"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Get nostalgic for old things like cars and old knifes, not old wooden frames.
Foe nastalgia, coat them, expose a cool design and hang em up for decoration.
I'm at a bit of a crossroad. I have about 15 roller frames and a sh!tload of old 18 x 20 wooden (I.D. 14 7/8 x 16 7/8). I know I should just start using the rollers, but I hate to throw stuff away. However, I might.I have a tension meter and the 18 x 20s are like 12 - 15 newtons, pretty much a joke.I took one of the empty rollers and added 2 washers to extend the side bars about 1/16 of an inch and found that I could use the roller to stretch new mesh, cut the mesh off the wooden frames and glue to the wood and get very usable newtons, but still 18 x 20 OD.So here's the question -Should I sh!tcan all the wood frames for reasons of size? Or should I for reasons of old-school? Or would any of you consider doing what I'm thinking about doing where the only cost is mesh and glue? Cannot count time as that would be the same for rollers or rollers-to-wood. I'm not going to be doing all-over prints and the 18 x 20s can still print images about 11 1/2 by 13 1/2.So what say you?
Quote from: screenxpress on September 25, 2011, 05:51:24 PMI'm at a bit of a crossroad. I have about 15 roller frames and a sh!tload of old 18 x 20 wooden (I.D. 14 7/8 x 16 7/8). I know I should just start using the rollers, but I hate to throw stuff away. However, I might.I have a tension meter and the 18 x 20s are like 12 - 15 newtons, pretty much a joke.I took one of the empty rollers and added 2 washers to extend the side bars about 1/16 of an inch and found that I could use the roller to stretch new mesh, cut the mesh off the wooden frames and glue to the wood and get very usable newtons, but still 18 x 20 OD.So here's the question -Should I sh!tcan all the wood frames for reasons of size? Or should I for reasons of old-school? Or would any of you consider doing what I'm thinking about doing where the only cost is mesh and glue? Cannot count time as that would be the same for rollers or rollers-to-wood. I'm not going to be doing all-over prints and the 18 x 20s can still print images about 11 1/2 by 13 1/2.So what say you?If you want, I can remesh them for you. We do it all the time at Xenon and still manufacture new wood frames. Call me and I'll get you a quote. 404-895-1796