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by Bagpuss
Sat 16 Dec, 2017 9:29 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?
Replies: 25
Views: 15766

Re: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?

I'd also be looking to wrap round a bit less of the image than in bagpuss' picture, but that may just be me. Heh, easy there fella ! the customer was very pleased with them :clap: You can't be too precise with these things, unless you're doing these things day in day out, then you could probably ge...
by Bagpuss
Sun 10 Dec, 2017 11:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Taking Photos Remotely from Ceiling mounted camera ?
Replies: 8
Views: 5383

Taking Photos Remotely from Ceiling mounted camera ?

I asked this question a couple of years ago, when I was considering PreView, I may well still consider Preview but at the moment I just want to get a camera to mount on the ceiling again. Years ago I setup a Canon Powershot on the ceiling and linked it with a cable to my PC, the Canon software allow...
by Bagpuss
Sun 10 Dec, 2017 11:20 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?
Replies: 25
Views: 15766

Re: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?

Steve N wrote:Looks good, but has it really take 2 months to do these, my customers don't like it if I'm going to take 2 weeks
Most of my customers are pretty relaxed, I always tell them that some things are worth waiting for :rock:
by Bagpuss
Wed 06 Dec, 2017 10:29 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?
Replies: 25
Views: 15766

Re: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?

2017-11-20 10.24.14.jpg I thought I'd give you an update, I ended up going to B&Q and got some 12mm x 34mm strip wood, made a frame ( below ) and then stretched the canvas over it, it looked fine, no sign of the frame through the canvas, the customer was v pleased : ) 2017-11-19 20.51.22.jpg 20...
by Bagpuss
Sat 04 Nov, 2017 12:02 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Creased architectural drawing anyone ?
Replies: 1
Views: 1552

Creased architectural drawing anyone ?

Can someone remind me how best to "relax" a badly creased drawing in the Hotpress please ? Im not sticking it down, just want to get creases out, haven't tried this for years.
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Adam/Bagpuss
by Bagpuss
Wed 25 Oct, 2017 10:50 am
Forum: Help!
Topic: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?
Replies: 25
Views: 15766

Re: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?

Thanks for the advice everyone, I don't use Arqadia unfortunately, I don't have a power plane either : ( Just Googling companies that sell these already stretched, I see that some stretch over 18mm blocks of what I assume is MDF, rather than a stretcher bar, as you can see from photo below, these ar...
by Bagpuss
Sun 22 Oct, 2017 7:04 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?
Replies: 25
Views: 15766

Re: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?

ah, I have used a floater mouldings before but these canvases just need stretching, I was just after a suitable stretcher moulding that isn't too deep but has a clean edge rather than a rounded edge like some stretcher mouldings, thanks anyway.
Adam/Bagpuss
by Bagpuss
Sat 21 Oct, 2017 10:54 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?
Replies: 25
Views: 15766

Re: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?

Hi Alan, sorry, only just getting round to stretching these 5 canvases and just checked out L2427 ( see photo below ), I wanted to stretch the canvases onto frames, is that what you were thinking, I've never stretched using this sort of profile before? Have I got the wrong end of the stick ? L2427.j...
by Bagpuss
Tue 03 Oct, 2017 3:14 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: 5 piece canvas art anyone ?
Replies: 25
Views: 15766

5 piece canvas art anyone ?

I've had a couple of those 5 piece canvas artwork come in ( see photo below ), not big, 19cm wide, tallest 54cm. Can anyone recommend a suitable Simons or LION moulding to do these please, I was going to buy from the LION - L2459 which is the Classic profile about 18mm deep for canvases and I can cu...
by Bagpuss
Thu 22 Jun, 2017 10:21 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Large Laminated World Map to stick down anyone ?
Replies: 7
Views: 4387

Re: Large Laminated World Map to stick down anyone ?

Thanks for the advice people, as I'm often told, 99% of the things I worry about never actually happen, it turned out fine after all that. Not ideal but under the circumstances and i had warned the customer that it wouldn't go down totally flat, I cut a sheet of 5mm foamcore to size and laid lengths...
by Bagpuss
Sun 18 Jun, 2017 9:10 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Large Laminated World Map to stick down anyone ?
Replies: 7
Views: 4387

Large Laminated World Map to stick down anyone ?

Hi all, my heart always sinks when a customer brings in large laminated maps, well anything over size really .... The map is a whopping 150 x 95cm, supplied rolled up, laminated both sides, you know the sort of thing. The customer wants it mounted and framed (no glass), I dont have a cold roller so ...
by Bagpuss
Fri 10 Feb, 2017 1:43 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: My first TROLL .....
Replies: 4
Views: 2977

My first TROLL .....

Hi, I've never had one before but I have had my first review by a Troll on Google Business, to be honest I have most of my reviews on Facebook, every now and then someone does one on Google, I only had 2 5star reviews, then a few days ago I had a 1star review saying I had no black frames and I had d...
by Bagpuss
Mon 28 Nov, 2016 9:47 pm
Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
Topic: 4ft x 4ft Workbench - Pickup only nr M25/J29
Replies: 3
Views: 4018

Re: 4ft x 4ft Workbench - Pickup only nr M25/J29

SOLD FOR £5.50 ON EBAY !
by Bagpuss
Thu 24 Nov, 2016 9:58 pm
Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
Topic: 4ft x 4ft Workbench - Pickup only nr M25/J29
Replies: 3
Views: 4018

Re: 4ft x 4ft Workbench - Pickup only nr M25/J29

I'm not just writing this to push this to the top of the list again.....
by Bagpuss
Sun 13 Nov, 2016 6:44 pm
Forum: Adverts/Sales/Wants
Topic: 4ft x 4ft Workbench - Pickup only nr M25/J29
Replies: 3
Views: 4018

4ft x 4ft Workbench - Pickup only nr M25/J29

4ft x 4ft Workbench - Pickup only nr M25/J29 2016-10-29 15.06.21.jpg This rather large bench has been in my Workshop for the last 5 years, dimensions: w48in x d48in x h32in I added the shelving myself, just chipboard. It's a big old lump, the actual top is 1.5in thick, I have dismantled it but plea...
by Bagpuss
Tue 06 Sep, 2016 3:17 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Framing odd shaped jigsaws anyone ?
Replies: 12
Views: 6237

Framing odd shaped jigsaws anyone ?

Hi, a good customer of mine is threatening to bring in a dolphin shaped jigsaw ... now I have framed jigsaws over the years and they've generally been rectangular not dolphin shaped, I stick them down using drymount film onto 2mm MDF board. I'm thinking that I would have to profile the dolphin shape...
by Bagpuss
Fri 12 Aug, 2016 8:05 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: HELP - mounting Linen backed Raiders poster
Replies: 17
Views: 6501

Re: HELP - mounting Linen backed Raiders poster

Well that was a heated debate :rock: All good stuff, well here's a photo of the finished product, I actually used Neschen Filmoplast T Cloth Tape ( LION ) to attach to the Linen backing to the foamcore board, as I said, I did have to cut the mount in 2 sections as I can't cut Jumbo board but under g...
by Bagpuss
Thu 11 Aug, 2016 7:42 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: HELP - mounting Linen backed Raiders poster
Replies: 17
Views: 6501

Re: HELP - mounting Linen backed Raiders poster

Thanks everyone for your advice, very much appreciated. Roboframer, I really like what you've done, are you able to cut Jumbo size board on your Gunner/CMC ? My options were limited when the customer brought it in, I can only cut mounts in standard size ( 815 x 1125mm ) so I worked out I could only ...
by Bagpuss
Wed 10 Aug, 2016 8:45 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: HELP - mounting Linen backed Raiders poster
Replies: 17
Views: 6501

HELP - mounting Linen backed Raiders poster

A customer has brought in my first Linen backed poster, I've never had to frame one, never even seen one, its an original Raiders of the lost Ark poster with about 3cm of backing on show ( see photo ). I've seen in a previous posting where Roboframer suggested mounting strips ? Is this because it's ...
by Bagpuss
Sun 10 Jul, 2016 8:17 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: FITTING HEAD SPRING FOR EXCALIBUR 5000
Replies: 2
Views: 1855

Re: FITTING HEAD SPRING FOR EXCALIBUR 5000

Bless you Sir :clap: