frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

Wow, these are great....... I'm ordering some......I have a collage to hang. These will make it for easy. They are available on Amazon for the same price and free shipping.

Thanks for sharing.

steve33 Loc: Yarmouth MA

chasgroh Loc: Buena Park, CA

I hope everybody who's entranced with this method reads this; throw away the little bubble level as soon as you get the product. Using that on an 8" piece is a recipe for disaster. I would take some time hanging the first piece, even using a "normal" bubble level to plumb (that means vertical) the first piece, and then double checking with a good torpedo level on the top line (if you're into art/hanging, you should have one). Then step back and eyeball, it would be hard to spot initially, but proximity to a wall corner or reference to the ceiling line will be VERY apparent once the three pieces are up. I think the "system" (the metal hangers and spacer) is good, it's just the starting point. In face, now that I think of it, I'd have a straight piece of 1x2 approx the width of the piece to hold onto the top of the first piece before "nailing" it to the wall...have a assistant eyeball while you're holding. And, yes, plaster makes all things hard to do...

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

I'm only interested in the hanger style. A bubble level is not that accurate, because you have to keep moving it. A Lazer level is the only way to go. My son had one that stuck to the wall and put the beam on the wall. Just put the top of whatever you were going to hang to the red line......

https://healthyhandyman.com/best-laser-levels-for-hanging-pictures/#The_5_Best_Laser_Levels_Hanging_Pictures

chasgroh Loc: Buena Park, CA

...lazer levels are fine. I have a couple...I also have maybe 5 others, they're bubble type bought long ago and the best in the biz (Stabila). For this application my bubble torpedo would work fine, and of course your son's lazer would *probably* work good (I have one!) but the idea is to get that first piece on the wall *square* with the room, your eye will always be drawn to large verticals and horizontals, and my point, that that 8" surface isn't enough to trust, really, with *any* level, hence my comment about a stick to give you a better view (you'll notice, on the vid, they never show you the room, so that nice piece well could be out of whack). Do what you want, of course, I'm just advising (like the OP wanted). Hey, that's just me a lifelong carpenter/cabinetmaker...I've made a career of building and aligning stuff and not everybody has one of those lazers.<shrug>

...and I'm definitely *not* picking a fight. ;0)

dat2ra Loc: Sacramento

I too like to use a laser level; it projects horizontal and vertical lines on the wall so no need to level. Available at any decent hardware store.

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

I used command strips on my bedroom wall to hang 8x10s in nice wooden frames. I'm not impressed with command strips. 3m brand. I've had 3 pics fall and 1 pulled the paint off when it fell. I'm well versed in the use of adhesives and am puzzled by why they failed. Not fresh or dirty paint and a semi gloss on primed drywall. My 4 cents

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

Wow we have something else in common. I want a carpenter or cabinet maker, but I was a woodworker. I loved working with the lathe. I made bowls, and hundreds of pens and pencils. I'd go make a pen set in a couple hours just to relax. I've gotten rid of a lot of my equipment now. I'm to old an feeble. Can't stand that long, and hurry to much. Hey, as woodworkers we both know there is more than one way to skin a cat. What is easy for one is not for another. Personally I use a 3 foot level and a 1/2 in dowell rod resting on a couple of tiny nails. But I love these hangers. Square it up, level it, and push it in to mark the points. To me, this hanger is unbeatable for a wooden frame, but yes, a tiny bubble level ain't gonna hack it.

grandpaw

I decided to try the Blink Hagers. They seem to be fairly easy and not allow the canvas to shift. Thanks for the suggestion! grandpaw

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

Mine will be in Friday... Can't wait.