Photo Mounts

jjoconnor

Does anyone know where in Dublin you could get pre-cut mounts as cheap as Framing Fantastic?

I don't have time to get delivery or drive to Antrim

thanks!

jjoconnor

or does anyone have suggestions for an alternative?

Hugh_C

there's a place in the top of Stephen's Green centre that does mounts, not sure of prices though ...

jjoconnor

thanks i'll give them a call.

the prices i've been quoted so far are about six times my printing costs - it's mad!

CabanSail

How many are you doing?

If it's a few & regular then buy a Matt Cutter & Rule so you can do them yourself.

jjoconnor

CabanSail wrote: »

How many are you doing?

If it's a few & regular then buy a Matt Cutter & Rule so you can do them yourself.

it's a lot, and mostly square format of various sizes. most of the places i've tried only have regular pre-cut sizes.

found another place in wicklow, waiting to hear back for prices but it's similar to framing fantastic - you order the sizes and collect them a few days later.

CabanSail

You could try Lamco Picture Framing in Blanchardstown .

jjoconnor

No luck with Lamco, phone number out of service.

Tried another few places and prices are still insane compared to Framing Fantastic - looks like I'm going to have to drive up to Antrim....:(

sineadw

they're the best/cheapest I've found alright. You could try stcstc here? that guy in stephens green quoted me something ridiculous...

daycent

If you need a lot, I'd advise investing in a mount cutter. Once you spend a reasonable amount, it's very straightforward (an absolute nightmare just using a mat and a handheld cutter in my experience). I've a Logan one and find it great.

Otherwise, I've seen pre cut mounts in Woodies, but I suspect only standard sizes.

stcstc

how many are you looking for

if its a decent order i might be able to do a deal on price

ThOnda

I am in need of black mounts (uncut) to create a shade (hood) for my display. Just cannot find time to find an art supply store that is open past business hours

stcstc

come out to me thursday night, i will sort you out if that helps

ThOnda

Thanks for , but night means quite late for me. Work is getting quite hectic, because I have to work longer hours to compensate lack of required knowledge
Let me see tomorrow. I might get tempted to have few pictures printed too...

stcstc

well i am only just back from the office, i am working silly hours at mo, so gimmie a ring and might try sort something out


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pullandbang

jjoconnor wrote: »

No luck with Lamco, phone number out of service.

Tried another few places and prices are still insane compared to Framing Fantastic - looks like I'm going to have to drive up to Antrim....:(

Try J & J Framing in Ranelagh. Jack in there is not bad.

jjoconnor

thanks for the suggestions, ended up ordering from Framing Fatastic so gotta drive up to Antrim tomorrow, nightmare...!

rang around as many places as possible but noone got close to their prices (think they start at about 60 cent for a five x five mount) cheapest in Dublin was €2 or €3 each.

anyone know if that's normal, and framing fantastic are just really cheap? or is framing fantastic normal prices and Dublin is the most extortionate city in the world??!

Covey

The latter I'm afraid

stcstc

the big difference is two fold


the materials being used, and the computer mount cutter that framing fantastic use, which means much much less manpower


although a decent computer mount cutter costs 12k stg planning on getting one sometime next year!!!