annabelle
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« on: June 20, 2011, 08:24:30 AM » |
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I don't know if this is the right place for this question.
I need someone who knows more about glues than I to direct me to the correct product. I am thinking of a project using 12"X12" ceramic tiles, but before I go to the trouble of creating this thing, I need to know how I will hang it on a wall. I can't drill into the back of the tile, cause it will break. I found some small picture hanging thingies, but don't know what glue will hold on the pourous back of ceramic tile. Can any of you folks help.....Kev? Graham? Rebecca? Alan? anyone? Thanks annabelle
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« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2011, 09:01:41 AM » |
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Tile setters use Mastic to adhere it to floors.
Are you using the tile as the base for a project and you want to then mount it on the wall?
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« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2011, 12:07:40 PM » |
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The tile is the base for my project, and I need to adhere a hanger to the back of the tile. The hanger I have tentatively chosen is a "D" ring with a metal "tail" attached. the kind for hanging pictures sometimes. Thanks annabelle
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« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2011, 01:53:37 PM » |
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That's going to have to support quite a bit of weigh. Maybe you'd be better off wire wrapping the four corners and creating a hanging wire.
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« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2011, 02:47:30 PM » |
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That might be a possiblity, and is certainly something to consider for one version of what I have in mind....I just have about a million ceramic tiles sitting in my back yard, and have been sort of thinking of all the ways I could use them......Honest, I actually DO have a pick-up truck bed full of tiles.....all given to me several years ago, and I hate to see them just THERE......Thanks for the idea....annabelle
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« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2011, 03:39:52 PM » |
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Why can't you drill into the tile prior to setting it on the board? Or, nip out semi circles on the seams that are 12" in from each side? Your grinder would be a help there, I would use an old or worn bit. You say the back of the tile, in my experience tiles are scored and worked from the front.
Having volunteered that, I have to say I wouldn't be hanging it without a lower ledge support. I'm using chopped down 1" dowel with door knob trim when I get to it, sort of a chunky copy of the stained glass panel mounts.
I did a mock up of the countertop I did recently on some 3/4" ply [33"x30"ish] it was so heavy it took two of us to move it into the laundry. Silly me, I couldn't wait for the cupboards to go in before I got started!
Another thing [not] to consider is MDF board, it is heavy compared to other options and is not as durable as outdoor ply.
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« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2011, 11:10:47 AM » |
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I haven't answered, Annabelle, because I can't think of a glue that would hold the weight. Kev's idea of wire-wrapping sounds good. Or making something as Yvonne says that would support the tile's bottom edge like one of those plate hangers that have hooks on the bottom. I don't think I would trust it to glue.
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« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2011, 03:20:05 PM » |
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Plate hangers! Thanks Becca, I have a long one and never thought of that!
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« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2011, 08:05:36 AM » |
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Thanks for our thought, Glassic, but this is a small project using one tile that is not mounted. The tile will be my base and background for the design....I may be using sheet copper tocover the front of the tile, but on another, just the tile, and creating my desing on the front of the tile....So my hanging apparatus will be adhered to the back of the tile to hang on a wall....
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« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2011, 08:09:49 AM » |
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Plate hangers! maybe that would work......Darn it!!!! someone gave me some a couple of years ago....had no use for them (and there must have been a dozen!), so I gave them to Goodwill!........Grrrrrr....and the thought of drilling 2 small holes might be an option. .....This idea was just something I literally "dreamed " up....and I have this huge pile of tiles. If it doesn't look like junk when finished, I will post photos. Thanks for your help, folks.....annabelle
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« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2011, 11:58:43 AM » |
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Ahhh.. I evisaged a larger project. A single tile shouldn't present a problem!
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« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2011, 09:34:06 PM » |
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Would a 2 part epoxy work? I use many types of this stuff at work for gluing on sheet metal body panels to repairing plastic parts and moldings (car parts, that is) and it is strong!
You can get it in supper fast cure or slower curing time.
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« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2011, 07:21:38 AM » |
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Great idea!
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« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2011, 08:51:46 AM » |
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I have considered the 2 part epoxy during my thought process in planning this project....But I kind of like the idea of incorporating the hanging mechanism in the over all design....Thank you all for your very helpful input. Now that I have finished my kitchen window panel, I can devote a little more time to this little project.
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