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Great advice, thanks all, much appreciated.

Thanks everybody for the excellent, as usual, advice. I'm not planning anything fancy like gilding, the client chose an R&H A186 moulding (https://www.roseandhollis.co.uk/products/a186/) which I got in Obeche, and they just want a simple matt finish with a Farrow & Ball eggshell which I was ...

I've not had any call to use gesso so far in my burgeoning career, but think I might need to for a custom paint job for a client. I'm g(u)ess(o)ing (sorry) that I will only ever rarely need to use it again in the future, so am wondering; what's the consensus on using ready mixed as opposed to making...

*note to self: buy pyjamas

This is all brilliant, thank you all for your help and advice.

@fruitini, your mouldings look fantastic!

Thanks everyone, that's so helpful. I love 'peas and sausage' :) @Ross, I may well be in touch Any tips on how to get the cut bobbins at the corners to match up, or is it just a case of careful measuring? @vintageframes how do you hide the seams where they join, fill, sand and paint or are there oth...

I have a client who's obsessed with this style of moulding: https://manufcatalog.virtualframerapp.com/gryphonmoulding/item?id=14714 but I can't find anything similar in the UK. There's a seller on Etsy offering ready made frames that they also like: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1175772964/beautiful-...

It is, sorry lighting isn't great, it's just a flat profile, front is a dark dirty gold and the side is black.

Hi,

Wondering if anyone can identify this moulding:

https://ibb.co/R3rsCDN

https://ibb.co/LtzQTJF

it's 24mm by 15mm I need something similar, but a little deeper, any suggestions gratefully received

Not to muscle in, but if those blades have gone I have an ex-framer friend who has three sets of Morso blades to sell, in pretty good nick.

I think I'll have a play around, these aren't Archive quality figures so I'm not worried about permanent fixing.

Thanks for the ideas though, much appreciated.

Here's a pic, they're 1/87 scale figures, so about 20mm high, the frame size is about 50mm x 40mm. https://i.ibb.co/gvJQYzb/DSC-0160.jpg They're supplied stuck to extremely sticky modeling pads, but can occasionally fall over, and there are cases where I'd like to stick them directly to coloured mat...

That's brilliant, very informative, thank you all.

So to follow up, what type of adhesive would you consider for mounting small plastic figures to mountboard. Think Lego figures (but they're not), the contract area for bonding is extremely small, like 1mm.

Hi,

A possibly stupid question here; is there any reason *not* to use superglue (e.g. https://www.diy.com/departments/loctite ... 175_BQ.prd) for securing small lightweight plastic objects within a small box frame?

Cheers,

Zac

All good points, taken on board, thanks for taking the time to reply. I've done some comparisons and my prices are coming out pretty much on par with what FramR is producing.

That's a fair point John, and I'll admit that I wasn't actually aware of it, but have just tried it out. It's certainly pretty good, but I think it may be too exacting for my needs and the way that I work at the moment. My own calculator shows me the amount of glass/board needed as a fraction of the...

I made some wheeled A frame kind of things (with some help from a builder friend of mine who had the big tools) from some 20mm MDF, castors from eBay, some cut down garden trellis, some lengths of 40 x 70 cm CLS timber, some lengths of 20 x 35cm batons, cupboard door handles and bits of carpet offcu...

I'm a very low volume framer (at the moment) and wrote my own simple calculator in javascript that runs on a private page on my website. I'd be happy to share the code/web page and explain how it works, but I'm not in a position to support it in any kind of commercial way. It calculates things like ...

Does anyone have a reverse bevel stop for a Keencut Ultimat they want to sell?

https://www.keencut.com/product/reverse-bevel-stop/

Hi Jim, yes please! I'll PM you my details. Sorry Suffnick, hope you manage to find another.