The Framers Forum

I just use a curly hose although mine is for the stapler as my tab gun is a hand tool. It is around 1m long although in theory stretches to I think 5m but I only need around 2 or 3m. The stapler just gets hung on a hook near the compressor when not in use.

Looks good to me.

I don't mind a bottom weighted mount on a landscape orientation but it jars for me on something that is portrait.

Is there a reason for the spacer, and is the glass in between the spacer and the frame?

I love it generally and I like the colours and the frame. My only complaint is that I think it's a bit busy around the print. I would need to see it in person to know if the print can take that, it's difficult to tell with a photo. It looks as though there is already the rounded mount with the title...

Interesting that we have a few different views already. I actually ended up framing it ever so slightly to the right of where the bottom one is, so neither the branch, nor the birds were exactly in the centre, but somewhere between the two although closer to the birds than the branch (if that all ma...

original_00d6741d-5fc9-4d04-affa-6c3ef5def8e7_PXL_20220902_143139369.jpg original_96e69daa-89c5-4f36-b931-18dae2f2da50_PXL_20220902_143200351.MP.jpg Normally when I'm deciding where the mount goes or how much space to give around artwork I will measure the extremities of the picture, in this case t...

It's nice enough and I appreciate a nice wide mount (although I prefer if the bottom isn't weighted) but I would choose a wider frame. I think that look with a really wide mount but a really narrow frame is quite old fashioned. I also give customers free reign when it comes to choosing frames and mo...

If it's already square and quite heavy I would probably just try hanging it as it is and see how it looks.
Your customer will appreciate you not charging loads for something that is maybe not required.
If it needs stretched I would sew extensions on to the edge and stretch them over stretcher bars.

I think it would be much easier just putting in a removable back with bendy tabs rather than a hinged frame or anything equally as complicated. All medals I've done have been fixed but I think if they wanted them to be removable it should be easy enough to just mount them on the bar that they are on...

In my experience anytime I've ever had an issue with cuts/joins and I know that my underpinner & morso are set correctly it's always been the blades. If I have a set of blades that aren't right I just buy a new set, it might sound excessive but it's not worth all the wasted time fiddling about....

I use Smith and Roger stains for all of my framing although I did use the Liberon dyes in the past and they were fine.
I then use liberon wax to seal it and then buff it with an old tshirt.
The finish is fine although I definitely prefer using walnut or oak.

Firstly an 11 millimetre frame for a 1.2 metre mirror? It's always the glass size for measuring, passing on sizes etc. But a customer isn't necessarily to know that. I always ask to see the item so I can measure, or if not I check and double check what we are talking about. The customer dictating th...

how about using a plate hanger?

Who is going to supply your framing stuff and what boards do they sell? I use Centrado so their own boards as well as Daler and Munken Duo are all the same thickness so my Keencut Ultimat Gold is set up for them and stays the same. Cutting mounts is not particularly difficult, so just buy 1 extra bo...

It's by invitation only and the email has a link to a booking form.
If you're a Centrado customer speak to your rep and ask for an invite.

I agree with Nick.

3mm should be fine.

The only time I have used 4mm acrylic was on a 2m X 1.5m frame which is double the size of the one you're talking about.

I did this frame with around half pin badges and half with the bar across the back. 317339_495455587176929_650794258_n.jpg For the bar badges I pushed an angled hole where the pin pushes through so it was right through the mountboard but at an angle. Then I would push the badge right into the mountb...

If you just want some to practice online maybe check with a framer near you or even have a look on here or ebay for job lots. For supplier I use Centrado who send a van once a week. They are reasonably priced and you can order individual lengths and sheets although there is a minimum order for carri...

Yes they should be square and I'm sure they are almost always square but I guess there might be a rogue sheet or two that moves slightly when it is being cut in the factory.

Here are some signed game boxes that I did a few years back.

They are wrapped in melinex and that is pulled through and secured to the back of the mountboard.

It'll all depend on the condition of each item and you can look in the adverts / sales / wants section of the forum or on eBay to see what each is worth.

You could maybe try and sell everything as a job lot for £2000 or price machines individually.