Hanging an art glass plate

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Customer wants ideas on how to hang an art glass platter, weighing 5 pounds. Oval. Silicone is not an option.

Anyone?
 
Framed with a bent rod mount?
 
Thanks, Dave. We thought of that, but I'm a rookie with these, and it was a gift, so I have to pass on this idea. We're thinking of standoffs. Found a site with a sale.

Any other ideas out there?
 
Rob Markoff would be the man to ask, standoffs are probably the route.
 
Here is a picture of a plaster cast I did with formed rod mounts. The cast probably was 15-20lbs. which I am sure is heavier than the art plate. There are some details on the grumble for making these to fit. Do a search.

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I like the formed rods, but I'll experiment on something that I own. Standoffs are the way to go on this one, because she wants it mounted on the wall, not in a frame.

Thanks, all. Much appreciated.
 
Be careful with those Mighty Mounts, Jeni. A number of framers have experienced mount failures due to crazing and weakening of the plastic over time, with exposure to light.
:kaffeetrinker_2: Rick
 
I have some pictures I'll post tomorrow on how I made these plexi glass hangers from 1/2" strips I cut from plexi and I used some parts of mighty mounts. They turned out great and I used them to hang a very odd shaped art glass plate. I have to run out tonight and I am new to posting so I will have to figure out how to upload pics. I'll Get back tomorrow.
 
Here are those pics I was telling you about. I don't know if this will solve your problem but it may give you some ideas. What I did was score some 1/2" strips of plexi about 3 or 4" long or whatever you need. Then clamped to a table edge and lightly heated with a heat gun until it became malleable. Then bent into shape and cut off excess length. I drilled the base and used mighty mount pegs that I clipped to fit. This worked great for my framing project, just don't know if it will work for you.
Good Luck.

Matthew

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MJF said:
Here are those pics I was telling you about. I don't know if this will solve your problem but it may give you some ideas. What I did was score some 1/2" strips of plexi about 3 or 4" long or whatever you need. Then clamped to a table edge and lightly heated with a heat gun until it became malleable. Then bent into shape and cut off excess length. I drilled the base and used mighty mount pegs that I clipped to fit. This worked great for my framing project, just don't know if it will work for you.
Good Luck.

Matthew

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Nice. I've made mounts like that from wood and can be painted to match art. A little more time consuming perhaps.
 
Rick Granick said:
Be careful with those Mighty Mounts, Jeni. A number of framers have experienced mount failures due to crazing and weakening of the plastic over time, with exposure to light.
:kaffeetrinker_2: Rick
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Good to know.....I had not heard of this. Thanks Rick. :)

The formed rods are nice, but I wonder if they have a design that will work for plates where the lip projects out a bit? Maybe this design does, and I'm just not able to see it. :shrug:
 
Formed rods can be formed (by you) to whatever shape needed that will effectively hold the object you are mounting. As mentioned in another current discussion about object mounting, safe and effective object mounts can be made to be unobtrusive, but they will never be invisible. This can be a real challenge when displaying something that is itself transparent. However, if you look at objects in museums it will become apparent that, if done correctly, just because you can see the mounts, that doesn't spoil the viewer's appreciation of the object.
:kaffeetrinker_2: Rick
 
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