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I'm bidding a commercial job for a few pieces to hang on slat wall. They will hang in a conference room and must be removed for some conferences. So, the pieces need to be easily removable and replaceable on the slat wall.

Is there a device I could attach to the frame, and eliminate the separate hangers that typically are used to hang on slat wall? I could attach mending plates bent into a candy-cane shape, which would hang on the slats, and cover them with shrink tubing for abrasion-resistance, but a device made for the purpose might be neater.

Any suggestions?
 
Jim, looking at this typical slat wall picture hanger
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It occurs to me that a Canvas Offset Clip screwed to the back of the frame could do what you are asking for.
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Use offsets

I know this may sound strange, but I used two offsets (One on each side of the frame wood only) on the back of the frame to hang on slat wall. It made it easy to move them and also to hang on any part of the wall. The size offset depended on the shape of the moulding and the depth of the slats. I did use 4 on a large mirror. I have an entire slat wall of frames on display. By using the offsets the frames were also level and I didn't have to worry about adjusting them. I hope this helps. Of course it won't work for metal frames.:smiley:
 
United's 1/4" offsets work perfectly. I have slatwall here and just checked to be sure they would work once fastened to the back of a frame.
 
Ha! JPaul beat me to it! Was also using some of the same slat wall hangers that he has pictured. Those work on metal frames. But I started using the offsets when I had to keep adjusting the frames.;)
 
Thanks for all the fast and helpful repiles. The standard slat wall hangers would have to be removed every time the pieces come down and then replaced when rehung.

Because it eliminates having to remove/replace the loose hangers, the offset idea seems like a winner.:thumbsup:
 
Randy I linked to those too. I know we can reinvent the wheel, but these already exist and look sturdy enough and easy to remove. The only problem I see with using offsets is that putting the pictures on and off you have the potential of scuffing the walls and marring then. Using these existing hangers you could hang the art then remove the hanger systems safely.

And when the customer loses them you could just sell them some more :) It would be worth it to put your shop sticker in the hangers as well as on the back of the frames. Someone is going to lose the hanger hooks, and you will probably have to buy a huge box of them, so you'll be able to sell more to your existing customers.... Or use them in your own shop to hang samples.
 
There are all kinds of offset thingies that could screw to the back of the frame and work.

I have slatwall in the store and have done this.

The problem is that you need to set the hanger in the slatwall grove at almost a 90 degree angle and to make it work for a any picture frame it has to be mounted at the very top of the rail and the hanger will show.

I use wire and a hanger like JPaul shows.



Doug
 
DVieau2 said:
The problem is that you need to set the hanger in the slatwall grove at almost a 90 degree angle and to make it work for a any picture frame it has to be mounted at the very top of the rail and the hanger will show.

I use wire and a hanger like JPaul shows.Doug
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Valid point but I think if you use a deeper offset it will work. I just tried it with a 3/4" offset and you don't need near as much angle to insert it. With a deep bumper on the bottom corners of the frame the angle out from top looks about the same as with wire.
 
My retail space perimeter is ALL slatwall. I have high ceilings and my shop models are above the slatwall. However when I want to display needlework that is more intricate, I display it on the slatwall with the pattern next to it with these.sw-fslash-pinhook-1.jpg
 
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