Nielsen profile 100
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Bill Henry-
Brussel Sprout Connoisseur
The “rattling” doesn’t bother me. Once it’s on the wall, it’s not gonna bother anyone.
Bill’s suggestion might work (or you might try a thin sliver of tape on the top and bottom of the glass before you slide it in), but by using silicon, you will probably secure the glass into the slot so that it could never be removed should the need arise.
There has to be a bit of play so that you can slide the glass in. If you are using 2 mm thick picture glass, you may want to substitute SSB (2.5 mm thick). That might help a bit but won’t completely solve the problem.
Bill’s suggestion might work (or you might try a thin sliver of tape on the top and bottom of the glass before you slide it in), but by using silicon, you will probably secure the glass into the slot so that it could never be removed should the need arise.
There has to be a bit of play so that you can slide the glass in. If you are using 2 mm thick picture glass, you may want to substitute SSB (2.5 mm thick). That might help a bit but won’t completely solve the problem.
Bob Doyle
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
Framespace?
sliver of mat board?
Copper foil for stain glass work?
sliver of mat board?
Copper foil for stain glass work?
Rick Bergeron - CPF
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
1/2" wide strips of suede matboard, strip the top suede layer, fold it lengthwise with the suede inside and slip that into the 100 profile glass slot. The glass will still move but not rattle.
Rogatory
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
Bob Doyle
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
Rogatory, that was what I was thinking about, just didn't know the name! thanks!
<small>Greg do I get credit for knowing it was from FrameTek!</small>
<small>Greg do I get credit for knowing it was from FrameTek!</small>
Baer Charlton
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
Rick beat me to it. [Great minds that hate that moulding, eh Rick?]
It's one of the reasons for suedeboard to exsist.
It's one of the reasons for suedeboard to exsist.
Rick Bergeron - CPF
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
Has anyone who recommended glassguard ever used it on the 100 profile? The first time that I tried it, I found....
The glassguard is thicker than the minumum opening in the 100 profile and thinner than the widest spot in the opening. Once installed on the glass, it will not fit into the moulding slot... or at least that was my experience.
Don't get me wrong, glass guard is a great product; but I couldn't make it work in this application.
The glassguard is thicker than the minumum opening in the 100 profile and thinner than the widest spot in the opening. Once installed on the glass, it will not fit into the moulding slot... or at least that was my experience.
Don't get me wrong, glass guard is a great product; but I couldn't make it work in this application.
Rogatory
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
Rick,
Use a bigger hammer!
Use a bigger hammer!
imaluma
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
OK, I LOVE this profile! I never had problems in the past using it, and the rattle never bothered me. At the shop I work at now that moulding is not carried on the sample wall. Recently I had an order that it would have been perfect for, so I pulled out my specifier and sold it. When I got to the shop and asked the person who fit the job what they thought of the frame I was met with violent complaints about the rattling. So what? You didn't have to mess with building shadow box strips, right? Another person mentioned that they used to use it at a different shop and they would always have to replace the glass on jobs with this frame because it always broke. I never had that problem, but maybe it was an isolated incident and they were exaggerating but still... It seems very probable that the glass would be at risk of breaking if it was rattling around in a metal frame.
My suggestion was to use acrylic. No rattle, no break, no problem.
So that's my 2 cents on this frame and I am still going to suggest to my higher uppers that we carry it for its design benefits and minimal labor, rattle or no. Some people just like to find stuff to complain about, anyway.
My suggestion was to use acrylic. No rattle, no break, no problem.
So that's my 2 cents on this frame and I am still going to suggest to my higher uppers that we carry it for its design benefits and minimal labor, rattle or no. Some people just like to find stuff to complain about, anyway.
Jerry Ervin
PFG, Picture Framing God
I love that profile too imaluma and sell it every chance I get.
Val
PFG, Picture Framing God
I'll probably catch it for this, but I had to "fix" a frame in that profile for a lady once. Seems she had a heavy-footed husband and when he walked across the room it rattled the frame and the glass "buzzed". Said it drove her nuts. So I put a dab of....silicone....just a tiny dab (tiny!), on each inside corner of the glass-slot, slid in the glass and let it sit face-down overnight. No more rattle. She was happy.
We use that profile a lot. It is very handy. We place 1" long pieces of Volara foam tape on each side near the corners, and sometimes in the middle of each side if it's big.
Volara foam tape is used to pad the rabbet of a wood frame. so it will not stick to a canvas painting. It is 1/4" wide and looks like very thin weather stripping.
Volara foam tape is used to pad the rabbet of a wood frame. so it will not stick to a canvas painting. It is 1/4" wide and looks like very thin weather stripping.