Mighty Mounts/Plate

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Kittyfaces

Kittyfaces

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To date, I've used Mighty Mounts only for very light items because of their tendancy to craze and the like. I need to mount a quality 12" plate. It's some sort of culinary trophy. It weighs approx. 1 pound, perhaps a little more. I'm leaning toward 3 Mighty Mounts (one on top, 2 on the bottom) with the base of the plate partially recessed into the backing hoping that that might absorb a little of the weight.

Do you think it will hold up well in the long run?
 
I thought about brass... I even have the appropriate heat-shrink tubing in stock... but how do I fasten the rods behind the backing?
 
What type of backing are you using?

This is where polyflute works great. You put a 90 degree bend in the back of the brass, hollow out an area in the polyflute to fit the bend and the resulting leg you create, then hot glue into place. It works great. If you are using foamboard, package strapping tape works well. I use both methods depending on the backing I have at the time.
 
I recently mounted a 9" plate and used four mighty mounts, two on top & two on the bottom. This way the frame can be turned any direction and still have a couple to carry the weight.
I've used them for many years and haven't had any complaints, although I have read on this board that others have had problems?
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I used Mighty Mounts for years, until about six months ago. A customer brought back two frames, each of which had four plates mounted inside, using four Mighty Mounts, and round "nest" holes to help support the weight. These two frames were built at the same time, in 1997.

On six of the eight plates, some mounts had failed completely. And all except two of the other mounts were crazed, cracked, and obviously weakened.

I attempted to contact the maker, but was unable to find any information about the source of the mounts. I've since learned that Don Bowman is the maker, but no name is available anywhere on the product's packaging or papers.

I replaced all of the mounts with shrink-tubing covered bent brass rods. Each mount was formed with a vertical section on the back of the mount board, which I flanked with small pieces of 4-ply board, and encapsulated between the matboard strips with white glue. No wiggles.
 
Since plastics are vulnerable to degradation in
UV light, having a UV absorber in the glazing may
go a long way toward extending the working life
of a plastic mount.

Hugh
 
pardon my ignorance, but what does "crazed" mean?
...i suppose if i had to guess, i'd say it meant bent in some weird way?
 
'Crazed' means that the surface is covered with minute cracks. The word is derived from the Middle English noun 'crase' which means 'break' and also related to the Swedish word 'krasa' (same meaning).

I don't suppose there would be any interest in creating another forum called Ask Captain English???

Nah. I didn't think so.

CE
 
I think that's a SPLENDID idea! I'd be the first to respond. ANYTHING!! to get Tuesday over with.

Grammar and spelling are so much more stable.
 
I thunk we jest spiel thangs creatifly nad
Cpt. Englash majikly appears..... no? :D

Shopmonkey, the problem is that the surface "crazing" starts to permeate the entire structure of the Mighty Mounts and then the operative term becomes "break".
 
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