On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:01:55 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:04:34 -0800 (PST), Robert Macy
wrote:

On Dec 23, 3:05Â*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:


The problem with finishing nails, or any nails, by themselves is that
they can easily be pushed all the way into the wall while trying to
hang the picture.

DAMHIKT

Plus, the angle is NOT constant, AND the angle can be torn downwards
by the hanging pressure. It would seem there could be advantage to
having a widget that holds the angle of the nail in place, not letting
it tear down.

With these promos, I hate to pay the extra $20 to $40 just to
'reimburse' the vendor for trying to sell it to me.
Don't know about "insta-Hang" but the brass hooks that are fastended
to the wall by nails or pins pointed 45 degrees down work GREAT. We've
used them at the office to hang rather heavy framed pictures, with no
issues. I think they cost less than a buck a piece (Packiage of 4 or
5, if memory searves correctly, for about 3 or 4 bucks) Bought them
at the local Home Hardware store.

For picture hanging I used finishing nails for years with no problem.
For heavier hangings a short drywall screw.
Some years ago my wife stopped asking me to do it, because I wasn't
around or she figured it was faster to do it herself.
Now I only do the stuff that requires plugging.
What does she use?
For light unbreakable hangings, maybe up to a near 2 pounds, pushpins
like this.
http://tinyurl.com/87qpnfx

Yeah, it's as simple as that.
Nothing ever fell, and the pushpins don't pull down.
Their flat base gives them a mechanical advantage over a nail.

But she said they're not "safe" for something that would break if it
fell, so for that she uses 1" drywall screw.
I just had her show me her kit. She keeps it in a kitchen drawer.
Pushpins, some brass screw-in hooks, and screws.
Her favorite is the 1" drywall screw.
She's got a cheap flat screwdriver and a phillips in there.
I just looked and most hangings are on a 1" drywall screw.

Recently, she bought a pack of these.
http://tinyurl.com/7vyn3fo
Overkill she says, and I agree. Besides, they don't work over studs.
She won't buy any more.

That 3M stick-on looks good if you don't want holes in the wall.
Assuming it won't pull paint off.
In our house how it works is once a wall space is used to hang
something, the holes never show until repainting.
If a hanging is removed it gets replaced with something else.
When I repaint my favorite part is spackling and sanding the holes.
Makes me feel like I accomplished something.
Merry Christmas!

--Vic