replies: 6
Views: 1785

Re: Bugs in frames?

Heat kills insect eggs. If there are any viable insect eggs inside the wood of the frame the frames needs to be heated in an oven to above 100 degrees centigrade for about 30 minutes to destroy any surviving eggs. Any organic matter will be destroyed when subjected to temperatures above 100 degrees ...
by Not your average framer
Tue 15 Nov, 2022 10:05 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Underpinner cs88 won't work
Replies: 4
Views: 1335

Re: Underpinner cs88 won't work

The receiver block is the rectangular silver block from which the wedge emerges and is inserted into the moulding. Earlier machines have a allen key screw in front of this block facing upwards and later machines have an allen screw lower down at the front of the surround around the receiver block an...
by Not your average framer
Mon 14 Nov, 2022 11:20 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Underpinner cs88 won't work
Replies: 4
Views: 1335

Re: Underpinner cs88 won't work

There are a number of possibilities why this will not work. A good one to check for is probably that the hammer blades is stuck in the receiver block and as a result that the hammer blade and has become detached from it's mounting. If the hammer blade cannot return to it's reseting position, then th...
by Not your average framer
Sat 12 Nov, 2022 11:33 am
Forum: After Hours
Topic: framing before modern equipment
Replies: 8
Views: 3401

Re: framing before modern equipment

I've got all the usuall modern equipment, which everyone else uses, but everything has it's limitation and some jobs still need to be done using the old fashioned tradisional way. Yes, I often have to use hidden pins, or nails to keep the front face on really deep frames closed and stuff like that. ...
by Not your average framer
Sat 12 Nov, 2022 11:17 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Liquid Metal Metallic Paints
Replies: 9
Views: 3481

Re: Liquid Metal Metallic Paints

I was sent a colour sample sheet of Liquid Leaf paints by Gold Leaf Supplies. The sample sheet was made by Golf Leaf Supplies themselves and it looked quite impressive to me. I have not tried these paints myself, because with all my medical problems there is too much going on right now, but maybe as...
by Not your average framer
Sat 12 Nov, 2022 10:59 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Liquid Metal Metallic Paints
Replies: 9
Views: 3481

Re: Liquid Metal Metallic Paints

Although this does not refer to mettallic finishes, I also am a big fan of layered, distressed, waxed and subtly washed paint finishes on mframes and mouldings. It does not make too much sense to make these finishes unnecessarily complicated as it is much more worthwhile to be able to complete the w...
by Not your average framer
Sat 12 Nov, 2022 9:33 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Liquid Metal Metallic Paints
Replies: 9
Views: 3481

Re: Liquid Metal Metallic Paints

The method which I use was popularised by the well known Pete Bingham. The bronzing powder is mixed with an oxidation preventer and simply stippled into an initially brushed on coat of Liberon Black Bison wax. The resulting finish is then gently heated with a hot air paint stripper, with causes both...
by Not your average framer
Fri 11 Nov, 2022 3:54 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Liquid Metal Metallic Paints
Replies: 9
Views: 3481

Re: Liquid Metal Metallic Paints

Liquid Metal Paints are sort of O.K., but the are not as convincing as either a proper gilded finish, or a metallic finish using bronzing powdwers. Prosperro uses a bronzing powder receipe based on a varnish base,while I use a bronzing powder receipe based of a water based method with a wax based bi...
by Not your average framer
Thu 10 Nov, 2022 1:30 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Mounting CDs
Replies: 8
Views: 3002

Re: Mounting CDs

Replcement CD cases are easily available and can be cut up to use the part which clips in place into the centre of the CD to bedisplayed. It can be quite helpful to gently heat the plastic before cutting up the CD case, before attempting to cut up the material of the CD case to avoid it becoming bri...
by Not your average framer
Wed 05 Oct, 2022 3:54 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Advice Appreicated
Replies: 33
Views: 21831

Re: Advice Appreicated

20 miles is not so bad, perhaps there's a nice place to grab a quick cuppa while you are on route as well.
Glad you have got a good outcome.
Mark.
by Not your average framer
Wed 05 Oct, 2022 3:50 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Customer enquiries
Replies: 8
Views: 3498

Re: Customer enquiries

Good paperwork can save you both time and money and in all likelyhood it will make your life much easier. It also becomes much more vial as the number of people working in your shop increases and then the paperwork makes it easier for various members of staff to work together as an effective team, w...
by Not your average framer
Wed 05 Oct, 2022 8:50 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: moulding search
Replies: 1
Views: 942

Re: moulding search

Mouldings of similar styles to that were popular in the 1970's and the 1980's for companies who supplied framed artworks to large hotels and places like that. They were produced by specialist manufacturers who catered specifically for that particular market sector. There was a big boom in building n...
by Not your average framer
Tue 04 Oct, 2022 8:03 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: Advice Appreicated
Replies: 33
Views: 21831

Re: Advice Appreicated

It might be worth checking out some of your existing framing suppliers as some of these operate their own in house mount cutting service. I don't know which different suppliers do this, but Wessex Pictures certainly used to offer such a service via Wessex Fine Art before Covid came along and they ev...
by Not your average framer
Mon 03 Oct, 2022 1:57 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from the Hebrides!
Replies: 5
Views: 3012

Re: Hello from the Hebrides!

Hi again Christine, Is there an adjustment for the spring tension on the clamping lever to enable the front of the clamping bar to close to gap at the front. This is likely to be the best way of adjusting this gap, if such a adjustment is available. Beyond that possiblity, I don't have much else to ...
by Not your average framer
Mon 03 Oct, 2022 1:07 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Searching for discontinued moulding
Replies: 2
Views: 947

Re: Searching for discontinued moulding

That's not an easy one to match! However have you looked at the lion Mod range? It in my last Lion catalogue, but not on their website. The dimensions for the larger, squarer moulding in this range are not too far off. There is a teal blue one in the range, but the outside face looks like a medium d...
by Not your average framer
Mon 03 Oct, 2022 12:08 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from the Hebrides!
Replies: 5
Views: 3012

Re: Hello from the Hebrides!

Hi Christine and welome, This might not be an easy question to answer. Not being able to examine the said guillotine, it is probably best to try asking a few questions to see if helps us to understand what is the cause of the problem. First of all can you confirm that the guillotine is complete with...
by Not your average framer
Sat 01 Oct, 2022 8:07 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Oak or ash tray frames
Replies: 8
Views: 2396

Re: Oak or ash tray frames

It's a wide flat moulding which has been flipped through 90 degrees, so that the rabate is not at the rear of the frame. The fillet is added into the rear of the frame and this completes the turning of the frame into a tray. The fillet is the flat surface at the rear of the frame onto which the canv...
by Not your average framer
Sat 01 Oct, 2022 4:41 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Oak or ash tray frames
Replies: 8
Views: 2396

Re: Oak or ash tray frames

I make mine using a flat oak moulding with the rabate turned to the rear of the frame and a fillet fixed in the rebate. Most of the convenintly sized flat oak mouldings are not that convenient for underpinning into the edge of the sight edge lip, so I just clamp and cross nail the corner joints with...
by Not your average framer
Sat 01 Oct, 2022 2:42 pm
Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
Topic: Query about mountcutter
Replies: 5
Views: 2052

Re: Query about mountcutter

Yes, I have the 1200mm / 48 inch ultimat gold. From what I remember, I believe that you are correct in what you are saying' I sometimes cut mounts from normal sized sheets of mountbord cut in half for framing football shirts and I can cut mounts for this using my 1200mm ultimat gold with any problem...
by Not your average framer
Sat 01 Oct, 2022 9:20 am
Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
Topic: Query about mountcutter
Replies: 5
Views: 2052

Re: Query about mountcutter

At the time that the Futura was originally introduced Keen cut were offering a conversion kit to upgrade earlier model to the same standard a the Future, but replacing the long cutting bar, cutting head and stops, so the size of mountboard that any given size of Future mountcutter will be the same a...