I worked on a traveling exhibit a few years ago that featured a
wall-mounted case of historic firearms--I don't believe it was quite 100
lbs, but it was fairly heavy. We mounted it using battens--a piece of
lumber (I don't think it was quite as heavy as a 2X4, but that might
work for you application) with a bevel cut was mounted to the wall,
ideally into the studs (although we had gallery walls that had 3/4"
plywood behind the drywall, so we could mount this anywhere), with the
low end of the bevel to the wall. Another beveled batten was secured to
the case, again, with the low end of the batten against the case. To
mount the case, we simply had to lift it high enough to raise the case
batten above the wall batten, then settle it down so the bevels engaged,
essentially "hooking" the case onto the wall. The case had another
piece of lumber near the bottom of the to-the-wall surface to ensure it
hung flat. It was a pretty slick system, very simple, very secure, and
quick to install and take down.
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Tim McShane, Assistant--Cultural History
Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery
1302 Bomford Crescent S.W.
Medicine Hat, AB T1A 5E6
(403) 502-8587
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I know this might seem like an oddball question, but I'm hoping someone
on the list could provide some practical advice on hanging heavier (over
100 lbs.) framed objects. This would be in a residential situation, so
house museum curators would be especially worth hearing from. At the
moment I am "out of the field" and working in a hardware store. I have
some curatorial experience, but most of museum work was in
interpretation, education and archival collection management.
Over the past few days, we have had a number of customers asking for
advice on hanging items framed pieces that are over 100 lbs. Some well
over 100 lbs. We do not carry wire that tests at more than 100 lbs and
the guys in our lumber department, who are knowledgeable about most such
things aren't too sure about how to go about hanging these items other
than going into the studs. From my experience, the key to hanging such
items is to secure two hangers to the studs and, using heavy test
braided wire, hang the work on the wire so that the wire hangs as
parallel as possible. This distributes the load evenly with little in
the way of stress points that would cause the wire to weaken. And the
majority of the load is absorbed by the studs.
Can anyone verify if that is true, or recommend a preferred method that
i can pass along to our customers and to my co-workers?
Thanks in advance.
Scott D. Peters
Historically Speaking
(for the time being working for Millhurst Mills / Ace Hardware)
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