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Where would I get one of these? this short Utube vid shows the device.
Quite a unique canvas stretcher which Id like to make but I don't know the name of that tightning belt strap thingy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FAua...eature=related Cheers. |
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On Aug 5, 12:41 pm, "George" wrote:
Where would I get one of these? this short Utube vid shows the device. Quite a unique canvas stretcher which Id like to make but I don't know the name of that tightning belt strap thingy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FAua...eature=related Cheers. you could use a car ratchet strap as from Halfords or similar - pound shops often have cheap ones. J^n |
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"George" wrote in message om... Where would I get one of these? this short Utube vid shows the device. Quite a unique canvas stretcher which Id like to make but I don't know the name of that tightning belt strap thingy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FAua...eature=related Cheers. Ratchet Strap |
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"Keith" wrote in message ... "George" wrote in message om... Where would I get one of these? this short Utube vid shows the device. Quite a unique canvas stretcher which Id like to make but I don't know the name of that tightning belt strap thingy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FAua...eature=related Cheers. Ratchet Strap Cheers Jkn and Kieth I'm over de moon as that device is made here in the UK at a staggering £299 pound...jaw drops on floor. http://www.tabmaster.co.uk/show_prod...he%20Quickmate |
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On 5 Aug, 12:41, "George" wrote:
Where would I get one of these? The bins round the back of an artist's studio? Stick with a wedged frame, fastening the canvas on slack and then stretching it. Trying to stretch the canvas and _then_ attach it whilst under load is a heathen notion. |
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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message ... On 5 Aug, 12:41, "George" wrote: Where would I get one of these? The bins round the back of an artist's studio? Stick with a wedged frame, fastening the canvas on slack and then stretching it. Trying to stretch the canvas and _then_ attach it whilst under load is a heathen notion. Well MrD I make my own stretcher bars but they glued and screw,not the wedge way and they have not loosened the canvas yet. |
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George wrote:
"Andy Dingley" Stick with a wedged frame, fastening the canvas on slack and then stretching it. Trying to stretch the canvas and _then_ attach it whilst under load is a heathen notion. Well MrD I make my own stretcher bars but they glued and screw,not the wedge way and they have not loosened the canvas yet. Isn't stretching both ways necessary? -- Adrian C |
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"Adrian C" wrote in message ... George wrote: "Andy Dingley" Stick with a wedged frame, fastening the canvas on slack and then stretching it. Trying to stretch the canvas and _then_ attach it whilst under load is a heathen notion. Well MrD I make my own stretcher bars but they glued and screw,not the wedge way and they have not loosened the canvas yet. Isn't stretching both ways necessary? -- Adrian C Do you mean all four sides of the stretcher? yes it is but that device make light work of it and sometimes canvas pliers have the habit of tearing thin or medium canvas. |
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