The Framers Forum

Yes, you already said.

I assumed this was going against the glass when I said no mount. Spacers are worse still, less supporting area and more airspace, still maybe OK but as Justin says - borderline.

vintage frames wrote: ↑Sat 11 May, 2024 1:25 pm


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Notice also that although the frame is black, it has a depth and tone which harmonises perfectly with the picture.

Not for me, I like the frame and I like the art too, but not together!

It’s less than a square metre (0.793) so should be fine, especially (assuming) with no mount.

A subframe should only be required if the frame is too skinny for the size, ie could flex.

Larson juhl are renowned for swift reparation and excellent customer service. It looks like the distressing is inconsistent, if the framer thought that, before cutting and joining I’m sure they would have swapped it over or credited the invoice (and they likely wouldn’t even want the faulty moulding...

aa1975 wrote: ↑Wed 22 May, 2024 2:27 pm

Interesting to learn all this (intrigued why the foil is not applied longitudinally instead of transversally - or do they come in very shor strips?).

They come in squares

Lap lines are a desirable feaure as it shows metal leaf has been used, they should be a consistent distance apart (on the same length), gold foil comes in sheets, not big long strips. If it was real gold leaf, there would be even more lap lines as the sheets are smaller. However, if the framer's sam...

We always had lots of framed and mounted/unfarmed work for sale and I never bought anything in framed, ever. I could always say to a customer "It's going to look something like .... THAT" If I remember right though, you have a clause preventing you selling goods, unless made to order, so p...

@john so why not seal the package Well, although this may be OK in normal conditions then for these conditions, the same reason as you wouidn't tape a print all around, to allow movement, If the boards are going to move, they can only do that where there is no tape. Maybe this is the only thing the...

Correx may help. especially two pieces bonded together with the flutes running perpendicular to each other, also, if you sealed the glass "sandwich" - don't this time. Maybe add extra deep custom made wall spacers made from acrylic or something, instead of the usual bumpons. Foil frame sea...

Well here’s what I did Framiac prices a chop job cheaper than a length job due to lack of wastage and labour (it’ll also price a chop and join job although no supplier does that, try that!) So I imagined two customers collecting the same frame job at the sane time with one wondering why their cost i...

I thought they rounded chop price up to nearest half metre but they’ve rounded your 1.1m up to 1.3m

To save time I created a dual backing board called (referenced) "undermount" in a few varieties. 1-6 or so. A combined undermount and backing, (not stuck together, just for pricing) each had its own description on the order form e.g. "Alphamat artcare 4 ply plus artbak" I did hav...

I'd apply the same principles for sticking anything together, double mounts, rebate spacers etc, and that is just a bit of self adhesive - say one small dab each side, to hold while the more reliable wet adhesive dries. This also allows much easier repositioning if you don't get it right first time....

pramsay13 wrote: ↑Sun 12 May, 2024 9:42 pm You can and no it does not.

So you are VAT registered and VAT is added to those prices, or you're not VAT registered & that's the retail price?

For the first job - Working on an hourly rate of £40 and a 30% markup (right or wrong), if that hourly rate is correct - i.e. what it costs you to open the door each day, and bearing in mind you can make extra charges at the same rate for more complex/specialist tasks, regardless of how long they ta...

If that's a flat moulding mitred on its side then the lip seems to be wider than the rebate is deep, which is odd. I think that's the way it's supposed to be cut and joined, like this one from L Juhl touchwood range. https://larsonjuhl.co.uk/mouldings/larson-juhl-collections/ljc-touchwood-interior-m...

A sliding door room divider? That’s a good idea to save space, if against a wall you have that plus the doors in front of it. Just use display fabric like this, black looks best IMO. https://www.fabricuk.com/fabrics/452-display-loop-nylon-hook-receptive.html Some framing suppliers sell it as “displa...

Maybe it will work, you’d have to test it on one, or something made from same stuff. Hot melt glue might work, or acrylic gel medium. You can get really sticky pads for dashcams etc too, but this is such a small area. If you didn’t require space and a mirror behind them, a tiny melinex strap around ...

Why can’t they be fastened in with melinex straps?
Can you post a photo?