Just a quick question
who shrink wraps RMF and cut mounts for sale.
and how do you do it?
I ask because Im trying to protect my RMF etc from scuffing and dinks . I find that moving them between markets is starting to make em tatty. And Im looking to find an efficient way to protect them.
shrink wrapping
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Re: shrink wrapping
We use the Magik Wand system from Lion http://www.lionpic.co.uk/ type Magik into the search box.
Use some of Lions card corners to protect the corners of the frame and shrinkwrap - if you are moving your frames around a lot, buy the thinker shrinkwrap film. For mounts you may be better off using clear plastic resealable bags as the shrink wrap film will cause the mounts to bend when you tighten the film with the heat gun.
We used to display pics in the shop shrinkwrapped, and it worked very successfully for nearly 20 years. We only stopped displaying the items shrinkwrapped when we refurbished and took th eshelving out of the shop.
Use some of Lions card corners to protect the corners of the frame and shrinkwrap - if you are moving your frames around a lot, buy the thinker shrinkwrap film. For mounts you may be better off using clear plastic resealable bags as the shrink wrap film will cause the mounts to bend when you tighten the film with the heat gun.
We used to display pics in the shop shrinkwrapped, and it worked very successfully for nearly 20 years. We only stopped displaying the items shrinkwrapped when we refurbished and took th eshelving out of the shop.
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Re: shrink wrapping
Thanks
Robin
Is it easy enough to use?
And is it cost effective?
Robin
Is it easy enough to use?
And is it cost effective?
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Re: shrink wrapping
We had the Magic wand from LION
Yes it is good enough to use, although the use of the wand needs a fair bit of practice. It is long and can be quite heavy and needs a lot of space to use it in.
Plus the base unit needs to be switched on all the time and you have to replace the wand in the base holder for it to get hot again.
In the end we stopped using it and got a Hot wire bag sealer from Ebay the 24 inch version. IMHO a lot quicker and safer as it is only activated when the top element is pressed down.
We still use the roll of film that LION supplied.
Really depends on what size you are wrapping.
Yes it is good enough to use, although the use of the wand needs a fair bit of practice. It is long and can be quite heavy and needs a lot of space to use it in.
Plus the base unit needs to be switched on all the time and you have to replace the wand in the base holder for it to get hot again.
In the end we stopped using it and got a Hot wire bag sealer from Ebay the 24 inch version. IMHO a lot quicker and safer as it is only activated when the top element is pressed down.
We still use the roll of film that LION supplied.
Really depends on what size you are wrapping.
John GCF
Re: shrink wrapping
It does take a knack to get a good finish - one of my framers just cannot get the hang of it at all - and he has worked for me for 20 years!
The only problem I have found is that we do get through the hot air guns quite regularly - it is easy to knock them off the bench onto the floor which causes the insulation on the inside to fracture. We had one problem a few years ago, when some carbon flimsy copies of our framing order forms were resting and one of my staff put the air gun down and the switch was knocked on, setting fire to the flimsys - no harm was done, but we then designed a holster for th eair gun to prevent this happening again..
It isn't a cheap system though, and it isn't the best for high volume wrapping suits us perfectly though.
RobinC
The only problem I have found is that we do get through the hot air guns quite regularly - it is easy to knock them off the bench onto the floor which causes the insulation on the inside to fracture. We had one problem a few years ago, when some carbon flimsy copies of our framing order forms were resting and one of my staff put the air gun down and the switch was knocked on, setting fire to the flimsys - no harm was done, but we then designed a holster for th eair gun to prevent this happening again..
It isn't a cheap system though, and it isn't the best for high volume wrapping suits us perfectly though.
RobinC
Re: shrink wrapping
I used to buy rolls of plastic called high quality book covering - cheap though, used for school books. When unrolled it had a folded edge and open edge - I used to slip the mounts between the layers and use a metal straight edge and soldering iron to seal off creating a completely sealed pocket for the mount.
Alan