LuLa Office Unframed Print Hangers

[shridere]

Does anyone know who manufactures the unframed print hanging system that shows up in pictures of the LuLa offices or similar systems?

[howardm]

From what I recall, I think it's LuLa's own Kevin Raber that is making them w/ his woodworking skills.

I believe he was looking into productizing them but not sure.

[Kevin Raber]

The frames are made by me, or I should say a friend.  I am thinking of mass producing them but have been caught up lately in a lot of busy work.  What sizes would you be interested in?

[mandodude]

Can someone post a close up photo or two?  I've noticed these too but can't figure out how they work.  Nice designd

[Alan Goldhammer]

I use these for my home displays:  https://posterhanger.com/  They work quite well and one can swap out prints in about a minute.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

A friend of mine uses the Posterhangers that Alan mentioned, and they look quite elegant and easy to change prints.
I am tempted to get some myself.

[mbaginy]

I use these for my home displays:  https://posterhanger.com/  They work quite well and one can swap out prints in about a minute.

I have a couple dozen of these poster hangers, in various lengths.  Elegant, excellent quality, quick to use and cost effective.

[luxborealis]

Does anyone know of a wooden version of the same - without the (ugly) cord at the top for hanging?

[rdonson]

I've been happy with PosterHangers.  I get prompt shipping on orders and they work great for me.  I order the black color.

[mfrohman]

These are made of various woods and attach directly to the wall, no hanging cord: https://www.wearewellmade.com/shop/stiicks

[Peter McLennan]

I found it very difficult to install prints in poster hangers without ripples. Any advice welcome.

[arobinson7547]

Peter, I was thinking the same thing about the 'Sticks' . I'd prefer those but it 'seems' like you would have a time trying to get it aligned, just so.  With the Posterhangers, seems gravity is your friend

[John Nollendorfs]

You can buy 1/2" plastic conduit for about $1.25/ 10ft lengths. I cut it to required length on my  chop saw, then cut a slot on my table saw for the print to hang from. Since there is printing on the grey conduit, and spray paint them black. Hanging on wall, I use two 1-1/4" roofing nails spaced 8-10" apart. The big nail heads slip on the slot, and you can move left and right as desired to center. Keep print in the slot by attaching 3/8" wide cut crack & peel foam board to bottom & top edges of print. Simple, cheap, prints store flat.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3MzMTzXy7cLo17C67

[rdonson]

I found it very difficult to install prints in poster hangers without ripples. Any advice welcome.

If you don't have a flat print or you don't use the plastic clips spaced properly in both the top and bottom bars that can happen. 

What kind of paper weights are you hanging (gsm)?  If the paper is very thin then perhaps ripples are more likely.

[luxborealis]

These are made of various woods and attach directly to the wall, no hanging cord: https://www.wearewellmade.com/shop/stiicks

Thank you. I knew I had seen them somewhere.

[Peter McLennan]

Ron, the prints are pretty flat to begin with.  I even tried sheets, rather than cuts from rolls.  The poster hangers I got clamped the print with a kind of cam action.  No matter how carefully I closed the hanger, it distorted the sheet, causing the ripples.

John, your system looks like it has great potential.  Your images show an excellent presentation, far nicer than my result.

Can you show how they hang on the wall?  I don't see the topside hanger wires that others (and me) didn't like.

Also, I don't see how the roofing nails come in to play.  Can you photograph that part?

[John Nollendorfs]

John, your system looks like it has great potential.  Your images show an excellent presentation, far nicer than my result.

Can you show how they hang on the wall?  I don't see the topside hanger wires that others (and me) didn't like.

Also, I don't see how the roofing nails come in to play.  Can you photograph that part?

Peter:
There is no clamping required, very simple system requiring only gravity. The roofing nails are left protuding about 3/4", and the slot of the conduit wedges onto the nail head behind the hanging print. Tried to picture it here, with no print attached, just showing the conduit supported by the nails. https://photos.app.goo.gl/Q1ZtWXzZj77tmaKu5

For many years, I drilled small holes into the conduit near the ends, and then used 6p finishing nails in the wall to support it. You can imagine what a pain it was to drive the nails precisely, to match the holes in the conduit. The large heads of the roofing nails slipping into the slot behind the print proved to be such a simple answer. I've used various other techniques to keep the prints in the conduit, including stapling thin strips of cardboard  to the print, but using the crack & peel foam board stripos still seems the easiest.

[Peter McLennan]

Excellent, Jon. Thanks.

So the nails and the print both occupy the slot? Must be interesting attaching the whole assembly to the wall.
 
Do the foamcore strips have to be as wide as the print?

Of course, the foamcore strip is now permanently attached to the print...

OK, I'm off to do some experimenting.  Thanks again!

[rdonson]

Ron, the prints are pretty flat to begin with.  I even tried sheets, rather than cuts from rolls.  The poster hangers I got clamped the print with a kind of cam action.  No matter how carefully I closed the hanger, it distorted the sheet, causing the ripples.

John, your system looks like it has great potential.  Your images show an excellent presentation, far nicer than my result.

Can you show how they hang on the wall?  I don't see the topside hanger wires that others (and me) didn't like.

Also, I don't see how the roofing nails come in to play.  Can you photograph that part?

Perhaps we're not using the same "Posterhanger".  Here's what I use.  https://posterhanger.com/pages/how-it-works

[Matthew63]

these seem so simple!
order for myself pending!