WHAT DO YOU USE?

[danny]

This year for my Annual Craft Show I have cut 2 dozen Beautiful Word Art Plaques as I call them. 

All are cut from 1/4 BB with 1/8 BB backer.  All are over a foot long +- and 3 plus inches high.

 

                             MY QUESTION.................... What or how do you use on the back so the

                                                                          customer can hang one on a wall? 

And I THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT..................................................................................Danny  :+}

[jerry1939]

Danny,  I do it the opposite way.  Cut the front with either 1/8" or 1/4". First I saw the INTERIOR cuts.  I drill 2 holes in the backer and saw between them, creating an oval shaped slot to hang it.  Glue the front onto the back, with the slot hidden.  Now saw the perimeter.

 

The reason for the oval slot is because not all finished pieces hang right.  The slot allows you to adjust sideways.

 

Works for me.

 

jerry

[Tdub4ever]

I use saw tooth hangers, one on each end for the large pieces.

[don in brooklin on]

I just did one for our club and I got  3M picture hanging strips.  2 sets on Velcro and are suppose to not mark the wall.  Lays nice and flat on the wall.

 

I am not sure how long they will last but I have had some small Intarsia up for over a year.

 

Don

[danny]

SAW TOOTH HANGERS ARE MY NORMAL ON MOST PORTRAITS ETC.

THE BACKER (1/8") DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR LITTLE NAILS OR LITTLE SCREWS. 

 

DON HOW DO YOU SECURE YOUR SAWTOOTHS? 

 

JERRY............YOUR WAY EXCITES ME.  CAN SEE HOW THIS WOULD WORK GREAT.

                       NEED TO DO SOME EXPERIMENTING ON FUTURE PLAQUES.

 

THANKS TO BOTH....................Danny  :+}

[kardar2]

Go to dollar tree and get a package of picture hangers. Glue them on with epoxy.if they are are western you could use the little triangle shaped hangers and use twine.

[kardar2]

Or you could use ribbon and lace like my wife did also

[NC Scroller]

I used D-hangers attached with #6 1/4" pan head screws.  I get my screws from Ace Hardware.  The trick is putting the hanger where the wood is thicker. If you can't find a spot, glue an aditional small 1/8" strip to the back.

 

 

[danny]

I JUST LOV BEING A PART OF OUR SCROLLING FAMILY HERE.  LEARNED SEVERAL TIPS I HAD NEVER THOUGHT OF.

 

KARL THANKS FOR YOURS AS I CAN SEE THIS BEING OVER ALL MY ANSWER TO THIS SITUATION OF HANGING THINGS.

 

I HAVE THESE "D"-HANGERS.  BEEN IN THE DRAWER FOR YEARS.  LOL 

 

THANKS TO ALL....   Danny  :+}

[crupiea]

I glue a little rectangle of 1/8" bb and then i pound one of those picture frame hanger things into it.  i get them at walmart.  They look like a picture hanger with ridges on it and 2 long spikes you can hammer in.

[Sparkey]

I also use the saw tooth hangers.

[Scrolling Steve]

I use saw tooth hangers...some that hammer in and some that i super glue on, depending on the weight of the project.

[MrsN]

I have used epoxy or hot glue to stick sawtooth or D-hangers. Both have held up well.

My current method is using 3M command strips. I like that I can hang things up anywhere and hang weird shapes more straight.

[WayneMahler]

I have been using saw tooth hangers large and small and also D-ring hangers for smaller pieces. I try to screw them on the backer, but i too this, then I attach them with E-6000 glue.

Works wonderful for me.

[Fab4]

I used D-hangers attached with #6 1/4" pan head screws.  I get my screws from Ace Hardware.  The trick is putting the hanger where the wood is thicker. If you can't find a spot, glue an aditional small 1/8" strip to the back.

 

 

Such a simple solution by adding the 1/8" strip. but yet it never entered my mind to do this.

Thanks for the great tip.

I always nipped the spikes off of the hangers and used glue.

Not anymore

Fab4

[dgman]

If the project is thick enough, I use a key hole bit in a router and mill a slot about two or three inches long depending on the witdth of the project. A small screw or nail in the wall will fit the slot, and adjust to level. If the project is to small or thin for a key hole slot, I use little triangle hangers mounted with a small screw. If it is to thin for a screw, I glue it on with E6000. This stuff will glue anything to anything and sets in an hour or so.

[Scrappile]

I have been using the saw tooth and they work fine...except I hate to put nail holes in the walls.  Ask my wife, I didn't allow any nail holes for several years after I finished building the house.  Then one day she decided it was her house too and if she wanted to hang pictures, she would.... go figure.  Any way, I am going to give the 3m thingies a try.

[amazingkevin]

This year for my Annual Craft Show I have cut 2 dozen Beautiful Word Art Plaques as I call them. 

All are cut from 1/4 BB with 1/8 BB backer.  All are over a foot long +- and 3 plus inches high.

 

                             MY QUESTION.................... What or how do you use on the back so the

                                                                          customer can hang one on a wall? 

And I THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT..................................................................................Danny  :+}

I do what i have to do to hang something ,but the Velcro interests me!

[Jim Finn]

I use a keyhole bit in my router to make a slot on the back ,but this requires a pertty thick piece to cut it in. (3/8" )  I pretty much mass produce everyting I make so this method is pretty cheap once you have the bit and router.

   For other items, I make my own hangers of galvanized sheet metal or old paint thinner cans.  I cut 3/8" strips, drill or punch holes near each end and then bend with plyers to a "hat" shape and screw this  to the item using 1/4" long #2 brass plated screws.   I spend an hour and make a years supply. Also almost free.

     I know I can buy hangers pretty cheap but the whole idea of me being in my shop is to "make stuff".

[Robert H. Bigart]

On some  occasions I use Pop Can Pull Tabs epoxy glued or hot glued.

[heppnerguy]

Mostly, I use the saw tooth hangers and if the depth of the piece is too shallow for nails or screw, i too us super glue. sets up in minutes and it only takes two very small drops of glue to do the job

 

Dick

heppnerguy 

[Tdub4ever]

SAW TOOTH HANGERS ARE MY NORMAL ON MOST PORTRAITS ETC.

THE BACKER (1/8") DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR LITTLE NAILS OR LITTLE SCREWS. 

 

DON HOW DO YOU SECURE YOUR SAWTOOTHS? 

 

JERRY............YOUR WAY EXCITES ME.  CAN SEE HOW THIS WOULD WORK GREAT.

                       NEED TO DO SOME EXPERIMENTING ON FUTURE PLAQUES.

 

THANKS TO BOTH....................Danny  :+}

All the plaques I make are 1/2" or 3/4" backers and I attach 1/8" to that. Thay way I always have enough stock to attach hangers. The Arrowhead backer is 1/2" and the face is 1/4". The one with the pistols is just 3/4" no backer.

[Kepy]

I have used the practice of applying a small piece of wood to thinner stock to attach sawtooth hangers.  As of late, I have been using fabric or felt backers and have made a hanger from either ribbon or gold braid that is first glued to the back of the piece and then the backer glued on over that.

[MrsN]

On some  occasions I use Pop Can Pull Tabs epoxy glued or hot glued.

 

My Grandpa did this all of the time!!! thanks for the reminder

[Fab4]

I have been using the saw tooth and they work fine...except I hate to put nail holes in the walls.  Ask my wife, I didn't allow any nail holes for several years after I finished building the house.  Then one day she decided it was her house too and if she wanted to hang pictures, she would.... go figure.  Any way, I am going to give the 3m thingies a try.

Once upon a time, I was like you Paul, "Are you crazy putting holes in the walls". She also decided that the house was hers but only half of it. (the top half). You wanna see holes in the walls...When it comes time to paint the walls I fill in the existing holes only to have her start all over again.

If one or a hundred holes keeps her happy then I'm am happy too.

Fab4