Ways to mount prints without using a wall?

[Dprime]

Hey guys.

Just wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a good place to hire some new easils from? Reason being im holding a gallery and I need something to mount about 12 prints on as I carnt hang them from the walls. Ive already blown my budget majorly aswell lol so something cheap wouldnt go astray aswell.

Thanks in advance,
Brett

[Geoff]

Hi Brett,
I let my fingers do the walking and found this company in North Sydney:

http://www.eckersleys.com.au/s7_store/

Also "Do you hire easel's" in the FAQ --->

http://www.eckersleys.com.au/s9_faq/

Give them a call and let us know how u get on. Cheers. PS - Welcome to the forum!!

[Dprime]

Thanks for that Geoff, I didnt find that place with any of my searches. Gave them a call and they charge about $16 per day per easil so by the looks of it ill go with them inless I find someone cheaper in the mean time.

Cheers mate!
Brett

[Geoff]

Thanks for that Geoff, I didnt find that place with any of my searches. Gave them a call and they charge about $16 per day per easil so by the looks of it ill go with them inless I find someone cheaper in the mean time.

Cheers mate!
Brett

Surely u can talk them down from that initial price! For 12 easels they should do u a deal I love wheelin and dealin!

[Geoff]

http://easelhire.com.au/

This says $30 per easel per day but includes delivery and pickup, and u can reduce that by doing it yourself. Be interesting to see how that reduces the rates. Let us know how u get on!

[Dprime]

Just got back from eckerslys, My exibition is on a saturday night, so they wanted to charge me saturday, sunday (there not open) and monday hiring rates at 15 dollars an easel, plus two larger ones at 40 dollars each, worked out to be about $600+... or cheaper for me to by them at 480 for the lot.

I walked out laughing.

Ive emailed that other place that charge $30 but still havnt got a reply just yet.

Im still desperate as ive got 9 days to go and ive still got nothing! Ive been searching like a mad man on google but with no success.

Has anyone seen any different ways to mount prints without using a wall?

Thanks again!
Brett

[Matt. K]

Knock up some rough timber frames about 4 metres x 1.5 metres and nial some hessian onto them. Fix your prints to the hessian.

[Glen]

Brett are the prints framed? Just get a beam of some sort if they are and hang from two pieces of fishing line. Some scaffolding would be perfect

[Matt. K]

Knock up some rough timber frames about 4 metres x 1.5 metres and nial some hessian onto them. Lean them against the wall and Fix your prints to the hessian.

[Dprime]

Yeh, they are all framed, and are fairly heavy.. I wouldnt imagine that something like that would hold 11 prints up at that weight?

I like the hessian idea but i dont think its going to suit the work or the venue.

[Glen]

Matt idea would work if the frame was 4X2, that would easily hold up 11 prints. The hessian would still work with something like 60lb fishing line holding the work up. Rather than us just suggest ideas and you knock them down, why don't you describe the work and venue?

[Dprime]

Sorry Glen I didnt mean it to sound rude.

Basically Im running my exibition in conjunction with a wakeboarding film premier. My work is framed and signed photos of all the riders featured in the DVD. I have 9 frames about half a metre high, and a little less wide, and 2 more frames about 1m20cm's high.

The premier is at The Mean Fidler, Its a Irish Pub in RouseHill. I dont have any wall space available, which is why I need something portable.

I was after something clean and simple that can be put up and pulled down in a matter of minutes as I have to clear the exibition by about 10pm to make room for the dance floor. Which is why I was looking into easels, but thats turned into a man hunt!

[Oscar]

Brett, Could you get a sheet of reo for concreting, cut it to your required sizes, fix your prints to the reo and lean them against the walls? Mick

[Oscar]

Brett, Another quick thought - you could use wire to tie 2 pieces together at the top and again tie them at the bottom to form an easel of sorts out of the reo. Mick

[Glen]

Brett, I see your problem I like Mick's idea with the reo. Another way is to make an easel, buy 2 bits of 4X2 say 2.4 metres long, put a bolt through to join them at the top, then lean them up against the wall as an A frame easel. Should support two frames each which could be held up with screws. Only tools you would need would be a cordless drill for $15 from Bunnings and clean pine looks nice. Good luck

[Oscar]

Brett, You could also use the vertical clothes airers - although they may be more expensive. Using the same principal you could join several pieces of reo together in a zig zag and place them near the walls. Hope these options help. Cheers, Mick

[Count Zero]

Just a quick thought - ALDI in NSW have foldable steel tube shelving units (corner and square) available for $19.99 each. They're on sale from tomorrow and it certainly looks like you could fit at least two photos per unit. The website is http://www.aldi.com.au. It's a black powder-coated finish but you could dress it up with a bright spray paint.

Another option would be to check out your local Bunnings.

If you are specifically after easels, it might be a good idea to look at one of the discount shops (like Overflow) and see what it would cost to buy a dozen easels. The brand most of them stock is Montmatre. It might be cheaper then you think, especially if you're going to do anything like this in the future.

[Matt. K]

How about placing tables along the wall and lean the pics up on top of the tables? Maybe hire a trestle?

[Dprime]

That reo idea sounds good, excpet I have no idea what it is . Is that the steel framing they use in concrete to strengthen it?

I think I'm going to have to go to bunnings on the weekend and see what I can find, and as a last resort make some sort of contraption.

And anything that involves leaning against a wall is out, because I dont even have anything to lean it against. My space is in the middle of the floor basically.

Thanks for all your imput guys, Its getting my brain ticking.

[Glen]

Brett if you have the middle space make double sided A frames. Get 2 pieces of 2.4 metre 100mm X 50 mm pine, then join by a hinge at the top. Do the same with another two lengths. Get four 1 metre pieces. Place the two 2.4 built units on the ground. Screw two of the 1 metre pieces across the 2.4s as if they were rungs of a ladder. Screw at the height you would like to display your work. Do the same to the other side. You now have an easel to display 4 works. Tie a piece of rope between the two lower rungs so the legs dont stretch too far apart. Good luck

[Oscar]

Hi Brett, Reo is the steel reinforcement mesh sheet they use to strengthen concrete. If you go with this idea and are worried about the edges of the steel - you could get some plastic hose, put a split in it and put it over the edges.
There are lots of other options. Cheers, Mick

[obzelite]

going with the zigzag idea, you could get a couple of, well at least 3 to get the zag after the zig, sheets of mdf and some door hinges, at least you will have something that will fold flat for packing and you can use both sides when its standing and unfolded.

[Hendrix]

This could work as well

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-HEAVY- ... dZViewItem


hendrix

[Dprime]

For those of you that might be interested for future reference I found a place in Penrith called The Art Shed, they have a massive range of easels, which i found one for $23.00 that fitted my prints. So in the end I bout 11 of those. Beats hiring them i guess for 300+!

Thanks for everyones help!

I'm now moving into the easel hiring business with my 11 easels to make my millions.

[Glen]

Great price and good solution, was the show a success?

[Dprime]

Will let you know after this Saturday Glenn