H Frame Easels with Counterweight

With Counterweighted easels the painting is clamped into the mounts, then it is easily raised and lowered. The counterweight effectively makes the canvas almost weightless, so you can slide it up and down effortlessly. Perfect for big paintings as you can always have the section you are working on at eye level. All counter weighted easels have a tilt range of plus 5 degrees minus 20 degrees, they fold flat for transport and can be carried by one man. The captive weight can be removed and is in multiple sections for canvases of different weights. Operation by pulleys and wooden counterweight, is light, easy, fast and smooth. Bottom mounts can be raised and lowered on the main shaft separate to the counterweight to allow for lower ceilings. Easel vertical travel is adjustable to suit ceiling height. Locking knobs top and bottom lock the movement rigid, if required. The movement is simple strong and reliable. All easels have lockable castors. All H frames fold flat for storage and transport. - See the New Counterweighted fixed angle easel

With Counterweighted easels you do not need winders or winches because counterweights are, quicker, easier and a lot simpler, to operate.

HC1600 - Takes paintings to 1.6metres by 1.6 metres - (Scroll to bottom of page for larger easels)

Bottom mount low

Bottom mount high. This is a HCK1600 in Red Hardwood $1180

Optional tray and palette holder This package $1030

Tilted forward

Tilted back

Painting is as low as it can go

Painting raised, but can go much higher,

HCH1600 with tray and twin palette holders, the ultimate counterweighted H frame. The palette holders fold under the tray when not in use.

This package $1075

Available in:
Oiled Victorian Mountain Ash HCH 1600 $890 - Tray.$95 Palette holders $40 each Twin Palette holders
Oiled recycled Oregon (Douglas Fir) HCO1600 $1050
Oiled Spotted Gum HCSG1600 $1050
Oiled Red Premium Hardwood HCK1600 $1050
Trays to suit Jarrah, Oregon, Spotted Gum and Karri $130 palette holders $45each
To see the new Counterweighted fixed angle easel- Click Here

This easel wheels through a standard door. A tray reduces canvas depth by approximately 60 mm. To use the full vertical travel of the easel you need a 3metre ceiling height, although it will work OK with 2.7 metres, but travel is slightly reduced.

Delivery - HC1600- All partially assembled, price per easel for single easel shipment.

Red Hardwoods and Spotted Gum costs more to deliver due to increased weight. Please ask for prices.

HC2000 - Takes Canvases to 2 metres By 2 Metres - (scroll down th page for an even larger model)

The HC2000 is essentially the same easel as a HC1600 but larger, the wood sections are longer and wider the main frame is increased by 200 mm and the sides are 100 mm taller. You should only consider one of these easels if your studio has a ceiling height of 3 metres plus. It is a seriously big easel and will handle canvases 2metres X 2 metres. Specifications for all Counterweight easels are below.

Standard HCH2000

Recycled Oregon HCO2000 with tray, lowered

HCH2000 with tray, half raised

HCH2000 raised, sides of easel are approximately 2.0 metres tall

This is a recycled Oregon HCO2000, the huge tray which can be ordered with any easel.

The same Painting(one of mine) as in the HC1600 photos above. I actually raised the bottom mount on the centre shaft to take this photo, due to the 2.7 metre ceiling.

Oiled Victorian Mountain Ash. HCH2000—$990
Oiled Recycled Oregon. HCO2000—$1200 This wood also known as Douglas Fir
Oiled Premium Red HardwoodsHCK2000 $1200
Tray $110 in vic. Ash or $150 in other woods, Palette holder in Vic Ash $40 or $45 in other woods.

You can reduce price by ordering the easel in raw(sanded) or unfinished (sharp edges taken off dressed wood) both require moderate woodworking skills.

A scaled up version of the counterweighted easel. Sides base cross members and centre slide are all larger sections of wood, but the easel behaves the same way as the H1600. Only to be considered when the ceiling height is 3.6 metres.

These are seriously big easels. This one is in recycled Oregon. I only wish I had better photos of some of the easels I have made over the years.

This is a wide special counterweight easel, in Victorian Mountain Ash.

This is the easel on the left with a HC2000with tray and palette holder.

Oiled Mountain Ash HCH2400 $1200 , tray $130, Recycled Oregon and other woods, please ask.
palette holder $45 Heavy duty metal ball bearing castors $70 extra.

These counterweight easels are sent partially built. Typical delivery costs are NSW, SA , - $200. South Qld - $250. Please ask for a quote . as prices change and Australia is a big place. Assembly is not complicated. Trays add $20 as they add to volume and hence delivery prices. I have personally delivered these easels, fully assembled, as far as the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. It depends on my circumstances at the time and I generally charge a bit extra to cover my out of pocket expenses, but please ask about it.

I also deliver Melbourne and country Victoria, fully assembled easels, very reasonably. Please ask me.

Phone Jeff at Easels Galore 03 9787 9465: International 61 3 97879465

email:jeff@easelsgalore.com.au
Major credit cards accepted. (2% surcharge)

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Prices include GST.

Easels Galore: 42 Mather Rd Mount Eliza, Victoria 3930 Australia.

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