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Thank you all for reading but these item are now sold.
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If anyone needs any more information on this sale please feel free to email or message me.
Thank you.

Selling up so the following are for sale as a job lot. If interested the buyer would need to collect from South Wales.
Morso F plus left support arm/spare blades and waste chute.
Keencut Ultimat Gold 1200mm
Cassese CS79 underpinner
Sliding under counter mountboards storage unit
Fletcher flexi point ...

Good post Grahame. Any chance of a photo of this joint so we can all get our oil cans out and soak the sucker?

I agree dottad. This site has helped me no end while trying to find my feet in the world of picture framing. Its not often you can find a group of people willing to share their knowledge of a job. Maybe its because framing is an art form and people are willing to share in their love of something ...

Thank you very much for the links Dermot & you to markw

Thank you for your answers but can someone please show me how they are done?

Can anyone point me in the right direction as how to finish corners when stretching a canvas by hand?
I make my own canvases for my acrylic paintings that I then frame. However I cannot find a site that shows clearly how to get a neat finish on the corner folds.
I guess those of you who make your ...

Just a short question to add to this post if you wouldnt mind.

What backing board is used most by the framers on this forum?

I have been using MDF for a while with a protective undersheet. However, as I dont as yet have a proffesional cutter I find it quite time consuming to cut by hand. I have ...

I use my old blades as scrapers to clean the old acrylic paint off my glass pallet. Half my cabin is for framing the other half is my art workshop. Its great being able to make a frame up for an unfinished painting at home, it helps to visualise the end result as you are going. Also when people come ...

I have never used these moldings due to people saying they are cheap and nasty. However I have been looking at them as samples from Arqadia (Artcore) as of late and some of them look very good. I have used wood mouldings that never seem to match up on size from one delivery to another. I am told ...

Santa is bringing me a 20" lcd tv. That way I can watch tv in January while the jobs are slow coming in after Cristmas.

Thank you all for your time on this one. White specs on black photos during assembly drives me nuts. Off now to pluck the budgie.

Hi All,
Just wanted to know the best methods you use for cleaning and keeping dust off glass during the fitting stage.
Remember now I am a small one man op working out of a log cabin. I do a great deal of work for a local photographer. Most of his work seems to feature a great deal of black in the ...

We have the one daughter and I guess she will never give back the key to Mam & Dads money box even though it has been mainly empty since she was born 18 years ago :lol:
To my friends Steven and Sharon-Lee - Best of luck and I hope you dont feel to tired working the triple time for the next 10 years ...

I spoke to Framers equipment about this matter.

Reply.

The purpose of this post is to act as a stop against the rebate of the moulding, which in turn prevents the front edge of the rebate support from touching or jamming against the inside of the rebate.
Light oil on the guides is essential and ...

I have been having the same problem. I can see from the marks on the moulding that it is down to these small posts on the supports. Not knowing what they were for but must be there for a reason, I thought it was the settings or something I was doing wrong. The main problem is with soft wood ...

Hi Garnel,
A while ago I posted on the same topic. After reading up all the return posts and Stevens advice (Squareframes) I went for the Ultamat Gold. What a great buy. Makes cutting mounts quick and easy. I was between F/Terry and the Gold. The main factor was room. The squaring arm on the Gold is ...

Hi Steven,
Thanks for the reply. I'm feeling fine again now thanks. Will take your advice and ditch that moulding.

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As a small home run framer I tend to buy the mouldings at the lower end of the price scale unless asked for certain mouldings. However, of late I seem to be getting a poor quality of moulding. For example (supplier not mentioned) I use a Gold paint finish, spoon, pulai wood moulding. When I cut it ...