Not so many embossed mouldings around these days, but Simons 000S/444 is still listed on their website, which may be o.k. if you don't mind a little bit darker mahogany finish.
https://djsimons.co.uk/product/reverse- ... gold-line/
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- Thu 16 Nov, 2023 11:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Moulding ID
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8442
- Thu 16 Nov, 2023 11:00 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Removing lacquer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31403
Re: Removing lacquer
Removing lacquer is risky. You don't know the chemical composition of the laquer, therefore you don't know the best solvent to remove it. Also if the moulding includes lacquer and colouring and that is removed when removing the lacquer this can be a problem. Best if you can avoid getting into too mu...
- Tue 14 Nov, 2023 12:31 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Wanted: Workbench (ideally with mountboard storage), mountboard storage and plan chest - Wales area
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13700
Re: Wanted: Workbench (ideally with mountboard storage), mountboard storage and plan chest - Wales area
I made my own, as I was broke at the time. My first shop was quite small, my secnd shop is even smaller, but if you make you own you can customerise it to best suit your available space. I made the basic framework out of 2" x 2" timber cut on the Morso, which makes it much easier.
- Tue 14 Nov, 2023 10:23 am
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: hand mitre saws
- Replies: 11
- Views: 80619
Re: hand mitre saws
I've also got a nobex hand operated mitre saw and also the measuring extension, which I bought from Lion. I can't tell which make the extension was, but if you are getting one of these saws, I can definitely recommend the measuring extension, as the make live so much easier. It's just too easy to ma...
- Sun 12 Nov, 2023 10:05 pm
- Forum: After Hours
- Topic: hand mitre saws
- Replies: 11
- Views: 80619
Re: hand mitre saws
My assumption is that we are taking about normal trade type woodworking mitre saw which can be bought from most tools shops and suppliers. Before anyone goes rushing out to buy an electric mitre saw, there are a few things to consider: 1. Small hobby grade electric mitre saws are mde for DIY woodwor...
- Thu 09 Nov, 2023 10:15 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Anybody recognise this?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 39991
Re: Anybody recognise this?
No, it was a really big moulding!
- Thu 09 Nov, 2023 3:19 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Anybody recognise this?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 39991
Re: Anybody recognise this?
Hi john,
You are right! My moulding length was a lot wider than 60mm. It was also too high for the maximum height of the morso blades, I had to pul them up further by hand!
You are right! My moulding length was a lot wider than 60mm. It was also too high for the maximum height of the morso blades, I had to pul them up further by hand!
- Thu 09 Nov, 2023 1:33 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Anybody recognise this?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 39991
Re: Anybody recognise this?
I bought some a long time ago in a job lot from a framer which was closing down, it originally came from Euro mouldings. The Frinton Gallery have it in various widths in the mouldings calalogue, these are hand made mouldings, not all that cheap but beaufully produced. I could not sell the lengh whic...
- Tue 31 Oct, 2023 4:48 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Swept Frames.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 36366
Re: Swept Frames.
When sweopt frame were easier to get, but not that easy to sell and get a decent price, I never had much success with them. Now they are harder to find, would I be right in guessing that maybe this is the time when they are like to be in demand and maybe more of a sellers market with the potential t...
- Tue 31 Oct, 2023 4:28 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Thick repair wax
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9900
Re: Thick repair wax
I haven't bought any for years. I got an old tin, but the label has peeled off, i think it was imported from another country. It was great becase you could mix the colours. it was not made for the framing trade.it was really cheap. I'm pretty sure that it is not made anymore, I was already expecting...
- Mon 30 Oct, 2023 5:55 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Thick repair wax
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9900
Re: Thick repair wax
Thanks Jerome,
That's quite interesting. Stearite powder used to be used in electrical insulators. It's a bit like powdered ceramic, maybe I could make some by grinding up something!
That's quite interesting. Stearite powder used to be used in electrical insulators. It's a bit like powdered ceramic, maybe I could make some by grinding up something!
- Mon 30 Oct, 2023 5:45 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Swept Frames.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 36366
Re: Swept Frames.
WOW, I've never even heard about this punk art thing. Do much do these punk art swept frames need to look like the really traditional frames? Maybe, you might be able to make something which is adequate for your own market. Perhaps even using some of your left over bits of moulding, isn't the punk t...
- Mon 30 Oct, 2023 4:57 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Swept Frames.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 36366
Re: Swept Frames.
It has not very worthwhile for at least 10 years. Frinton Gallery still do them to order,
- Mon 30 Oct, 2023 3:52 pm
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Thick repair wax
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9900
Re: Thick repair wax
Thanks Jerome,
Yes I know this, but I really wanted something with a longer open time to enable me to shape befoe it sets.
Yes I know this, but I really wanted something with a longer open time to enable me to shape befoe it sets.
- Mon 30 Oct, 2023 10:58 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: Thick repair wax
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9900
Thick repair wax
I used to buy a really thick repair wax some years ago, which set to a very hard durable finish. It's no longer obtainable anymore. I no longer have any, I am being sounded out to do some repair work for a couple of previously regular customers in the interior design business, so I need a way of thi...
- Sun 29 Oct, 2023 8:17 am
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Moulding chevron sample sizes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11540
Re: Moulding chevron sample sizes
Are you open again Mark? I have been getting the inside of my shop sorted out, but I can hardly walkand need to walk with a four pronged stick, I have problems with my balance when standing up. My accountant has given me a deadline of the end of november to get my accounts sorted and I need to conc...
- Sat 28 Oct, 2023 12:37 pm
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Moulding chevron sample sizes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11540
Moulding chevron sample sizes
I have recently been making some new moulding samples, to be honest the old ones are no longer looking as good as they once did and are propably no longer fit for purpose. I've not made many so far, but the outside dimension of each side has been chosen to be 230mm long, (almost 9 inches) which is s...
- Sat 28 Oct, 2023 10:28 am
- Forum: Help!
- Topic: working with thin mouldings
- Replies: 19
- Views: 87672
Re: working with thin mouldings
I have never been happy about fixing D rings to backing boards. Backing boards don't not remain stable supporting any significant load over time, when the load is supported in that way. O.K. screwing D rings into adequate strengh sub frames, even into adequate strength frames - no problem! A small s...
- Mon 23 Oct, 2023 11:45 am
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Unidentified underpinner
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2103
Re: Unidentified underpinner
That looks like it could be a Gieli machine, made in italy. They always used to the suppoerted with spares by Wessex pictures. They have a reputation as very solid and good machines.
- Mon 23 Oct, 2023 11:33 am
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Cassese Underpinner Parts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3099
Re: Cassese Underpinner Parts
Two tips. I stopped using the 12mm and 15mm Cassesse wedges long ago, because the horizontal crease which they have pressed into the wedge quite often causes jams and this means that I have strip down the machine to un-jam it. I now re-load the empty wedge magazines, which seem to work better than t...