The Framers Forum

Not having a CMC, but instead an original Keencut Ultimat (not the Ultimat Gold), I have tried various blades and boards. So far I think I have found a reasonable combination, I would still say there is much room for improvement and a few questions un-anwered regarding the factors which affect board...

Thanks John, You've made my day! It's really obvious when you see it! Clearly much less hassle than how I was doing it. Thanks again, very much appreciated. Markw and Osgood, I agreed with what you are saying about CMC, but I can't afford one and I've nowhere to put one. However, one day.......... C...

Hi Osgood, There is a company who I use from time to time, but only when I want a quantity of mounts cut. They are not worth using for single mounts - it just costs too much. I just charge a lot to cover my time and I'm glad to get jobs like this once in a while as they are so profitable. For my cur...

Recently I've been very disappointed with the quality of the ash mouldings (fit for fire-wood mostly) from my usual (U.K.) supplier. I don't intend to name and shame them, but I thought I would raise the subject and ask if this is a general problem at this time.
Cheers,
Mark

Hi Osgood & John, Osgood, I am using a Keencut ultimat. Yes I wish I had a CMC too, but there's neither the room for one, nor the money. John, you may remember a few years ago LIon used to sell a marking out device for cutting multiple aperture double mounts. Well, I never thought of getting one at ...

This is how I do them. I cut the front mount first, but I make it bigger than the final size by an inch all round. I then stick the front mount front face down onto the back of the rear mount using double sided tape. IMPORTANT - THE DOUBLE SIDED TAPE MUST BE WITHIN THE ADDITIONAL ONE INCH ALL ROUND ...

Thanks John, I'm having a good look at the examples you gave the link for. I think a little practice while copying some of those will help me a lot. Thanks, also to Markw, I am also good with pens and inks. I used to be a design engineer and a very long time ago worked in a drawing office in the day...

Well, I got them finished and the customer went away happy with the job and they perfectly matched the sample I was asked to match. However, I can't say that I got much of a buzz out of doing it, because I know that artistically that something which really makes it was missing. Yes, I can get by whe...

Problem solved! I was not asking for the right bottles at the chemist. My part time framing assistant who comes in thursdays and fridays came up with the answer straight away. Specimen jars! You can imagine the reaction when I went into the chemist and asked for half a dozen. BTW, I was not planning...

I decided to nip down to the local chemist to buy some bottles to mix mount washes in. I was amazed to find they don't sell bottles at all! There must be some easily obtainable containers to keep your dilluted wash-line inks in, but where do I get them please.
Thanks,
Mark

I can't figure it out either! Business is normally slow this time of year, but we've done much better than expected. I don't like the heat though! I am supposed to be doing three wash-line mounts before the weekend. Not that easy to get back to the start point before the wash dries. Not my idea of f...

Roboframer wrote:
I don't know why you are looking for fabric from a non fabric specialist.

I agree, ideally, I would do as you suggest, but I live and work in rural Devon and can't find what I want locally, or spare the time to close the shop and go to the nearest big town.
Cheers,
Mark

The extra large foam core problem has been solved, Wessex pictures can supply 10mm thick foam core in a 4 ft x 8 ft sheet, at £18 per sheet. Unfortunately 10mm is the only thickness they do in that size. I am thinking about covering the foam core with black brushed nylon display fabric, it comes 52 ...

There's no way I can lose the micro-tags in the embroidery it's not that kind of embroidery, so I'm ordering some extra heavy duty mono-filament nylon.

It's also too big for either jumbo sized mountboard or foam core board. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Mark

Hi John, Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Have you looked at flying? There are regular flights to Exeter, Plymouth or Newquay. I never flown from these airports, but I understand the services available are quite good and reasonably priced. Some friends of ours flew up to the Edinbourgh tattoo from ...

I've been asked to frame a carpet / tapestry which is about 4 ft by 5 ft in size and it's quite heavy, it's also lined at the back and fringed with swivelled metalised thread tassels. The only sensible place to attach it from is the edge where the tassels are attached. Any attachment needs to be ver...

Mark, Can you please explain this labelling system. My "chevrons" (and I imagine the majority of Aussie framers) aremarked on the back and the customers hardly ever see them. Hi Osgood, Mine are labelled on the back too, but until now I have written moulding numbers, price code letter and other inf...

Hi charles, Are the figures glazed? If so, how about those glue on plate hangers? They have a very strong water soluble gum adhesive, which I assume should be acceptable to your customer. You then stick whatever you like to the plate hanger, because glue on the plate hanger doesn't matter. Cheers, M...

Hi Les, I think yours in the answer I was looking for. The frame in question not only has the brown colouring, but in some places it is thicker and looks almost black. It's hard to explain what it looks like, but it looks seriously old, which is what the customer wants to be kept. I will try out you...

It's a difficult question, I think I can say that I know exactly who is supplier "C". They like to be very competitive on price and that must have an effect on how much money they feel able to play with! Following the spring fair I was supplied by them with an excellant range of new samples and have...