Canvas Stretcher Bars Source...

[nhaberer]

Hello Signs 101!

This is my first posting, although I've been creeping posts for a few weeks now. My business has just purchased some new printing equipment for personalizing the products we manufacture. To support our new product offering we are going to be printing canvas display graphics which I would like to gallery wrap for customers to present our products.

A few weeks ago I saw a post from someone, I think it was a fellow Canadian, who has a source for canvas stretcher bar kits in Ontario. There was a great video to go along with it and now I cant find it. Wondering if someone would be kind enough to link to that post or, if that individual would be able to reply with that source, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, I look forward to continuing to follow the forums!

 

[CanuckSigns]

All Graphics sells them, not sure how they compare price wise though

 

[nhaberer]

Thanks! I think that was the company. Prices will likely work out close to my current source.

 

[300mphGraphics]

This is what I use: http://www.libertyphotoproducts.com/product/pro-gallery-wrap-kit-no-trimmer,8202,0.htm

 

[bigben]

TAS films sell those ones too.

oh! and welcome from Quebec!

 

[nhaberer]

Thanks for the replies. I got a couple kits from Lexjet in a package and they are really easy to use and priced not too bad, however I would prefer to have a local source on as many of my consumables as possible. I'll keep an eye out and any more suggestions are appreciated!

 

[sfr table hockey]

If you get to doing enough of them you might just want to get standard stretcher bar by the 10 foot length (from a picture framing supplier)and chop and join them on your own. I tend to print the canvas first and then measure and make the frame to exact size depending on the edge effects. The bar lengths go for around $1 a foot but you do need a good miter saw and a good clamp method. I do picture framing as well and use a "V" pinner but you may not need that just for stretcher frames.

 

[scuba_steve2699]

We have used ones from www.ucsart.com - great products and good videos on how to use them.

 

[signscharlotte]

We use http://www.breathingcolor.com/ look at the easywrap and easywrap pro. We currently stock easywrap 1.25 and find it very easy and great margins on selling a finished gallery wrap. Takes about 5min to assemble. We also staple the back which gives a nice finish.