[Clayart] Hanging plates

[Chris Foxwell]

I didn't see a dimension of the plates but how about just plate hangers.
I've used them with 20" plates with no problems.  Depending on the plate
I've had to make a tweak or two but they work and you don't have to spend
time inventing anything.

Chris

On Tue, May 8, 2018, 9:28 PM Vince Pitelka <vpitelka at dtccom.net> wrote:

> Hi Jackie -
> Someone else mentioned using coat hanger wire.  If you don't have a supply
> of coat hanger wire, go to a welding supply store and get some 3/32"
> uncoated steel gas welding rod. It comes in 36" lengths and you might have
> to buy a whole tube of it, but it's very useful stuff.  I can't tell you
> the exact measurements of what you need to make with the wire, because I
> don't know the dimensions of your plates.  For each plate, you will need
> two lengths of the wire, and for a platter 16" to 18" in diameter, they
> should be approximately 18" long.  Bend each wire into a "W" shape with 6"
> legs and 3" on either side of the center peak.  Bend small hooks on the
> ends of the legs - an appropriate size to  barely hook over the rim of the
> plate.  When the two "W" pieces are hooked over opposite edges of the
> plates, there should be few inches of space between the low points of the
> "W" pieces.  Use two fairly heavy-duty nylon zip ties to attach the "W"
> pieces to the plate, pulling them together from the bottoms of the "W."
> Pull out the center part of one of the "W" pieces a bit, and that is your
> hanger to fit over a nail or picture hook.  Obviously you will have to
> adjust the above measurements a bit for whatever size of plates you want to
> hang.  This system works great for plates and platters of any size, but for
> really large platters I step up to 1/8" gas welding rod, and for very small
> plates I use 1/16".
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Appalachian Center for Craft
> Tennessee Tech University
> vpitelka at dtccom.net
> sites.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clayart [mailto:clayart-bounces at lists.clayartworld.com] On Behalf
> Of Jacqueline Miller
> Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 9:01 AM
> To: clayart at lists.clayartworld.com
> Subject: [Clayart] Hanging plates
>
> I just made a couple large C6 stoneware plates. Prior to bisque, I had
> planned them to be functional. After, I changed my mind. :-) They are done
> and I would like to have them hang. However, they have neither holes in the
> foot ring or lugs for hanging. The foot rings are sturdy but don’t really
> have a deep enough indentation to wrap a wire around it either. Is there a
> safe way to drill holes in the foot ring at this stage. The pieces are
> fully vitrified but do not have glaze on the foot ring.
>
> Jackie
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
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