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This Article:
Two holes are drilled in the
back of a picture frame, screw eyes are installed, and a piece
of wire is connected between the eyes. A hanger is nailed to
the wall and the picture is hung. |
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Time Taken:
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By
Bruce W. Maki,
Editor
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The hardware used to hang a picture. |
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On this bargain-store picture I drilled a pair
of holes about two-thirds the way up the sides. |
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A pair of needle-nose pliers are necessary to
reach close to the back. |
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| The screw-eye was sunk in deep, but not too
tight. |
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The wire was threaded through the first
screw-eye... |
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| ...and twisted around itself. This holds very
well. |
I used solid wire for this this job. Another common product is
stranded wire, comprised of many fine strands to make it more
flexible. Stranded wire will hold when twisted like the above photo,
but not as well.
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The wire was placed against the other screw-eye
to estimate where to cut. |
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| Then it was threaded through and twisted around
itself. The loop of wire should not quite reach the top part
of the frame. (Otherwise the hanger will show above the
picture.) |
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Some hangers. These two are slightly different. |
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| I held the nail with pliers to keep my fingers
from getting whacked. |
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Just a little tap with the hammer. |
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| Sometimes I have to bend the hook more vertical. |
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Done. |
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| The room still needs a few more furnishings.
There are few things more satisfying than cheap art that looks
decent. |
Another Picture:
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This small picture had pre-cut hang tabs, but I
find that they make it difficult to keep the picture level. |
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| So I installed a pair of screw-eyes and a piece
of wire. It only took a few minutes. |
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Tools
Used:
- Cordless Drill/Driver
- Drill Bits
- Pliers
- Wire Cutters
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Materials Used:
- Picture Hanger or Small
Nail
- Steel Wire
- Screw Eyes
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