Mr. Sign Pro
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I have a customer asking for canvas prints stretched on to frames. I have the printing part taken care of I just need to know a source or method for stretching these prints onto a wood frame. Any help would be appreciated.
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Canvas Prints Stretched on to Frame
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Pat Whatley
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Use standard canvas stretchers available at any art supply store.
mnapuran
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Yea... we just cut quality 1x2 and make the frames to order.
Mosh
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Berferful
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TyrantDesigner
Art! Hot and fresh.
Are you doing a standard wrap (1"), gallery wrap (2") or museum wrap (3")? most art supply stores will only carry 1" stretchers at a reasonable price. If you are going for a 2" stretcher, I make my own just by taking my table saw and cutting the drop edge with that, and cutting my 45's on a mitre saw, with standard wood glue and brad construction. here is a little image I made for a buddy who was starting out with making stretchers himself (museum wrap 9'x15' canvases .. yeesh.) if it's large, adding support corners and support bars help reduce warping over time. Basically the idea for a stretcher is to provide a drum stretched surface, so as small as you can make the wood touching the canvas without being weak and breakable is the ideal. one other small thing I do is cut the corner so when you wrap the canvas on a digital print you aren't doing a double fold on the print, simple V cut does wonders for that.
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Pat Whatley
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Okay, those are pretty badass.
mark in tx
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premade -
Dick Blick
Michaels
Hobby Lobby
Any local art supply store.
China
Or make them yourself.
Dick Blick
Michaels
Hobby Lobby
Any local art supply store.
China
Or make them yourself.
2B
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Big House Signs
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Applied to a box
Instead of the stretcher bars...does anyone know how to put the canvas to a hard art box...it would still be wrapped. I have seen these in galleries/stores. Utrecht has the boxes but I am not sure about applying the printed canvas to it. Does anyone do this type?
Paula
Instead of the stretcher bars...does anyone know how to put the canvas to a hard art box...it would still be wrapped. I have seen these in galleries/stores. Utrecht has the boxes but I am not sure about applying the printed canvas to it. Does anyone do this type?
Paula
Zendavor Signs
Mmmmm....signs
Paula - we print onto canvas wallcovering, then apply to box with wallpaper paste.
TyrantDesigner
Art! Hot and fresh.
I've seen three like this, one is basically a masonite substrate with 2x2 risers on the back to frame the work, then it is wrapped like a standard canvas (with back staples)
the second I've seen is basically the same thing, but it is secured with adhesives like a piece of wallpaper or a cheap paper print.
The third is where it is applied to a piece of MDO that has been routed to have a decorative edge with a key hole hanger cut in the back then the print is attached with epoxy and trimmed and edge painted. very cheap looking.
Lexjet has a stretcher bar set that we've used for a few. I was pretty pleased with the results.
http://www.lexjet.com/i-16096-LexJe...her-Kit-175-in-x-125-in-16x24-SSHDP1624K.aspx
http://www.lexjet.com/i-16096-LexJe...her-Kit-175-in-x-125-in-16x24-SSHDP1624K.aspx
Big House Signs
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I bought the easy wrap system from Breathing Color. Oh my gosh it looks so much easier then the stretching and stapling. Thanks Guys!.
Paula
Paula
MrSalumi
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Paula, Does it work as well as it looks?
Big House Signs
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Yes...it was un-believably easy. I used to hate doing those....and now so simple. And the end product is very sharp...nice and tight! no bumps.