How To Hang A Film - Using D Rings

I'm going to live doing a divulge of posts near how to hang a painting. These volition consider dissimilar aspects of what's involved inwards hanging a prototype as well as hanging an exhibition.

This showtime postal service volition consider how to hang a pic frame using D rings - using 2 dissimilar approaches for dissimilar size as well as weight of pic - as well as includes images as well as videos to exhibit you lot how to purpose D rings.

A small artwork framed using D rings equally hanging hardware
Note how the professional person framer has used unmarried strand of pic cord
as well as and so knotted as well as and whipped the ends

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What are D Rings?

D rings are a rattling mutual type of hanging hardware used yesteryear professional person pic framers as well as also available to all artists via retailers inwards the high street as well as online (see below for links to some of these inwards the UK).

They comprise a band - inwards the shape of a missive of the alphabet D (hence the name) as well as a plate amongst a screw hole.
D rings are ever used inwards pairs - screwed into the dorsum of the frame.
They tin bring i screw hole or two. One hole is suitable for lighter works. As the weight increases (eg medium sized pictures) purpose a D band amongst 2 screws for greater security.
The ones most commonly used for modest plant are nickel plated.
The type of screws used should live matched if possible to the type of D band used.

Use of D Rings:

Which agency the D Rings are screwed into the frame depends on the size/wight of the pic as well as which method is used for hanging using D Rings (see below for smaller/lighter pictures as well as tomorrow's postal service for larger/heavier pictures)
They are normally made of steel amongst a nickel or brass plating. The cheapest are zinc plated.

For heavier pictures:

The nature, composition as well as size of the D band normally changes equally the size as well as weight of the framed artwork increases.
The plate business office of the D Ring extends as well as the divulge of screw holes increment so that the charge is spread.
The place of the D band on the frame also changes to ensure a secure hang.

Why purpose D Rings

D rings are:

Much stronger than the small screw eyes or screw rings which should exclusively live used for rattling low-cal items
Much to a greater extent than suitable for framed artwork which is other than small. As a dominion of thumb, if the size of my framed artwork is near the size of an A4 slice of newspaper or bigger I would ever purpose a D ring.
Enable the hanging wire or cord or chain to live threaded easily.
Hardware which prevarication flat. If taped over, they won't harm other frames when pictures are stored inwards stacks (very mutual inwards opened upward exhibitions as well as for whatever creative someone producing a lot of work)

How to attach D Rings to hang a picture

There are basically 2 approaches to hanging using D Rings.

Process One - ONLY suitable for smaller plant of fine art - typically uses wire or pic cord - come across below for supplies as well as process
Process Two - typically used for larger/heavier plant of fine art - see tomorrow's post.

Process One Basics: You need:

EITHER a duad of ordinary i hole D rings suitable for smaller / lighter pictures addition associated screws
OR a duad of two hole D rings suitable for medium sized (but non heavy) pictures
a measure record or a ruler
a soft pencil
A screwdriver
A bradawl or a precipitous blast as well as a modest hammer (for making precipitous indentations inwards the wood)
Picture Wire or Picture cord - Both are suitable equally they are created using several strands which are twisted together. They also exercise NOT stretch similar ordinary string.
wire cutters or pliers
picture hooks as well as steel pins (for smaller /medium size pictures)
a spirit level

Process One - Smaller pictures hung using wire or cord

A. Create a secure hanging construction on the nurture of the picture

AIM: Position the D rings on the vertical sides of the frame amongst the D on the within (see image) as well as and so string as well as create the wire or cord betwixt them.

Check which is the top of the frame - as well as write a T inwards the middle of the frame on the back
Decide where you lot desire the D rings to be. Typically they are positioned no to a greater extent than than i tertiary downwards from the top.
Measure the length of the vertical as well as calculate what i tertiary is
Measure a tertiary of the distance from the top (a circular figure inwards inches or metric makes life easier eg three inches)
Mark the distance amongst a large point using a soft pencil
Using the Bradawl (or precipitous blast as well as a hammer) create a precipitous indentation inwards the forest frame
Place the screw hole of the D Ring over the indentation as well as screw the D band into the frame
Repeat for the other side
String the pic cord or wire betwixt the D rings as well as brand certain it is secure as well as reasonably tight - but brand certain it has some give. (Personally I double strand amongst pic cord as well as and so purpose a knot I know does NEVER comes undone! It's the Girl Guide inwards me! BELOW is a video which shows you lot how to purpose wire as well as become far secure)

VIDEO: How to How To Screw D-Rings & Tie Wire On Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Picture Frame

This video clearly demonstrates how to stair out as well as insert the D rings, the purpose of a bradawl as well as how to necktie off plastic coated steel wire to the D ring

B. Create a hanging construction on the wall

Position the pic on the wall where you lot desire it to hang. Using a pencil, grade the wall higher upward the centre of the top of the frame
Drop (say) i or 2 inches below the top of the frame grade on the wall as well as create an appropriate sized pic claw to the wall using hardened and/or steel pins (these brand for a much stronger as well as secure fastening).
If the pic is inwards a landscape or panoramic format you lot mightiness desire to purpose 2 pic hooks at about a quarter of the distance from the ends of the top horizontal.
Hang the wire/cord over the pic hook. Check whether or non it is grade amongst a spirit grade (you tin larn an iPhone app for this!)

Note at that spot are diverse types of pic hooks. These include:

The Plasterboard Picture Hook - suitable for lighter pictures as well as plasterboard/dry walls
Brass Plated Picture Hooks amongst steel pins - suitable for smaller/lighter pictures as well as masonry
Brass Plated Picture Hooks amongst 2 steel pins - suitable for medium size pictures as well as masonry walls

Some suppliers of D Rings

D rings as well as proper pic hooks are non the easiest matter to find. It took me a spell to rail downwards who stocked them - as well as I got a lot of blank faces inwards a lot of shops earlier I worked out the best ones for stock. You tin come across a gain of D Rings in the pick offered yesteryear

UK Picture Hanging Supplies - this site has the wages of telling you lot which screws you lot bespeak to become amongst them.
Mainline Mouldings - boxes of 100
Amazon UK
Screwfix
B&Q

More data near Hanging Techniques

Bifurcated Rivets amongst D-Rings - how to purpose D rings on backing boards; non recommended for items of whatever meaning weight equally a frame is much stronger than a backing board
About.com | How to Hang a Painting amongst Wire as well as D-Rings (2011) yesteryear Marion Boddy Evans - this is a proficient stride yesteryear stride explanation amongst images - i of the vew few out there.