The Framers Forum

Thanks guys - useful comments/tips as usual...!

The Gainsborough method sounds like the way to go - in the absence of PVA, presumably there is no other acceptable adhesive that can be applied and is heat resistant?

Hi all, I find myself with a "minor canvas crisis" in that a Canvas I did for a customer/friend has gained air bubbles (said canvas is above their daughter's cot and is lit by spotlights - whether that's caused the bubbling or not who can say). Trawling through all the posts re. PVA and ca...

Hi,

Unless I'm missing something, the "Hints and Tips" Section has vanished...?!

Not that I'm looking for any hints or tips at present, but it's a good read - has it been amalgamated with another topic?

Sean

What sad news - I have a number of Vivian's Books and often refer to them.

God bless her and she'll be sorely missed by us all....

Yes, Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year..!

Thanks for your patience with the dumb posts I post from time to time...!

Sean

Thanks Mark - I'll check the CS88 as you've suggested.

Sean

Looking online, Cassese say the following so that's probably a good place to start: "Remove the cartridge that is on machine, and the top presser.- Using the 3mm Allen key, loosen the locking screw of the wedge distributor Block H.- Then lift the top presser’s bracket arm by hand. The wedge dis...

Hi all, I've searched the six pages that a search for CS88 brings and didn't find my answer, so here goes...! My CS88 has recently stopped working in that the wedges don't come out and into the moulding at all - presumably it's a problem with the part where the wedge comes out? I've checked for stuc...

Ormond - the only reason I've cut the samples down is a space issue. They did reside on huge boards in the loft and everytime someone wanted to see a sample I had to bring them down. They were incredibly heavy - this brought me to the zany idea of making the 4.5" chevrons I now have. They've go...

Guys, I'm a part time framer and all my customers to date have been happy looking at the single length samples I've shown them, ie. as they come from Lion. I've just chosen to chevron them all as it would be unfair (IMHO) to re-apply to Ian at Lion for 400+ chevrons. I had a guy and his daughter com...

What a great posting with some great frames it has to be said - I wonder if the 'powers that be' on the forum feel a new topic coming on where we can all add our pictures, otherwise we'll reply to this post but and don't take this the wrong way - a new topic would have more clout perhaps?

nyaf - yes, I've been using mitre mate to glue the chevrons. I just thought I'd try a small wedge in the minerva for completeness, but I agree it was so much not needed...!

All my samples come from Lion and Wessex and as space is a premium I don't have chevrons on show. Initially I displayed the sample lengths as they come from both suppliers on some brushed nylon cloth boards, but decided that looked amateurish so I've embarked on making chevrons of them. Considering ...

I was attempting to make a chevron of that moulding rather than a frame - I had put two v nails in where you suggested, but was trying to put a smaller one in the thin portion of the moulding, that's when it split along the grain (even though it's plastic). I was effectively putting too much pressur...

Sorry, yes the moulding Bill posted - I've been gluing my chevrons and the glue's affected my brain!

I agree that the wedges should go where you say - not much to be gained by putting a 3mm wedge in the thin portion other than more stress..!

Sean

I went for a Tacwise Z3-53 in the end from my local B&Q and considering it only cost £5 it's a great bit of kit.

Tacwise are Rapesco and B&Q have a wide range of the Tacwise range - it's even good in ash and only needs tapping home a wee bit.

Thanks for all your suggestions guys - I'm hoping to get to Lion soon so will hunt out item "316". Ormond, the moulding was the one you showed in the picture - the problem I had was as I had nothing to bridge the gap between hammer and moulding, it was splitting in half. Now I'm armed with...

Hi all and I apologise if my question has been raised before - I did look but I could see anything, maybe it was my search criteria. Anyway - I'm in the home strait of making my own chevrons (I clearly need to get out more) and when underpinning them quite a few of them have split open along the joi...

I used to be very wary of Polymer frames, but now can't get enough of them and think they're great. Each one to his own but I glue them with Mitre Mate or Bison - I learnt this week that you can using Mitre Mate with just the adhesive, this gives you five minutes to get things right rather than the ...

Thanks all - I think I'll go for a Bosch as Birdman says. The fact that it does a lot more than just my chevron application bodes well too.

Sean