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Jules
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Got a genuine WWII Desert Rats map (My grandad was in the Desert Rats incase you wonder why), thing is I want to frame it and hang it on a wall but it's quite large and all the frames I've seen aren't big enough, I know if I goto a specialist woodworker/chippy it could be quite pricey, so wondered if anyone knows of any other options?
Map is 39x29 inches.
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http://www.bigpictureframes.com
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dammit
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that shop in the buttermarket Jules....the one opposit starbucks
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Jules we have a map thats 5ft x 5ft in our office, it was laminated by a professional company and looks the dogs

Wilkinsons do huge clip frames for £15

Or go to a framers and they can do you a custom one
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Cheers people (apart from Rob! LOL! )
Luigi probably gonna pop into town later and have a look in there, failing that I'll investigate Ally's idea and pop into Wilknison on the way home!

Ally when you say it was laminated, how have they done it? put a still board behind it and put hanger/mounts on it?

[Edited on 08-06-2006 by Jules]
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seriously though, a properly made frame from a framers wont be a massive amount of cash i dont think
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Wilko or Woolies will deffo have one Jules

Laminated - Hard plastic backed, with clear plastic over the top. No mounts as its screwed into the wall

I wouldnt have it laminated if its an old relic, once its laminated thats it, you cant remove or anything
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
seriously though, a properly made frame from a framers wont be a massive amount of cash i dont think


It wont, i framed an EP and ltd edition plecs for Richie in a frame about 30*15 and that cost me £15/20 in our local market for everything
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i bought one bigger than that from ikea, they have loadsof sizes
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oh yeah, i was told to say Ikea earlier, but i forgotted to tell you
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sell it me
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B&Q/Focus do some quite large ones
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hobbycraft all the way
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No Ikea's near me, went to The Range and bought a huge framed mirror, then took it to a local glaziers who are cutting me a piece of 2mm glass for it.
I'm also keeping the mirror (perspex) for when I do my garden so I can mount it on a wall behind the water feature I'm gonna put in (apparently it's the done thing these days).
So for a total of £30 I've got a nice big dark oak wodden picture frame with a glass front and a big perspex mirror for the garden - everyone's a winnah!!

Cheers for the help everyone - Yes even you Mr Marriott!
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I forgot about The Range, thats one hell of a bargain shop well done!
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I bought a big wooden framed mirror from there for £20
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Turns out the perspex mirror is actually proper glass! But it is really really thin (2mm again) so have to be careful with it, I picked up the frame today and took it to my parents house (just down the road from the glaziers), along the way I went over a slight bump - glass = cracked!
Took it back, they replaced it free of charge! Went and picked it up in my old man Honda Accord this time as his car actually has suspension.
Will pop up their tomorrow or maybe later this evening and put the map in and get a pic of it hanging on my wall.
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I made some myself, bought a big bit of hardboard and a large sheet of perspex from B&Q, cut to size and bought some clips from an art shop and bobs ya uncle. Cost about £20
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Originally posted by robmarriott
dammit


it takes skill to beable to do that.
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