H Frame Easels with Counterweight

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 10 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 heavy duty, rubber tired metal castors with ball bearing pivots . All H frames fold flat for storage and transport. - See the 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

Optional tray mount high. This is a HCK1600 in Red Hardwood

Optional tray and palette holder

Tilted forward

Tilted back

Painting is as low as it can go

Painting raised, but can go much higher,

Hi Jeff, The easel turned up safe and sound last week. Many thanks! I love the counterbalance: that and the build quality are all that is promised and more.

Kind regards, Al - Alice Springs.

The palette holders are folded under the tray!

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

When ordering a tray you will also get a separate, adjustable bottom mount.

Prices HC1600
Oiled Victorian Mountain Ash HCH 1600 $1190 - Tray.$115 Palette holders $45 each, Twin Palette holders recommended
Oiled recycled Oregon (Douglas Fir) HCO1600 $1350
Oiled Spotted Gum HCSG1600 $1350
Oiled Red Premium Hardwood HCK1600 $1350
Trays to suit Jarrah, Oregon, Spotted Gum and Karri $150 palette holders $50 each. Heavy duty metal ball bearing castors are standard.
To see the new Counterweighted fixed angle easel- Click Here

Student version of HCHS1600 $965 - Some surfaces will be supplied fine sanded to allow a smooth sliding action of the easel, the rest will be dressed and edge sanded.

Scroll to bottom of page for larger easels!

For Specifications - 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.

Melbourne Metro -$50, - Victorian country $80

Sydney $75 - NSW Country up to $150 depending on Post code.

Adelaide $75 - S. A. country up to $160 depending on Post code

ACT - $85

Brisbane/Gold Coast $80 - Queensland country up to $220 depending on Post Code.

Perth $115 - W.A. country up to $190 depending on post code.

Tasmania $115

Please add $20 for a tray.

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 the 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 1.9 metres tall

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

Brian Deagon working at his easel. Brian sent me a series of photos, they were so good I have devoted an entire page to them. Click Here to see more photos from Brian.

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.

Prices HC2000

Oiled Victorian Mountain Ash. HCH2000—$1390
Oiled Recycled Oregon. HCO2000—$1650 This wood also known as Douglas Fir
Oiled Premium Red Hardwoods HCK2000 $1650
Tray $140 in vic. Ash or $160 in other woods, Palette holders in Vic Ash $45 each, Twin Palette holders recommended or $55 each in other woods. Heavy duty metal ball bearing castors Standard

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

Specifications - Click Here.

Easels Galore Index

Fixed angle - Counterweighted

H Frame Easels - Standard

H Frame Easels With Centre slide

HC2400 - Takes canvases 2.4 metres X 2.4 metres

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 HC2400 easel, in Victorian Mountain Ash.

This is the easel on the left with a HC2000 with tray and palette holder.

Prices HC2400

Oiled Mountain Ash HCH2400 $1600 , tray $150, Recycled Oregon and other woods, please ask.
palette holders $45 each, Twin Palette holders recommended Heavy duty metal ball bearing castors standard

Specifications - Click Here

Delivery HC2000 and HC2400

Delivery prices are the same as for the HS1600 however the centre shaft will be in 2 sections that join, when sent partially assembled.

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)

To Order Please email me and I will telephone you for your order, plus credit card details, this endures maximum security. Pay by Cheque, Direct Debit Email for Details or Money order.

Prices include GST.

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

(This is a house, please ring to make an appointment to see the easels.)
All prices in Australian Dollars: ABN 88 108 289 212 Overseas purchases Pay by Paypal in your currency.

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