I need to find frames for some sublimated signs we're printing. The sign size is 15.25"x22.25, anyone have a source for custom brushed aluminum frames? Tried michaels and they want $103.50 with no glass. What a joke!
I need to find frames for some sublimated signs we're printing. The sign size is 15.25"x22.25, anyone have a source for custom brushed aluminum frames? Tried michaels and they want $103.50 with no glass. What a joke!
I'd be looking for frame material rather than a pre-made frame of that size. Should cost a couple of bucks per foot that way
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Last edited by bob pfohler; 10-04-2013 at 12:29 PM.
Okay, but should you change your mind... all that's involved is a non-ferrous metal cutting blade on your chop saw and corner brackets that should slide right into the channel. You should be able to make a frame in under a minute once you set up the stops on your saw.
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I cut aluminum picture frames with my Dewalt chop saw and a standard carbide blade. Been doing it this way for years as I purchased all of the aluminum stock from a a frame shop that was going out of business many years ago and I have boxes of full length sticks stored in my barn. Although I know people who cut aluminum framing on a table saw I don't like the idea at all unless you build a slider that will lock the pieces to the slider while they are being cut. The chop saw has a means to tighten the frame material so it doesn't move and you don't have to rely just on your grip.