The Framers Forum

...Regarding the off-gassing of plastic at 150*F, I'll just have to switch on the air conditioning - though what will I do when summer comes? (Those Irish heat waves!) Please understand that my comments are hear/say. I have no confirmation or proof of harm at that temperature. I'm still asking... O...

John As soon as I get the nod from EURO MOULDINGS that they have them actually in hand. Then I can assure you all I will be shouting loud on here. In the mean time I have sent an email to the MD of Wallbuddies asking if he would be so kind as to send some complimentary wallbuddies... Cheeky I know....

Hey guys, I started this topic in the hopes of gaining an insight into the process that would convince a free thinking, intelligent, sceptical, picture framer (everybody here fits this description, right?) that the benefits of UV glass are worthwhile at today’s prices. ...Actually this has set off ...

In my business, everything except profit is counted as cost, but I include profit in the labor price because each minute of shop time represents $1 of revenue. That is, wasted time represents lost profit, and saved time represents added profit, and it all should be counted in measures of time spent...

John: Yes, the scrap-board template works nicely. I've done that as well, but it's quicker to bend up the points. And for those customers who don't know which end of the yardstick to read, the extra piece of board with holes in it is just another complication. I know it seems odd to framers, who wor...

Sorry, but I just got a new computer and didn't realize I hadn't been

logged in automatically.

That was my WallBuddies post. Anonymity isn't my style.

From Ohio, #1 swing state in the upcoming election,
Jim

We moved our gallery two years ago into a new, 1600 sq. ft. space with 12 ft. ceilings. We decided to use color-corrected (3500 degree K) fluorecent lamps in the fixtures provided by the landlord, except that I installed deep-louvered lenses to direct nearly all of the light to the floor. That elimi...

...the FATG seems to be taking the stance that it is our own fault that it falls short of our expectations, because we won’t join, or re-join, to make it better... BF It is interesting that commentary on this topic is very similar to what American framers say about their PPFA, both for and against....