I would use Secol V-strips.
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- Thu 25 May, 2023 12:00 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Tape not holding a piece of artwork in place
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20182
- Wed 24 May, 2023 4:47 pm
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: AI/ChatGpt
- Replies: 18
- Views: 64208
Re: AI/ChatGpt
HAL (2001 A Space Odyssey):
"I know I've made some very poor decisions recently”
‘Nuff said
"I know I've made some very poor decisions recently”
‘Nuff said
- Sat 01 Apr, 2023 1:48 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Hand Finising Course Thursday 30th March
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3129
Re: Hand Finising Course Thursday 30th March
Well who’d have thought that hand-finishing could be fun! I must admit, I didn’t expect it to be so, but I went on Gesso&Bole's course the other day and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. We covered a lot of ground, with Jeremy demonstrating various techniques in the morning and then me having a go in...
- Tue 28 Mar, 2023 9:08 pm
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: Broadband/phone providers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3485
Re: Broadband/phone providers
I mean the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which is superseding analogue phones between now and 2025, and which I think is different from what you've mentioned.
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- Tue 28 Mar, 2023 5:08 pm
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: Broadband/phone providers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3485
Re: Broadband/phone providers
Thanks for the replies. Until recently I'd had good service from my current provider but I'm having a few problems with their service at the moment. I've been with them for many years so I don't know if I'm missing something better. Is anyone on the new digital service? Only one lot of my friends ar...
- Tue 28 Mar, 2023 8:00 am
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: Broadband/phone providers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3485
Broadband/phone providers
I'm thinking of changing my broadband/phone provider. Does anyone have any recommendations, or "avoid like the plague" suggestions?
- Wed 15 Mar, 2023 10:24 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hi Everyone!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2047
Re: Hi Everyone!
Welcome to the forum, Ama
- Mon 13 Mar, 2023 6:10 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Flattening prints
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2414
Re: Flattening prints
If I don't want to leave it flattening under weights for days, I sometimes reverse-roll prints. I use the largest diameter tube I can find to reverse-roll around - very slowly and carefully - and I only do it if the print is on reasonably thin paper. If the paper is too thick, there's the risk of it...
- Sat 11 Mar, 2023 12:21 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Newbie says hi
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4909
Re: Newbie says hi
Hi Zac, welcome :) Good luck in your new career, and I'm sure you'll find this forum helpful. I've been on 3 picture framing courses at West Dean, all with John Hill who is an excellent tutor. Even on my third course, I still learnt loads! @John - I've also been on Gaynor Goffe's course, but it was ...
- Tue 28 Feb, 2023 11:56 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Framing silks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2273
Re: Framing silks
Really helpful replies, thank you all ever so much.
- Tue 28 Feb, 2023 10:09 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Framing silks
- Replies: 4
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Framing silks
I've been asked to frame 2 silks, both with an image area of around 30x25cm. Six of the sides have a generous edge, but the edges of the other two sides are only a couple of centimetres wide, if that. They are extremely thin and delicate, they float in the air. I'm thinking of either... - Doing the ...
- Mon 27 Feb, 2023 9:10 am
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: What do you listen to when working?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 63072
Re: What do you listen to when working?
Thanks for letting me know, I think I'll have to do some exploringGesso&Bole wrote: ↑Sun 26 Feb, 2023 6:35 pm I first heard this style of ‘medicine music’ on @itsparisamagic on instagram
- Sun 26 Feb, 2023 5:47 pm
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: What do you listen to when working?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 63072
Re: What do you listen to when working?
I'd never heard of them so I listened to one of their songs on Youtube. I don't think I've heard South American music since The Flight of the Condor on television several decades ago! I really enjoyed it, how did you come across them?My current favourite is a group called Curawaka.
- Sun 26 Feb, 2023 5:43 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Acrylic expansion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1485
Re: Acrylic expansion
Thanks both for that reassurance.
- Sat 25 Feb, 2023 9:08 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Acrylic expansion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1485
Acrylic expansion
I normally use glass, not much acrylic at all, and I usually tape up a "sandwich" of glass/mount/art/undermount. If I do use acrylic, should I not tape up a sandwich, in case the tape stops the acrylic expanding if it wants to?
- Mon 20 Feb, 2023 1:32 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Cold Turkey
- Replies: 18
- Views: 24297
Re: Cold Turkey
Good to see you back!
- Sun 19 Feb, 2023 1:50 pm
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: New framer, struggling with pricing.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15453
Re: New framer, struggling with pricing.
Similarly, with mouldings, if you need to lengths of moulding, but will be left with 3/4 if a length, how do you know when it will be needed for another job. I have mouldings i bought years ago still sitting around and i bet most framers will too. Yep, and what's more, you might think that you can ...
- Thu 16 Feb, 2023 10:17 pm
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: Odourless white spirit
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8319
Re: Odourless white spirit
That's really helpful and solved the problem, thank you both.
The Bob Ross one... so that will be a happy little white spirit presumably
The Bob Ross one... so that will be a happy little white spirit presumably
- Thu 16 Feb, 2023 6:33 pm
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: Odourless white spirit
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8319
Odourless white spirit
I need to source an odour-free white spirit that’s suitable to use when painting in oils or acrylic. The only odour-free white spirit I can find is Bartoline's Clean Spirit, but the label says “Not recommended for the thinning of oil based paints”. It also says “White spirit should be used for this ...
- Sun 05 Feb, 2023 1:33 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Framing for critique
- Replies: 18
- Views: 41773
Re: Framing for critique
Don't worry Rainbow. It was just a light hearted criticism made to a framer who knows me quite well. Ah, I see, thanks :) So it sounds as if you don't like the blue frame, and thinking again about what constitutes "good taste" (as per the "Four Levels" thread), I'm wondering wha...