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Installing multi-piece display straight & aligned
- Thread starter gnubler
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Steenland
Old Member
YES to all of these:
Jig
Laser level (green laser is much brighter than orange)
3M Command Strips
Attached are a couple of photos of an exhibit with 200 evenly-spaced panels. These were all prints on vinyl mounted to 1/4" PVC, and put on the wall with 16-lb Command Strips. The second photo shows the laser being used to line up a panel with the previous panel, and the jig to space the smaller panels. The jig is made from scraps of PVC and a mending plate. The third photo shows the laser level (this inexpensive Amazon model works fine for me) mounted with a fine-tuning bracket on a sturdy tripod. I also usually double-check my work with a bubble level.
Laser level: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0793M6Z37
Laser level fine-tuning bracket (very helpful, especially if your laser is mounted on a light stand instead of a tripod): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WV9166N
Bulk 3M heavy-duty (16-lb) Command Strips: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08D1H24W1
Jig
Laser level (green laser is much brighter than orange)
3M Command Strips
Attached are a couple of photos of an exhibit with 200 evenly-spaced panels. These were all prints on vinyl mounted to 1/4" PVC, and put on the wall with 16-lb Command Strips. The second photo shows the laser being used to line up a panel with the previous panel, and the jig to space the smaller panels. The jig is made from scraps of PVC and a mending plate. The third photo shows the laser level (this inexpensive Amazon model works fine for me) mounted with a fine-tuning bracket on a sturdy tripod. I also usually double-check my work with a bubble level.
Laser level: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0793M6Z37
Laser level fine-tuning bracket (very helpful, especially if your laser is mounted on a light stand instead of a tripod): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WV9166N
Bulk 3M heavy-duty (16-lb) Command Strips: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08D1H24W1
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Steenland
Old Member
A template is extremely helpful if the spacing is random and/or you're hanging with cleats and need precise positioning for the wall cleats.
Steenland
Old Member
Yes, of course, blue tape! Lots of blue tape.
...and a tool belt that holds your roll of blue tape so it's always handy.
