Post #317441 by Tiki Kollektor on Mon, Jul 9, 2007 8:20 AM

BTW, can anyone recommend a good, safe way to hang this monstrosity? For years, it's been leaning instead of hanging because it's so dang heavy. It deserves better than leaning!

Good question! After my first Witco wall hanging came crashing down 3 days after it was hung due to a loose old screw, I made a trip to the hardware store and started carefully upgrading the hanging hardware on each one I acquire:

• new screws
• new 2-screw D hangers
• set screws into freshly drilled holes
• new heavy grade picture wire.
• although I didnt do it yet, my heaviest one really needs a cross brace on the back to keep the rather thin frame rails from bending inwards under its own weight -- this is on my to-do list
• use heavy duty three nail hangers on the wall

I'm really surprised that the weight of these things didnt tear the flimsy original hardware out long ago.