Frames: Glass install done.
During lunch break I went home and chiseled out a little bit of the rabbets in those two frames. Now the glass fits fine.
So what's remaining on the frames?
1. Install a pair of eye screws on each. (Maybe tonight)
2. Attach a hanger wire between the eye screws. (Tomorrow)
3. Clean the glass. (tonight)
4. Find a paper (art supply store) that will act as a nice backing for "behind" the certificates that are to be mounted. (This weekend)
5. Assemble. (this weekend)
Then these 8 will be done. I will trade them for the other 2 I gave at Christmas ansd make slight modifications to those two. (soon)
posted by Tim B. @ 2:05 PM
8 comments
8 Comments:
I want to hang a small mirror on the wall on the passenger side of my bed. I don't want it to be so low that said passenger is staring at themselves when facing the wall. So if it is higher, I need it to tilt downward so that it reflects my TV screen while I am facing that wall. Can that be done?
Hi,
Anything can be done, but how you do it depends on how much tilt and how the mirror is hung. If, for example, it is a framed mirror and hangs by a wire, which in turn is on a hook then downward and SOME forward movement are kept at bay by the hook. Placing a block of wood above the wire will push the top of the frame out some and give a downward tilt. The thickness of the wood determines the amount of tilt.
If it is an unframed mirror, a frame can be made where the top of the frame is thicker than the bottom and the pane sits in the frame angled downward.
Here's a weird method that just may be cool. You can attach a hinge or pair of hinges to the bottom of the frame and mount one side of the hinges to the wall. Mount a chain in the top middle of the mirror and a corresponding hook in the wall. Then you put different links of the chain on the hook to set whatever angle you like.
I kind of like that last one.
Let me know what you do, if any, and take pictures.
Oooh, I like the last one two. It is a framed mirror but there is no wire on the back now; I planned to put one on there to hang it, but I like the chain idea better. Would it have to be a hinge, or could it just be a piece of molding to hold the bottom?
Hi ez,
Sure you can use a molding. It will need to create a lip so that the bottom of the frame cannot move forward and fall out. But I think you should go for a little more security. See, if uou move around the room and bump the frame with a shoulder it could fall out of a molding.
Hinges, would be nearly invisible. You mount the hinge right at the bottom so the barrel stands proud of the edge of the frame. Then one person holds the frame while another marks on the wall where the hinge holes go. Drill, install plastic anchors, then screws and you're basically good to go.
I like better the one with the block of wood at the top of the frame making the top thicker than the bottom. It sounds much more simple and less wall invasive.
P.S. I love the first line of your response, truly in the spirit of Azarias and Patfixer - "Anything can be done."
Thanks!
I was thinking this over a little and a good start may be to roll up a wash cloth or towel into a cylinder and place that behind the frame. It won't leave any marks on the wall, can be adjusted as needed (wood...not that easy) and can be thrown in the wash when it gets dusty (well, around my house anyway).
Try that out!
Sincerely,
Son of Patfixer.
Grandson of Azarias.
I think the comments and suggestions about the mirror are great, couldn't have said it any better, you are truly the son of patfixer, and I'm proud.
Mom
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