2.5 in Modular Frame | Style 6d

Looking for a budget-friendly alternative to expensive custom framing? This modular art frame offers a customizable and functional solution for displaying your artwork with style, without the hefty price tag.

Features:

• Modular Design: The frame consists of standard 2-inch to 8-inch segments, easily interconnected using 8 mm pins for a seamless assembly. Perfect for art pieces of various sizes and easy to adapt as your art collection grows (or shrinks—no judgment here). Detail ripples flow between pieces
• Large Art Compatibility: For larger works (because your art deserves to be seen in all its glory), the pin holes are sized to accommodate 5/16 wooden dowel pins, ensuring a sturdy and secure structure when the plastic connectors won't do. For extra strength use a single continuous dowel through the top side as the connector holes run through the center pieces
• Versatile Adhesion: I’ve used a mix of CA glue and wood glue to ensure a secure bond. 
• Easy Hanging: Hang the frame using the filler pieces with negative hooks featured in Plates 6 through 9. Simply arrange to top side of the frame to have one of these filler pieces in the middle. 

Print Profile 1

Plate 1: Corner Piece

Plates 2 through 5: Straight Pieces sized 8 in to 2 in segments

Plates 6 through 9: Straight Pieces sized 8 in to 2 in segments with negative nail hooks on the back. 

Plates 10: Connector

General Guidelines

• Corner Length: Each corner measures approximately 4 1/8 inches to allow for a ¼" breathing room in the fit.
• To calculate required straight piece lengths:
  Side length − 8 inches (to account for both corners) = Length of straight pieces needed.
  This allows for ¼ inch wiggle room per side.
• Corner Printing: Corners print with reduced speed on vertical sections to minimize sheen differences between horizontal and vertical surfaces.
• Extended Corners: If an odd-sized side is needed, extended corners are available, adding 0.5 inches to each end of the side.

Example: 18" x 24" Frame

Without Nail Catch

• Corners: 4
• 18" Side: 8" (1x), 2" (1x)
• 24" Side: 8" (2x)
• Total Required:
  • Corners: 4
  • 2" Pieces: 2
  • 8" Pieces: 6
  • Connectors: 12 per frame (number per side depends on the frame’s hole pattern)

With Nail Catch

• Replace one side based on your layout as follows:
  • 18" Side: 2" (1x), 6" (1x with nail catch), 2" (1x)
  • 24" Side: 4" (1x), 8" (1x with nail catch), 4" (1x)

Example: 16" x 20" Frame

• Corners: 4
• 16" Side: 8" (1x)
• 20" Side: 6" (2x)
• Total Required:
  • Corners: 4
  • 8" Pieces: 2
  • 6" Pieces: 4
  • Connectors: 10 per frame (number per side depends on the frame’s hole pattern)

Print Profile 2 - Extended Corners (see photos)

These three plates have corners measuring 4.5 inches rather than 4 inches for instances when you have an odd-sized side.

Plate 1: 4 by 4.5 in

Plate 2: 4.5 by 4 in

Plate 3: 4.5 by 4.5 in

See more frame styles in my Modular Frames Collection