picture frames

**jow104** · 13th April 2006, 05:59 PM

I am looking around for some small and short projects to take up because of holiday arrangements this year. (Off to Europe shortly to do the last Grand Tour and then having the pleasure of visiting Oz. later in the year to see the contest of Australia v England at cricket) I have decided to co-ordinate all of the picture frames in our home using the same timber and moulding design.
Below is the photo showing the sapele (I think) which came from our old window frames and was being tossed in the skip by the fitters, I begged them to go easy on the demolition but they were more interested in their time than my concerns.

The first four frames were completed as a dummy run earlier this week as per the stack in this picture.

The backings are built up with some 6mm ply stuck down with that yellow duct tape. (incidentally the tape came from a garage on O'Riordian St. Sydney. I purchased 4 rolls of the stuff because my suitcase was breaking apart owing to a Triton respirator packed in the case and bursting the seams of the suitcase).

So it looks I shall have a fair number of frames to make for those embroideries knocking around and another six jewellery boxes to keep me quiet from further picture postings.

**TommyC** · 13th April 2006, 07:38 PM

Nice work.

**jow104** · 14th April 2006, 06:45 PM

Prepared some more sapele (scrap window frames) yesterday as per picture and wanted to comment that the Triton workcentre shows in the photograph how cleanly and accurately it can cut. The waste slices are 1.5mm thick and there is hardly any trace of saw marks anywhere, in fact when putting to the P/T it was difficult to decide if there was a rough side.

**Gumby** · 14th April 2006, 06:51 PM

Good work again John. Who said the WC2000 can't do accurate cuts. Look at those mitres!

As for watching the cricket 'contest', you'll be disappointed.
It won't be a contest.

**Simomatra** · 14th April 2006, 07:05 PM

Great work John on the orange machine.

I agree with Gumby.
"Who said the WC2000 can't do accurate cuts. Look at those mitres!"

Seems like you really have a full year ahead

Cheers Sam

**jow104** · 14th April 2006, 07:19 PM

Thanks for the compliments, Yes the Triton system of cutting mitres is foolproof because whatever angle is set around the 45 degree is must compensate on the other edge. So minus .001 off on one mitre angle is plus on the other side.

Cricket Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm? I'm a bit worried about your groundsmen and their watering techniques overnight????????

**Gumby** · 14th April 2006, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by jow104

I'm a bit worried about your groundsmen and their watering techniques overnight????????

I don't worry about them. It's my own overnight watering technique which worries me more.

**jow104** · 16th April 2006, 06:17 PM

The picture below demonstrates how I cut mitres for the picture frames using the Triton. The mouldings have already been formed and a waste pice of timber is laid inside the frame rebate to stop the moulding falling over also stops tear out. The mitre frame is then pushed through the blade firstly using the bottom edge of the guide because no measurement of frame length is required for this piece and then put through the blade again using the top edge of the guide with a stop placed for accurately setting equal lengths of each piece cut. Also any minute angle error is compensated because geometry makes any correction with this tool.

This picture shows the joint that has been cut glued up using those mitre corner clamps I picked up years ago at a car boot sale of around £1.

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