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moulding storage/velcro straps

Post by palitana »

Hello everyone,

How do ya'all bundle up your different mouldings? I used to get velcro straps from Rose & Hollis that were brilliant for keeping lenghts together. They don't seem to do them anymore.
Have been looking around. Have found some velcro straps online, but are really expensive and dont look as good as R&H's.
Also found some cable tie velcroy type things in dixons...but too short and don't have buckle so you can pull tight.....
any ideas??
Ta :lol:
Grahame Case

Post by Grahame Case »

rubber bands work wonders for us, but velcro strips! now that is a good idea....
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Post by prospero »

I used to use rubber bands, but if you don't use the mouldling for a while they perish and stick to the moulding leaving nasty marks. Best thing I found is handywrap (clingfilm with a handle). Lots of other uses in the workshop too.....
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Post by JFeig »

I use the plastic coated wire used to hang frames on. It acts as a supersized twist tie and can be cut to any length. We in the US use this wire(I personally use the uncoated wire on my frames) vs the cording you use in Europe and is available from all of our distributors
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Post by markw »

B&Q sell long green velcro straps.
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Post by markw »

The other way of keeping bundles together is with handy wrap - its the cling film stuff on a handle - wrapped around the bundles it hold everything together - and is easily unwrapped. I use it for all sorts of things around the workshop.
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Is there an echo in here. :D :lol:
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great minds think alike - You dont think I read earlier postings do you!!!
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Post by palitana »

Hey thanks you lot!

have tried the rubber bands..trying to use those red ones that the Royal mail use and seem to breed.(maybe if they recycled them they could slash the rubber band budget, which must be enormous, pay themselves the extra, and not have to go on strike eh?).....
anyway rubber bands good, but i like to get length out of bundle when it standing in rack. I can kind of do this by looping the band through itself and putting a toggle in loop...'cept have habit of pinging off.
andy wrap sounds okay, but trying to do my bit of cutting down on plastics.
will give the wire a go...i have just swapped to plastic coated wire from brass.
...and will pop into b & q when i pass one.

thank again

rebecca
Roboframer

Post by Roboframer »

I sell velcro strapping by the metre, not pre-cut packaged length, so cheaper - I'll check stock and price per metre tomorrow.

If you want a whole box or two I geeeeeeev you thpecial price!

Anyone thinking of using this, make sure you get the right stuff, the strapping, single strip, hook on one side, loop on the other and if anyone wants any velcro of any sort - sew and stick, stick and stick, stick and sew, sew and sew, dots ......... my retail is less than any framing supplier's trade. In fact Euro mouldings could have bought the stuff from us, sold it on at a 100% markup and still been cheaper than they were!!
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Post by Moglet »

Hi Roboframer,

Please send me price details too. Looking for a way to keep full lengths and "same batch" offcuts together. Really useful thread!
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Moglet wrote: Really useful thread!
It really is!

I buy this stuff at proper trade prices - for resale - probably paying less than a framing supplier, no - definitely - and have never thought of using it myself!!!
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Beggars the question... :lol:
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Post by palitana »

oooohh....roboframer does it by the length!

now we getting somewhere...

only thing is... is how would it work if was just two long bits ie hooky bit and fluffy bit?

The straps from rose & hollis used to be a length of about 6' of fluffy with a sort of buckle on end, then a length of hooky. you could feed the end of hooky bit through buckle the back on itself to tighten and stick to fluffy. does this make sense any sense what so ever??

either way, could do with some of your hooky stuff (!?) by the length as have just used my last bit for samples.

happy framing!
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palitana wrote: The straps from rose & hollis used to be a length of about 6' of fluffy with a sort of buckle on end, then a length of hooky. you could feed the end of hooky bit through buckle the back on itself to tighten and stick to fluffy. does this make sense any sense what so ever??
Well not really as that sounds - minus the buckles - like 'sew and sew'

(Yeah - OK - I'll save you the bother - a right soandso!)

Proper Velcro strapping is a single double sided length, hooks on one side, loops on the other.

Ours retails for £2.99 per metre - 20mm by 10m - branded 'Velcro' - 15% off a full roll, comes in a dispensing box.

Incidentally, when you get corner samples from suppliers with s/adhesive velcro on - or if you put it on your own - put a staple through it too, otherwise, eventually when you pull the sample off the wall, the velcro will stay behind.
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Post by RobinC »

We usually use thick rubber bands, but they tend to perish and snap. I like the idea of Velcro straps. I have had a quick google and come up with this link

http://www.directa.co.uk/site/scripts/p ... EgodGSJRpg


They have a wide variety of different thckness straps. Any recommedations from those who already use them?

Robin
osgood

Post by osgood »

You guys bundle your mouldings????

Wow, so every time you cut a frame you untie a bundle , then tie it up again when your done??? Sheeeesh, who has the time for all that mucking about?
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Post by TTC »

osgood wrote:You guys bundle your mouldings????

Wow, so every time you cut a frame you untie a bundle , then tie it up again when your done??? Sheeeesh, who has the time for all that mucking about?
I am pleased that someone else thinks the same as I do and had the courage to post it. :lol:

We keep in stock over 280 mouldings and if we did that we would have to employ someone who did nothing else and he would be kept busy all day.
Roboframer

Post by Roboframer »

Well, as I said earlier - never thought about it and now I have I won't be doing it.

I store my stuff horizontally and when I have an avalanche (happens all the time) I prefer just one or two sticks landing on me - not 3 bundles!

No - sorry - I mean OF COURSE I will be doing it - great idea - buy my velcro strapping.
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Post by Moglet »

Roboframer wrote: ... store stuff horizontally ... when I have an avalanche (happens all the time) ...
Suddenly, I don't feel so singled out ... :oops:
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