Any Aussie advice on Aust Daybill framing

[Silhouette]

I have decided to frame a few of the Daybills I own but I am not sure where to find a stock supplier here in Sydney.

If there are any locals that can recommend and give some tips it would be appreciated. I want to go down the track of buying stock frames rather than getting custom framed by my regular framer which will be far too expensive. I'd buy from overseas if it wasn't for the fact it will be probably too expensive to ship here.

thanks!

[CSM]

David,

Try sending a PM to Ves, Ari or Matt - or better yet all three!

[Disheveledamethyst]

My only bit of advice is to have your frames matted. From my experience, no two daybills ever measure the same, and being too long or two wide by an eighth of an inch makes your frame useless. So either make your frame custom to the piece, or make the frames a bit bigger with a black matting. I don't know if it's the case with all older paper or just daybills or what, but it's maddening. I have three daybills from the 80s and they're all cut differently.

[AdamCarterJones]

You could have pink matting instead of black! 

[CSM]

My only bit of advice is to have your frames matted. From my experience, no two daybills ever measure the same, and being too long or two wide by an eighth of an inch makes your frame useless. So either make your frame custom to the piece, or make the frames a bit bigger with a black matting. I don't know if it's the case with all older paper or just daybills or what, but it's maddening. I have three daybills from the 80s and they're all cut differently.

Yep - BUT you've got to make sure the matting opening is cut right too!

[jayn_j]

Yep - BUT you've got to make sure the matting opening is cut right too!

A lot cheaper to change out a matte.

Matte cutting is a skill that all of us should learn.  Matte cutters are cheap as are matte boards.  You can then use cheaper standard size frames, especially for smaller items.

[CSM]

A lot cheaper to change out a matte.

Matte cutting is a skill that all of us should learn.  Matte cutters are cheap as are matte boards.  You can then use cheaper standard size frames, especially for smaller items.

Acid free matts are not all that cheap but certainly cheaper than UV anti-glare plexi...

[jayn_j]

Acid free matts are not all that cheap but certainly cheaper than UV anti-glare plexi...

I decision each of us has to make on what should be acid-free.  I wonder about the matte board since only the outer 1/8 of an inch or so of the poster is actually touching the board.

[CSM]

I decision each of us has to make on what should be acid-free.  I wonder about the matte board since only the outer 1/8 of an inch or so of the poster is actually touching the board.

Yes, but certainly enough to leave an ugly acid burn rimming the poster over time!

[jayn_j]

Yes, but certainly enough to leave an ugly acid burn rimming the poster over time!

I think that sometimes we get carried away.  All quality matte board is fairly pH neutral, at least all I've seen.  Its not like newsprint or pulp books.  Definitely better than the cheap paper daybills are printed on.

If one was especially worried, they could coat the inside edge of the matte cutout with conservation tape (sticky side toward matte) to protect the poster.  This would cost a heck of a lot less than buying certified acid free poster board where most of it never comes anywhere near the poster itself.

[theartofmovieposters]

I'm in Melbourne, so can't help with a framer in Sydney, though the only one I know is Kerry...Ari has more details.  No idea of his pricing though.

I have all mine matted...when I got my frames made up, my framer was nice enough to cut me extra mattes...daybills are generally in two sizes post the long daybills in the 40s (although like everything else there are slight variations, but nothing too dramatic), so if you get extra mattes cut up front, should save you alot of grief later on.

[Silhouette]

I'm in Melbourne, so can't help with a framer in Sydney, though the only one I know is Kerry...Ari has more details.  No idea of his pricing though.

I have all mine matted...when I got my frames made up, my framer was nice enough to cut me extra mattes...daybills are generally in two sizes post the long daybills in the 40s (although like everything else there are slight variations, but nothing too dramatic), so if you get extra mattes cut up front, should save you alot of grief later on.

That's a good idea on the extra Mats - thanks