Thanks for the Help

[Jayvee]

Hi Guys, been meaning to put this up for a while!!

Just a quick thanks to the forum really for being a fountain of knowledge.

Had these in a while back didn't have a clue what to do with them, found the forum and then the cove box designer...

Ended up with this, customer loved it!! Took forever to do, first time working with cove boxes and I had to have three at different depths (ugh) eventually it came out ok!

Anyways.....Cheers again guys!

[Roboframer]

Respect!

If someone brought something like that in to copy I'd attempt to scare them off with a silly price!

How are the coved mounts fixed to the top mount and do you have a CMC or were they done by hand?

[Jayvee]

I would love a CMC...on the top of my wish list! However don't think we can justify the cost of one! Unless anyone has one cheap??

Everything was cut by hand with a Logan 2000, in tandem with a Keencut straight edge and a Logan compact...

Fixed to top mount with flaps/glue/PH-770...

Due to weights of the helmet/toys etc and also the sizes, used some moulding as struts on the inside to help support them.

Have done another one for the same customer. Was for his military medals and an 'Action Man'. Same techniques...will see if I can find a pic somewhere!!

He has a 'golden snitch' in at the moment given to him by Ron ' Rupert Grint' Weasley, with a few other things. So that should be interesting!

Ah ha...found it... Photo isn't great as the camera decided to play up, and also the mount is cut straight.... just had to stretch and skew it in photoshop in order to make it look as though you are looking 'straight on'.


Cheers again guys!!

[mikeysaling]

brilliant - you do great work! hope you charged to reflect the time - including the thinking/planning time which for these types of job can be considerable.

[Jayvee]

Haha....not charging enough!! Nowhere near enough!

Cheers for the love guys!

[Steve N]

As Roboframer said Respect
If you have cut the mounts with a Logan and straightedge, you should be very pleased with yourself, I know I would be and thanks for sharing.

Again well done

Steve

[Not your average framer]

You did all that with a hand held Logan - I am seriously impressed.

As others have said, RESPECT!

[Jayvee]

I've only ever used a handheld logan....suppose practice makes you better?! Done some biggish multi aperture pics (44"x32" is the biggest i think!), takes time but I honestly wouldn't have a clue what to do with anything like a keencut or fletcher!!

Unfort a customer has just come in asking for deep bevel mounts (5mm) i would imagine i need a CMC for this no?


Humbled by your respect guys!! Means alot!

[Roboframer]

You can make deep bevel mounts by wrapping foam board with paper or fabric - if paper this could be mount board surface paper peeled off skinny offcuts you'd normally toss.

Like this http://theframersforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... it=wrapped

[Abacus]

You could also use this from lion for your deep mounts

http://www.lionpic.co.uk/product/45mm-P ... ,2987.aspx

Super work by the way.

[Roboframer]

But that's paper-wrapped wood or MDF - and you have to buy it. If you use the materials in my link it's conservation quality and costs nothing at all (bar time, but not much and some of which you'd have to take with stuff you buy anyway) because it's made from stuff you'd normally toss.

[Not your average framer]

I honestly wouldn't have a clue what to do with anything like a keencut or fletcher!!

I think you soon would learn to use one with great results.

[Jayvee]

Robo,

Unfort, my logan can't cut at 5mm depths! So cant cut the foam board at an angle!!

Customer already has some cut and wants them to be similar and it appears that they are just really really thick mountboard. So I would imagine it is just a few sheets glued together then cut with a CMC?

Also, just wondering....you said you would charge some silly price to scare them away.... any ideas on what that price would have been!?

[Roboframer]

The thickest mount board I know of is 4.4mm and I couldn't cut 5mm on my CMC - not bevelled anyway.

I don't know how much a 'silly price' would be without working out a resaonable one first, but once I had I'd probably double it because I wouldn't want the job. Last time I tried that was for a double-sided footbal shirt - quoted something like £650 and the customer went for it It turned out to be pretty much what it was worth though!