Hanging Large Artwork or Heavy Picture Frames on Walls

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  • Опубліковано 27 лис 2024

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  • @Poor_Mans_DIY
    @Poor_Mans_DIY 3 роки тому +1

    That dust catcher box was so simple yet another awesome idea. I wish I I seen that about 30 years ago!!! IT appears Mrs Fixit Fingers should be the star of the channel since she is the one doing the heavy lifting and creative attaching! :-)

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому

      I forget where I picked up that trick with the tray, but with a house of brick it's invaluable. I've tried to get her on screen more to boost the numbers but she is camera shy 😅

  •  3 роки тому +1

    Hello James,
    Nice ideas for hanging heavy and large items on the walls. Thank you for sharing this useful information. Stay healthy and happy. Big greetings. With all respect. Your friend Mehmet

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому +1

      Argh, glad you took time out of your holiday to watch my video Mehmet! We are locked down again in Sydney and I am very jealous of your lovely photos! See you back in the workshop soon 👍

    •  3 роки тому +1

      @@FixitFingers 👏👏👏👏👋Thank you for this nice answer. see you later.

  • @TheGrantAlexander
    @TheGrantAlexander 3 роки тому

    Great job James. I especially liked when your wife showed you up on how hard it is to get it all lined up! lol

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому +1

      Hey if those holes weren't perfectly spaced she'd never have made it look so easy 😂

  • @JesperMakes
    @JesperMakes 3 роки тому

    Brilliant way to collect the brick and concrete dust!

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому

      The Makita hammer drill I want has an awesome little attachment that hooks up to a vacuum capturing dust at the source... but until then this method rarely fails (unless you drop the tray... ask me how I know 🤣)

  • @SujMenon
    @SujMenon 3 роки тому

    Good job James, that 2.4m artwork is huge!! And yes, those supplied screws does look small for the wall plugs supplied.

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому

      It was mildly larger than what I was expecting when wifey was describing it 😂 It is literally a full sheet of 3mm thick hardwood ply cut in half with that box framing behind it. I feel like offering to make these for him... he freehanded the cut and I can spot the little wavy bits between them 🤣

  • @OzSawdustMakers
    @OzSawdustMakers 3 роки тому

    Love the artwork and great to see Mrs Fingers getting involved!

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому +1

      Don't you ever let her catch you calling her that 😂 But yes, always nice to have her pitch in on film

    • @OzSawdustMakers
      @OzSawdustMakers 3 роки тому

      @@FixitFingers hahah whoops!

  • @erykfreethinker7147
    @erykfreethinker7147 3 роки тому

    Hello James
    Sad to hear from an acquaintance in Sydney that you are in lockdown, hope that ends soon.
    What a lovely piece of artwork, well worth taking time and care with.
    I always learn from your videos and this time was the catch tray for the drilled out dross and the idea of using blue tape for wall marking!
    I do not know what dry wall is as I have only lived in places with brick walls covered with trowel applied plaster, I once hung a large fish tank shelf on that with confidence and stood on the shelf with my sons each side to make sure the strength was there!
    I enjoyed the humour of the tiny picture! I used to raise smiles in the same way - humour and a cup of tea gets us through anything - including present stresses! Best wishes, Eryk.
    🎬👍👍👍

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому +1

      I am most fortunate as a public servant in the front line I get to keep working and thus am not as affected as most by the turn of events and got early access to the jab. Dry wall or plasterboard is also foreign to me as my walls are exactly as you describe. Our apartment block was built in the 1970's, it is rare to see internal brick in modern apartment buildngs, one of the reasons we purchased this older stlye unit. They certainly don't make 'em like they used too. The little picture is by the same artist and was a surprise gift that came along with our purchase. An extravagance we are blessed to afford at this time (though only with generous lock-down discount from the artist as his studio is closed and he's been unable to trade normally for over 18 months). It is sad his story is not recorded anywhere, he has lived the most tragic life yet produces craft of such skill and beauty and has won national acclaim, with work hanging in our National Gallery, the highest honour an Australia artist can acheive. Thank you for taking the time to appraise these little videos as always Eryk.

    • @erykfreethinker7147
      @erykfreethinker7147 3 роки тому +1

      @@FixitFingers Thank you James. I wonder how safe a house is with plasterboard and studding interior walls if there was a roof collapse - maybe due to snow - as the weight bearing is small compared to brick. I am shocked that new houses in the UK have a guaranteed life of 40 years, less than minimal life expectancy! Proper brick houses around where I live are as good as they were in the 1750's! The phrase "Safe as houses" is not as certain as it was! Keep safe and well both of you :-)

  • @Wackywoodworks
    @Wackywoodworks 3 роки тому

    nice artwork... and good simple and easy tricks for hanging

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому

      Number 1 tip is to not get shown up by the help 😅

    • @Wackywoodworks
      @Wackywoodworks 3 роки тому +2

      @@FixitFingers lol yes that was funny.

  • @sumosprojects
    @sumosprojects 3 роки тому

    Nicely done mate, really dig the dust capture tray as it’s innovative & practical. The paintings look schmick 🇦🇺👍👍👍

  • @MindMatterCreate
    @MindMatterCreate 3 роки тому

    Good work James ! Beautiful artwork there, really looks unreal on that wall.

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому

      Cheeky photoshop at the end there ;) Haven't painted the walls yet, but will be the grey seen in the last shot. Will really bring it together I think :D

  • @julietphillips1991
    @julietphillips1991 3 роки тому

    Good job! See how handy an extra pair of hands can be! I sort of prefer the itsy-bitsy art piece better...only kidding, I love large artwork, it's so modern and makes a big statement.

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому +1

      The little one was a bonus gift from the artist, we will have to find it a home now too 😊 it actually did serve a small purpose, testing the screws would take the hanger hooks correctly 😁

  • @HewAndAwe
    @HewAndAwe 3 роки тому

    You lost me when you said "centimetres" you're dead to me 😂 (I'm kidding of course) 😉

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому +1

      The artwork is actually a full 4x8' sheet of ply cut in half... freehand if the waves in the middle cut are anything to go by Better?! 🤣

    • @HewAndAwe
      @HewAndAwe 3 роки тому +1

      @@FixitFingers lmao millimetres 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @SmallWorkshopGuy
    @SmallWorkshopGuy 3 роки тому

    Enjoying your videos - binge watching - and, hey, congrats of reaching over 500,000 views recently (July, 2021).

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому

      Yep just ticked over last week. Trying to keep that high view to subs ratio up 😅

  • @JohntheSchreiner
    @JohntheSchreiner 3 роки тому

    That looks good!

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому

      Just an excuse to show off the art 😋

  • @barryroberts6470
    @barryroberts6470 3 роки тому

    Great video and those pictures look so nice, why did you put the gap in the middle?
    If i had them on my wall, i would have it looking a continuous piece of Art, but hey it does look great. You should have got your wife to hang it up on her own, she did a great shop hooking the first corner up.

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому

      Ha! Little show off, invite her on for a cameo and she shows me up 😅 We were lucky having that set of drawers beneath them as we could set them on top as a dry run in a rough position. The 30mm gap was the umpires call, just looked nice, and once I paint the wall grey like I photoshopped in the last image will tie together even more 😊

    • @barryroberts6470
      @barryroberts6470 3 роки тому

      @@FixitFingers Ha ha ha the Cameo appearance of people they always pinch the lime light, hope you deducted her wages a bit ha ha ha.
      Thanks for the reply and both of you and you family stay safe.
      Barry (ENG)

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому

      Cheers Barry. I keep telling her to help me host, much more photogenic 😂

  • @LonghornWorkshop
    @LonghornWorkshop 3 роки тому

    I did comment but got hidden for some reason. Nice work again!

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому

      I can see this one! Must have been the mention of Mrs Fixit... She watches all the things 😂

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому

      I've added you to 'approved users' hopefully that helps! Stupid UA-cam 😳

  • @dwayne6402
    @dwayne6402 3 роки тому

    uncle knackers sent me!

    • @FixitFingers
      @FixitFingers  3 роки тому

      Welcome Dwayne, thanks for coming to check the channel out. 👍