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- Tue 06 Mar, 2007 9:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountcutting re-visited
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12820
Osgood, I am not disagreeing with what you say, but I would like to point out that although I am an ex-engineer and focus very heavily on exactness. I usually get very good results with my presentation as well, I do paint myself, I was interested in art long before I got into framing and I think I'v...
- Tue 06 Mar, 2007 8:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Handfinishing techniques
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13402
Hi Whynot, Almost all, if not all of these paints are based on some kind of acrylic polymer. I am not aware of the differences, but the acrylic polymers used in paints can be optimised for different characteristics. There are water based and solvent based acrylic paints. The paints which I mentioned...
- Tue 06 Mar, 2007 9:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountcutting re-visited
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12820
I learnt my approach to mountcutting from another framer, Mike Jeans Williams, who is a Guild Commended Framer. I had originally sold him some hand coloured local engravings and used to pop-in and see him from time to time. He had a lot of influence in me becoming a framer and he showed me his own m...
- Tue 06 Mar, 2007 1:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountcutting re-visited
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12820
Thanks Osgood, I never run down other framers, but some of my customers like the fact that I do things the way I do. I was taught to work this way by another very well respected framer who uses the same technique to show people why he charges more for his work. I do the same, I charge top rates for ...
- Tue 06 Mar, 2007 12:56 am
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Two tips for the price of one
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16798
- Tue 06 Mar, 2007 12:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Handfinishing techniques
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13402
Thanks Whynot, What you say makes a lot of sense, but I still think this is a painted finish, because that's what it looks like, the overlaping leaf marks ARE PAINTED ON - You can see the brush strokes. I've handled this frame and seen the over-run of the paint on the reverse of the frame - IT'S PAI...
- Mon 05 Mar, 2007 11:12 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Two tips for the price of one
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16798
Perhaps I should have said that due to the bottom head's bearings having worn over time it is no longer in alignment with the top head and as the top head can no longer be adjusted by removing shins, I have to pack-out the bottom head to restore the alignment between both heads. Probably as clear as...
- Mon 05 Mar, 2007 8:36 pm
- Forum: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
- Topic: Two tips for the price of one
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16798
Two tips for the price of one
First tip. Why do Keencut mountcutting blades have such large round holes in the middle? I dunno, but a used blunt blade makes a very useful packing shim for making adjustments for wear or alignment on all manor of things. As they come in two thickness you can also use different thicknesses in combi...
- Mon 05 Mar, 2007 7:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountcutting re-visited
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12820
Yes, Cazz, The golden ratio is indeed as you have said and was known at least as far back as the ancient greeks, or even earlier. Many of the greatest designers, architects and engineers of all time used the golden ratio all the time. With regards to the spacing and layout of multi-aperture mounts, ...
- Mon 05 Mar, 2007 9:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountcutting re-visited
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12820
- Sun 04 Mar, 2007 7:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hardened Veneer pins
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4696
- Sun 04 Mar, 2007 3:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountcutting re-visited
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12820
The neutral double mount is easier on the eye than the gold one - but why the arched top? It's not relative and actually seems to be covering detail. The white bevels are too close to each other, especially at the top of the arch, but all way round too and the negative space on the bottom mount, cr...
- Sun 04 Mar, 2007 9:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountcutting re-visited
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12820
Hi John, It's a fair comment. The Chrismas tree which is a cross-stitch had nothing else around it at the top and looked a bit empty I showed a sample to the customer and she loved it. The mount is in Artcare brushed gold with exactly complements the obsolete antique brown and gold frame and the Lad...
- Sat 03 Mar, 2007 11:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountcutting re-visited
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12820
That's a good question Osgood, It's not an easy one to answer. Very small hooks of as liitle as say 0.1mm to 0.2mm can easily be seen if you look for them, but IMHO really stand out when they occur on multiple aperture which in a nice neat line. Some of it comes from my ex-engineering mindset. If yo...
- Sat 03 Mar, 2007 9:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountcutting re-visited
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12820
Mountcutting re-visited
I am now really happy with my Keencut Ultimat and I dont get any hooking at all, even when I lay the mount onto a piece of graph paper and use the magnification of a x8 magnifier (Lupe). I admit that I'm very fussy about mounts, but eventually I got there. The solution was so easy I can hardly belie...
- Sat 03 Mar, 2007 8:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My (new!) Casesse underpinner
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5897
As Mark says, it is the responsibilty of the supplier to provide you with a machine that is not defective. Do not attempt to alter the machine in any way in case you void your warranty! That's true, as he no doubt knows and the suppliers responsibility has already been mentioned, but I figure the i...
- Sat 03 Mar, 2007 8:27 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: The quickmate manual canvas stretching tool!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 37493
I haven't bought one, don't really need one and haven't any axe to grind about this. It's a nice idea, but there may those who would rather make their own after all this! After all they ain't rocket science to build: Considering the other things which Tabmaster sell to the framing trade, I think som...
- Sat 03 Mar, 2007 7:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My (new!) Casesse underpinner
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5897
It sounds like a problem I've had in the past, when the pulley for the steel cable stopped revolving at all - It was stuck solid! It was a real pain to fix. First I phoned Lion's machinery man, (mine came from Lion) and he described how it went together. His description also matched the little bookl...
- Fri 02 Mar, 2007 8:55 pm
- Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
- Topic: Ashworth & Thomson Moulding wanted
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11484
Hi John, Rather a long shot here, but have you tried asking their ex-rep James Bullen. I think he covered your area as well as ours and he might be able to point you in the direction of someone who has bought some. I have his contact details at work if you need them. BTW, it was nice to have met you...
- Fri 02 Mar, 2007 8:50 am
- Forum: Business Matters
- Topic: Pricing for shadow box
- Replies: 13
- Views: 17073