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No problems Ian . . . Try a professional filming company anyway, nothing to lose. They do it day in day out, can do a much better job than a newbie during the reasonably steep learning curve. Give them a couple of moderate size pieces of 3mm clear, and have them go at it . . . most filmers work on g...

Of course not practical to ship a filmed glass that far Ian, I don't even ship larger filmed glass interstate in most cases, just for the locals . . . I'm filming pieces (so far 3mm clear in sizes up 1500 x 1900, and those sort of ranges. Anything over available standard UV glass sheet sizes, or whe...

I supplied a largish non glare a few months ago, cut to size at 1500 x 1000, edges seamed, was scary to handle & cut (from 1800 x 1200 sheet), I imagine so to for the framer to fit up (advised he did it vertically, he did so ok). 2 months later, call from the framer, can I supply exact same agai...

G'day Norma, I believe ANY business can benefit from having an online presence. We are manufacturing suppliers to picture framers (among other industries) and we have a very niche product . . . we can and do sell locally, nationally (Australia) and worldwide. I'd say our mix of gross sales is ~ 25% ...

G'day Áine, The pump up suckers are ok for 2mm, only needed for larger sheets though. I would avoid them if possible for the thin glasses, as it makes it different to handle. Perfectly ok to move onto vertical cutters though. Re gloves. I do use a bit of optically coated low reflection, and usually ...

Yep, glass is quite safe if lifted and placed on a horizontal bench properly . . . not so bad with taking straight to vertical wall cutters. It is easy to get a bit blasé about handling glass, especially if you do it a lot, and it gets to feel second nature. Perhaps the most important thing to do is...

Yeah Gerry,
Don't drop the bu**er.

http://theframersforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... ght=jigsaw

I read other such horror stories.

Do a search here, and on the www.thegrumble.com , there are heaps of mounting options etc recommended for jigsaws. Search jigsaw mounting.

Ah yes.

I've spent whole nights at some of these sites : )
Great entertainment, and a strange sense of revenge for all their junk mail.

Google 419 and you'll find oodles of these sites, but 419 Eater is one of the best.
Try http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/ too.

I was thinking more of someone on this forum with an Optimum offcut that might suit.
Easy to wrap and post to you.

Am I missing something here? :? Why the need to fix to Museum glass. Why not a thick chunk of perspex which is easy to drill. As per Spits reply, you will hardly see the optically coated low reflection product inside the package . . . the surface to have the art or object floated on. I agree, using...

Yeah Paul, sorry for your loss, it is one of the toughest times a bloke can face, when his dad passes (a bit over 13 years ago for me can be tough still to remember that time). I try to remember all the great times we had, all the good lessons learned, his work ethic, etc. Chin up and go with the fa...

Spit, drilling 2mm is a whole lot more difficult than 3mm. You'll probably find even a good glass guy will break many before any sort of success, then there'll likely be some shell out (hard to drill in one side half way, then come through the other to meet, as glass is normally drilled from both si...

Oh heck, I just had to Google it !

A myriad of threads, but this article was interesting . . .
http://tinyurl.com/2bqgqs

This one about the artist the frame is named after . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hogarth

An interesting example . . .
http://tinyurl.com/2bfuxj

Yes, it was a rather evil thought

Actually, I'm amazed you managed to find one of the missing pieces in the Morso chip box.

I also think Tom should be given the pleasure of assembling the new puzzle !!
After all he can only expect to learn from his mistakes this way

"update on ours is that there is still one piece missing, and we have ordered a new puzzle from the distributors to replace the one piece. gah...." Kev, once you FIND that piece in the new puzzle assortment (and before you finish the clients puzzle), scan it and print / glue the copy onto ...

Deejay, I don't thinks anyone has suggested using glass cleaner on acrylic here. I have sprayed it on offcuts being used for other non important jobs, haven't particularly noticed anything bad happen, it may or may not be ok. I would advise against it anyway, as glass cleaners all contain various ch...

As per Jeromes suggestion . . . and I have noticed numerous framers swear by using this with a *genuine* (vehicle type drying) chamois. Other tips . . . Use an old cardboard tube to gently unroll the backing paper or plastic, rather than just peel it off. This reduces static in the first place. Then...

Some experts accelerate the process using a microwave oven and then bring back the colour, if necessary, using an air brush. I believe that the going rate for this service is around £600 for a bouquet. Freze drying a bouquet here runs about AUD$100 - $150. 600 pounds seems a bit excessive, even tho...

Google - UK Freeze Dry Drying Drier Dried Flowers A few quick links found . . . http://www.pollenpetals.co.uk/freezedryingflowers.html http://www.floralkeepsakesofireland.com/uk-brides.htm http://www.forist7.com/freezedried/index.html . . . and my flower lady here in Adelaide South Australia . . . h...

Yep, couple of phone calls should be all you need.

I'm mainly posting to say don't forget pics of the project, and please post so we can see what you come up with.