wow, makes my plan to use fancy 1-3/4 inch wide moulding from Home Depot look
positively upscale. We were going to stain it and use REAL glass.
Roger, I think you got a reasonable price. First place Sandy took it said they
couldn't even do something that long. I've seen her come home with bigger costs
than you quoted for smaller pieces.
Russ Moore wrote:
> The Spitfire Squadron, being noted as cheap weasels, makes their own, is it
> any wonder, look at what we drive. Use a piece of 1/8' plexiglass cut at a
> local hardware store (window quality) to the proper dimension.and use a
> backer of luan plywood, trim the edge with a 3/4 round pine or oak piece of
> trim stock from a local lumber yard. If you miter the corners and use brads
> and glue on the assembly it gives nice square corners. The last one I did
> cost about $8.15. (Oak will raise the price but I have used pine painted
> black in the past with excellent results. At this point I have a number of
> these from past events hanging in my home.
> ... $80.00 to me is half a race tire, unless of course your name is Donn
> and you follow the formula Fords around!
>
> Russ Moore
>
> At 10:02 AM 7/26/99 PDT, wrote:
> >From what I know, the price seems about right for the size of the pix.
> >Framing can be expensive... to do it right. If you go cheap, you can have
> >your picture ruined in short order, the first time it gets humid. If the
> >"art" is precious to you go the expense to have it done right.
> >
> >Greg Petrolati
> >
> >
> >>From: "Roger Beasley" <beeline@iline.com>
> >>Reply-To: "Roger Beasley" <beeline@iline.com>
> >>To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> >>Subject: Triumph/MG Photo Framing
> >>Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:54:20 -0400
> >>
> >>Amici,
> >>
> >>At the risk of sounding cheap, I wanted to ask about others' experience in
> >>getting the 50"x10" panoramic photo from Mid-Ohio framed.
> >>
> >>The guy we use when we get frames made here for work just quoted me $80 to
> >>have the photo put in a plain black aluminum frame with plain glass. No
> >>matting, nothing fancy. Non-glare glass or lexan were even more. I guess
> >>I was expecting something less than the $45 I paid for the photo.
> >>
> >>How does that price compare with your experiences? Did he see me coming or
> >>is that "the rate"?
> >>
> >>Bye-the-way, the photo is great and never fails to impress. It was a big
> >>hit at last night's meeting of the British Car Club of SW Florida.
> >>
> >>Roger Beasley
> >>'62 TR4 Vintage Racer
> >
> >
> >
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