Snap Hangers - what don't I get?! Help!

Rozmataz

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I don't use snap hangers normally on metal frames. But I have a price sensitive project and thought this would save a few pennies (yeah, that price sensitive!)..

Well - they are driving me nuts - they don't want to "snap" in and then if they do they don't want to stay in place... forget getting em out again.

I am so frustrated.

Any suggestions...

Thanks,

Roz
 
I hate them! Don't use them, Cost more to use them due to wasted time than the $3 per 100 you save.

having said that, they're supposed to just pop in, but they don't.

the ones I get are made by AMS, but the frames are Nielsen. maybe this is the one area that they are product specific, namely the width of the "opening" onthe back channel.

to use first I bend the ends/ears in to make them grip tighter, then I slide them in from the ends to get them to the position I want them.

otherwise they slide around, and scratch the heck out of the back of the frame trying to get them in.
 
Bob - I think you hit it - these are AMS in Nielson frame - the Nielson ones are working just fine...

Thanks,

Never again!!
 
The only thing those are good for is attaching a metal frame inside the lip of a wood frame. I reverse them so the hole-tab is facing outward, and screw thru it into the wood frame back. Works great- similar concept to using Fletcher Multi-points for wood-to-wood joining.
:cool: Rick
 
I use snap hangers most of the time (because Euro hangers drive me up the wall!) and I have found that lately I have to do a bit of bending to get them to work properly - and sometimes they have no "temper" and they bend like taffy!

But it doesn't seem that they work as good as they used to - I'll have to check and see who made them - I usually buy them from a local distributor - so maybe they are AMS and not Nielsen...

Hmmm...
 
I don't consider them safe for their intended use, because unless they retain their exact original shape, they are prone to loosen and slide in the track, possibly resulting in falling pictures and potentially causing harm to persons or property. (When people bring in previously framed items that have these hangers, they are rarely evenly spaced from the top.) Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I like the security of a tightly screwed hanger.
BTW, has anyone else noticed that Nielsen has changed the screws in their tapped corners. The bottoms are now rounded rather than cupped. I'm not sure I like them as well, because it seems that the cupped design spread the force over a wider area. Any of you engineer types want to challenge my theory? Anyone else have any thoughts on this, or am I just easily amused?
:cool: Rick
 
Rick - you may be easily amused. I did notice it but didn't give it any engineering thought!! But you are probably right. Far be it from me to challenge that theory!! lol

Roz
 
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