Gentle Mental
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Framing it myself cuz i can't trust anyone here, by Gentle Mental on Jul 5, 2008 17:38:02 GMT 1, in a part of the world where pictures get framed with glue and staplers. 
And i've just received some of the loveliest pieces, ;D
now i so badly want to frame them up. 
kindly point me to sites where i can get it done the safest and easiest 
i've just checked some site - float mounting don't seem so hard, 2 acid free t-hinges on the top of the piece and a nice backing board, no?
what can the risks be?
i have zero experience. 
help! 
in a part of the world where pictures get framed with glue and staplers. And i've just received some of the loveliest pieces, ;D now i so badly want to frame them up. kindly point me to sites where i can get it done the safest and easiest i've just checked some site - float mounting don't seem so hard, 2 acid free t-hinges on the top of the piece and a nice backing board, no? what can the risks be? i have zero experience. help! |
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themightyreds
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Framing it myself cuz i can't trust anyone here, by themightyreds on Jul 5, 2008 20:57:48 GMT 1, Go for it i reckon!,
maybe try it out with a blank piece of art paper similar to the print you are going to frame and see if the t-hinges take the weight of it ok first though...!
I've d-i-y framed a number of my pieces that all seem fine so far. An easy way of getting a float mounted look is to press the print against the glass with the mount & backboard - i know a whole load of people will be spitting their tea out at this idea but a lot of my prints i want to see but also want to be able to chop and change them when i feel like it and without having to pay a framer to do it.
I wouldn't do this to any expensive prints i buy now but i've had a pulp fiction happily framed in an off-the-shelf ikea jobbie for the past 3 years and there's noting at all happened to it for being framed this way.
If you don't want the print to touch the glass, just get a window mount cut for it!
If you get the window mount cut slightly larger than the print itself you can float mount it within the mount aperture - i did this recently and the results are 1st class!!
Post some pics when you get something done!
Go for it i reckon!,
maybe try it out with a blank piece of art paper similar to the print you are going to frame and see if the t-hinges take the weight of it ok first though...!
I've d-i-y framed a number of my pieces that all seem fine so far. An easy way of getting a float mounted look is to press the print against the glass with the mount & backboard - i know a whole load of people will be spitting their tea out at this idea but a lot of my prints i want to see but also want to be able to chop and change them when i feel like it and without having to pay a framer to do it.
I wouldn't do this to any expensive prints i buy now but i've had a pulp fiction happily framed in an off-the-shelf ikea jobbie for the past 3 years and there's noting at all happened to it for being framed this way.
If you don't want the print to touch the glass, just get a window mount cut for it!
If you get the window mount cut slightly larger than the print itself you can float mount it within the mount aperture - i did this recently and the results are 1st class!!
Post some pics when you get something done!
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Framing it myself cuz i can't trust anyone here, by paulypaul on Jul 5, 2008 21:02:28 GMT 1, Hmmm - all good jobs look easy, that's why they get paid the big bucks...
I tried framing/mounting a couple of pieces several years ago - I love my framer, like I love my electrician/mechanic/decorator...
I mean - how difficult can it be to gloss a door...? More difficult than it looks, till you've done a hundred and made the associated mistakes...
Hmmm - all good jobs look easy, that's why they get paid the big bucks...
I tried framing/mounting a couple of pieces several years ago - I love my framer, like I love my electrician/mechanic/decorator...
I mean - how difficult can it be to gloss a door...? More difficult than it looks, till you've done a hundred and made the associated mistakes...
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Gentle Mental
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Framing it myself cuz i can't trust anyone here, by Gentle Mental on Jul 6, 2008 16:30:26 GMT 1, thanks for the feedback - think i'll start with a cheap one...
is there a thread or link on diy float mounting? with step by step pictures or video would be really nice (time for a new vid, mr Silky!)
thanks for the feedback - think i'll start with a cheap one...
is there a thread or link on diy float mounting? with step by step pictures or video would be really nice (time for a new vid, mr Silky!)
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Framing it myself cuz i can't trust anyone here, by Daniel Silk on Jul 6, 2008 16:32:16 GMT 1, thanks for the feedback - think i'll start with a cheap one... is there a thread or link on diy float mounting? with step by step pictures or video would be really nice (time for a new vid, mr Silky!)
;D I would if I knew anything about it but I dunt 
thanks for the feedback - think i'll start with a cheap one... is there a thread or link on diy float mounting? with step by step pictures or video would be really nice (time for a new vid, mr Silky!) ;D I would if I knew anything about it but I dunt |
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Gentle Mental
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Framing it myself cuz i can't trust anyone here, by Gentle Mental on Jul 6, 2008 16:56:50 GMT 1, how about bring the vid cam over to mr frameman's place? for the sake of the poorer collectors here? that be cool.
how about bring the vid cam over to mr frameman's place? for the sake of the poorer collectors here? that be cool.
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