The Framers Forum

Sinerva10 - have sent you a PM.

The end of my second career has arrived. I started framing as a hobby around 1993 after my wife attended some evening classes. That hobby grew over the years until I retired (at 53!). Initially worked from home for a couple of years and then took a lease on a shop.

From that time until now I have ...

The only item left is the Jet Mounter - sensible offers accepted. Collection from Worcester.

Plan chests now sold.

Both moulding carousels have now gone. With time getting tight before I have to vacate the shop now open to sensible offers for the remaining items (including the Jetmounter).

Addition to the list of items:

Jetmounter, 67cm wide rollers and a part used roll of adhesive.

£200.00

Nigel, yours. Let me know when you would like to collect.

Steve

Carousel dimensions. Top section 60cm wide 102cm high, bottom section 67cm wide 107cm high. Let me know when you would like to collect.

WannabeFramer wrote: Mon 09 Dec, 2024 11:27 pm Could I have one of the carousels, if still available please?

Yes, of course. I will get the dimensions for each piece later

The time for my retirement is fast approaching, I have already stopped taking any further orders and will close the shop doors on 21 December (maybe even 20 December). Immediately after Christmas I will begin to strip out the shop will have a number of items for sale (all by collection).

First ...

Does anybody have 15m of Larsen Juhl 326 641 260 - this is a discontinued moulding and LJ do not have any left in stock? If you have time or knowledge do you know of anything that looks close from anywhere else?

Many thanks,

Steve (retiring within the next 6 months)

Nearly 10 years in our shop and last week was the first time a customer asked if we had one of these he could buy. I ended up giving him 2 D rings with screws.

I wouldn’t consider 2mm glass of any type - same as Mark, our rule of thumb for 2mm glass is up to 1 sq metre. Don’t underestimate the extra weight of 3mm glass. Again, we stay away from any products that use diffused surfaces to control reflections/glare

Wessex and Centrado have a variety of ...

Just looked at their website and the following appeared:

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We'll be back soon.

We are currently updating our shop and will be back really soon.
Thanks for your patience.

Wannabe,

Feel free to call me if you want to discuss (I’m on my mobile until back in the shop tomorrow).

Steve

I like that a lot! What is the frame, please (I think I will want to use that)?

We completed this one yesterday. Canvas stretched over custom bars, wide wooden slip painted “dusty pink”, deep rebate oak frame, sub-frame inside and Lifetime acrylic glazing.

The outside dimensions of the frame are 1520mm x 1920mm - we checked it will go through the door.

A regular customer asked a while ago to frame the covers of 16 record sleeves (old fashioned 45s) side by side. My initial calculations put the glazing size at over 3 metres wide and no more than 30 cm high. Customer realised the space he had identified was too small. A rethink and another location ...

Dropped off by a grateful customer this morning.

When I first opened my shop nearly 9 years ago I was invited a couple of times to buy a licence from the Performing Right Society and obtain a Phonographic Performance Limited licence to allow me to listen to music. The combined cost at the time was over £350 a year.

A little research led me to ...