Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] Help with hardware cloth

12 November 2013

Re: [DIY] Help with hardware cloth

Sorry Jan, but sometimes nothing is ever simple.

Dale in the Flatlands. "Why waste time learning when ignorance is instantaneous."

Dale S wrote:

You are asking for the near impossible unless you are willing to cut a secondary frame that fits inside the frame you are using and staple the wire to it. Or you can staple it to the back of the frame and then add a spacer over the wire to hold it away from the wall.

Dale in the Flatlands. "Why waste time learning when ignorance is instantaneous."
Jan Flood wrote:

My problem is that I need the wire stapled inside the frame, sorry if I wasn't clear about that. Stapling it across the back means the wire lies flat against the wall leaving no room to attach items from the front.

On Nov 11, 2013, at 9:20 AM, Bob Davis <bob@wrobertdavis.com> wrote:

Artists who make their own canvases do this all the time. You need a canvas stretcher tool. Check online or go to a good art supply store.

Bob

On Nov 11, 2013, at 9:20 AM, Bob Davis <bob@wrobertdavis.com> wrote:

Artists who make their own canvases do this all the time. You need a canvas stretcher tool. Check online or go to a good art supply store.

Bob

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jan Flood
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 4:10 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] Help with hardware cloth

I want to make jewelry displays using picture frames and hardware cloth. I cannot figure out what to use to pull the hardware cloth taut and hold it. I started the usual way with a staple at each end - on the inside of the inside the frame - but when I tried to go around and pull it taut the staples pull out from the other side. Changed to heavy duty staples and quickly realized they came through the frame and splintered the wood. Repaired the frame and have googled this but as popular as it is I can't find anything that talks about how to get the hardware cloth taut. I need something like a fencing come-a-long to hold it. The commercial ones are very taut with silicone over the wire - but silicone by itself wouldn't be strong enough to hold it taut. Any suggestions??