The Framers Forum

Ha. Yes, I didn't use the work insane but I stressed that I wouldn't advise it. Customer is always.....

Thanks for the input. I have some MDF off cuts so I'll explore that option.

It's not heavy at all. It was previously glued to mountboard and there was no sign of tearing so I'm fairly confident it would hold.

Yes, the customer wants to hang it unglazed.

Much appreciated folks

Thanks prospero, but I need to leave a small gap between the artwork and the window mount (see top pic). The customer also wants it unglazed, so it needs to be fixed without swinging. Would tape (PH7-70 self adhesive conservation) on the back be enough to hold it? I've never used it directly on to a...

Hi Folks

Any suggestions as to how to attach this artwork to the undermount?

Thanks

David

Great stuff - thanks both for pointing me in the right direction

Hi Folks I have a customer who wishes to surface(?) mount these small prints using a deep frame and a spacer. How do I attach these to a mountboard so they don't swing out when hung or crumple due to expansion/contraction? There is actually 5 of them, across a single piece of mountboard. Any thought...

Thanks very much folks. Appreciate it

Edit - I should say that I mean as vertical as possible. I assume that there should still be an air gap in behind?

Hi Folks

I have a customer who wants to hang 12 framed artworks flat against a wall.

Are there any hanging systems/tools that can manage this?

Thanks

David

Thanks for the additional thoughts added here. Mark, you're absolutely right. There is no reason why 4, 5, 6 wouldn't work. It's what suits each of us individually for our premises, sales areas and personality. And as you mentioned, making somebody glad they came in is the goal. If you are easy to w...

Hi I'm a relative newcomer (couple of years in the game). So take with a pinch of salt :) What I have found works (and I'm really just reiterating what your previous responders have said) is having a small selection and focusing on discussing the customers needs. Mostly, they don't know. But you can...

Magic - thanks for that!

Hi folks I have received my first request for a frame with a slip (I think that's the right terminology - normal frame, glass, wooden inner frame, artwork). So to process this order in Estlite I calculate the window size and enter the inner frame (slip?) ID? Then I add a "+" symbol and ent...

Hi - might be a bit late here. Yes, this is my setup - parallels running Estlite and it works fine, although, I am afraid to do the updates just in case it stops working. So that might be a problem. My own plan is to pick up a cheap windows machine solely for Estlite and not have to deal with parall...

Thanks very much for the help folks - I've adjusted my intake workflow accordingly and it's working a treat now.

Cheers for the responses - I downloaded that link and it looks like it does the job - cheers!

Hi all I hope you are well. Is it possible for Estlite to calculate the length of moulding required for a frame? I currently work it out separately. I see a highlight "Get moulding length" but cannot figure out how to utilise it. Or even if it does what I'm hoping it does. Best wishes David

Hi Justin

Thanks for your perspective. That's definitely something worth thinking about. I don't want to duplicate processes so that's something I will look into.

Much appreciated.

David

Hi Gavin

Thanks for your response. Very much appreciated. Really useful to see a working document, that's a big help.

Cheers

David

Hi Folks I hope you are all well and getting customers again. I currently just take a sheet of blank paper whenever someone comes in and write/sketch everything down on it for the job (pricing done through Estlite). I feel that this doesn't quite convey the air of professionalism and quality I would...