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.
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>Greg Petrolati
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>>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
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>>Amici,
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>>At the risk of sounding cheap, I wanted to ask about others' experience in
>>getting the 50"x10" panoramic photo from Mid-Ohio framed.
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>>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"?
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>>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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