Making Waves (illustrated)

Post by **John** » Tue 05 Apr, 2005 10:09 am

This is what happened when I had the inspired notion and (I thought) infallable technique for mounting a previously folded map on to a sticky board. Just open up the map, tightly roll it round a tube, and carefully unroll on to the sticky board.

Not the best idea I've ever had!

Back to the hard-bed press.

sarah · Post by **sarah** » Tue 05 Apr, 2005 10:17 am

And there's me thinking you were adding your own effects - a few rough waves off the coast of Donegal.

Just goes to show that after years of experience we can all still make mistakes.

SquareFrames · Post by **SquareFrames** » Tue 05 Apr, 2005 10:56 am

Hi John,

Have you tried removing the map?

Zest-It, (but it in a supermarket) using a slight bit at a time could work. Try lifting the corner and rubbing the Zest-It along the edge anf removing a bit at a time.

Same thing happened to me once, (luckily it wasnt an old map though), I placed it in ther hard bed press with some heat and left it for 2 minutes or so, the creases came out.

Let is know how you get on.

Steven

markw · Post by **markw** » Tue 05 Apr, 2005 12:33 pm

it must have been a good week for cockups - i had to reframe a number of tiles - simple operation, take them out of one frame - put them into new frame. did so with great care only to find crack running through centre of each tile. I dont enjoy telling customers bad news but on this occasion pleaded innocent as i couldnt of handled the tiles with more care. fortunately there were 2 frames to do and i could point out that the second set had hairline cracks in the tiles before i had removed them from old frame. I suppose the moral in the story is to check carefully for defects, i will be looking at ceramics in for framing with much more care in the future and count myself lucky that i had an understanding customer this time.

sarah · Post by **sarah** » Tue 05 Apr, 2005 2:42 pm

There is nothing worse than that sinking feeling when you realise that there is damage on a piece, you know you didn't cause it but will the customer?

We try with every customer to point out little defects and then print the details on their work order and point it out to them again so they have no excuse about not being told.

Glad you had an understanding soul, makes life a bit easier.