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pricing frames with mount fillets

Posted: Fri 04 Oct, 2013 12:20 pm
by stcstc
i am trying to price some frames with mount fillets

i understand doing multiple mouldings by putting in 2 codes into the mouldings box

if i do that though its going to price the mount fillet at the same size

is there a way to do seperate dimensions

Re: pricing frames with mount fillets

Posted: Fri 04 Oct, 2013 12:44 pm
by JohnMcafee
Unfortunately the definition of fillet is not universally accepted in the framing world.

If you mean a flat profile that adds nothing to the overall frame size, then just give it a nominal width, say 0.1 cms in your table of stocked mouldings.

On the other hand, if it has a rebate like an outer moulding then use its actual width and EstLite will correctly calculate the sizes based on the widths of each layer in the stack.

Re: pricing frames with mount fillets

Posted: Fri 04 Oct, 2013 8:00 pm
by stcstc
sorry no, what i ment for a fillet that goes on the inside of a mount opening

like this
mount fillet.jpg
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as you can see the length of moulding require for outer rim and mount fillet are considerably different

Re: pricing frames with mount fillets

Posted: Fri 04 Oct, 2013 8:57 pm
by JohnMcafee
I would price that as a Mount Decoration item.

Re: pricing frames with mount fillets

Posted: Fri 04 Oct, 2013 9:29 pm
by stcstc
so that means setting up different mount decoration based on each fillet/slip per m price?

Re: pricing frames with mount fillets

Posted: Sat 05 Oct, 2013 5:50 am
by JohnMcafee
Yes, in theory, l suppose.

However, when pricing mount fillets, the cost of materials is swamped by the cost of the time and effort involved in doing it.

At Scenes we simplify things by grouping similarly priced fillets.

The truth is, we are happy with using a single group, but you may prefer to use more if you find that the price spread in the range of fillets that you offer is significant enough to warrant it.

Re: pricing frames with mount fillets

Posted: Sat 05 Oct, 2013 3:59 pm
by stcstc
thanks man

just wasnt sure how people approached it

dont do many but have a range recently and just wanted to make it easy to price