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It looks like an interesting event. I'm baffled though, by the thought process behind making it an exclusive rather than inclusive event?! Billing it as "The Industry's Framing Event" but only for Centrado customers. Is it a new event that they're testing the water with? Come on Mark, you must have ...

Can you post a link to this event page?
Nothing on Centrado website and a Google search for Framex 2022 doesn't bring anything up either.

That's nice......................

That is my main concern. That what looks amazing when it leaves, actually has to be as good as what's in the package i.e the frame finish has to be as good. I'm not convinced....

I think that you could easily get your money back, if not make a profit by chopping into 8" lengths, wrapping small bundles with a nice raffia cord and selling as oak kindling to the second home brigade.

In relation to your use of polyvine dead flat matt Varnish. You say you apply a wax coat on top of the acrylic stain mix and then when required, a final coat of the Polyvine. In the Polyvine data sheet under Surface Preparation it says :"Ensure the surface to be coated is clean and free from grease,...

I started with spirit stains by Chestnut Products, they have a wide range of colours/tones. Thanks to advice from Vintageframes, I moved on to using Van Dyke crystals, adding acrylic colours like raw umber/burnt umber to give a richer/warmer tone. I haven't looked back and rarely use the spirit stai...

I've been framing since 2016. I'd been a professional gardener for many years and was sick of the repetitive injuries, rain, mud and cold. My local framer was retiring and my wife is an artist (so was fully supportive with the career move). I studied art and design and then advertising and editorial...

Seconded Mike, it was great to chat face to face. We got some great tips on some current projects we were struggling with and it was really useful chatting with Alec about stacking mouldings and using magnets for double sided frames. All in all a great weekend of networking and socialising. Thanks t...

Mark, I think you'll find that everything is better with a bit of lube...

"No, I don't usually need to use cutting fluid..."
Mark, for God's sake take a breath man! That question was obviously directed at the poster of the thread.
Put your coffee down and take a chill pill, it's not all about you!!

Are you using a drop of glass cutting fluid on the wheel before you cut?

Have you tried www.tgsrepairs.co.uk?

Yes. I think cassese recommend 30mm max distance between the door. Closer will give more pressure.

Morso advise not to lubricate this channel but to keep clean with lighter fluid. I have used a dry film lubricant in the past, it improves it for a while. Depends on the wood too, some wood the rebates slide with, some not.

"If the image is not directly touching and completely in contact with the acrylic across the entire surface, it will appear very frosted and distorted – even if the gap is only a few millimetres." So no good for mounts or spacers.

By the looks of it you could adjust your Morso left fence the tiniest bit towards you too (cat's whisker), assuming that you're cutting on a Morso.

Make sure that you have the clamp the recommended height above the moulding, up to 30mm usually. If it's too high to start with you won't get the clamping pressure. I would only use 2 wedges. Place the inner wedge as close to the inside as you can 2-3mm from the inside and bring the back wedge close...

Hey Noobie,
Welcome to NYA Framer's Forum!
Jokes aside, welcome mate, we're all here to share and learn.
It may seem that there are only a few of us here, but there are some real experts who will jump in when required!
Enjoy.