retief
03-04-20074th March 2007, 10:16 PM
A while back there was a thread about what to do with your pictures at the Nikon Cafe. In that thread I made reference to The Gallery System (http://www.gallerysystem.com/index.html). I ordered the bits, got them Friday, and I like them. The image, large one with the Whales, is Copyrighted, Tim Wistrom, an excellent artist and fellow from La Conner, Washington. This is a print I bought for Nancy at Christmas, matted and framed, by us :biggrin: Just want to be sure that Tim gets credit. The other 2, folks here may have seen at one time or another :wink:
The first 2 images are simply from different directions. Note that I have used the Plastic Tape hangers. The tape comes in a 100' roll, you cut to fit the length you want. In our case, the track is about 8'3" off the floor, the 2 tapes hang 4 feet down. You can see the second hook on the tape below Tim's picture, each tape can hold an aggregate of 33 lbs.
http://www.deweydrive.com/g2/gallery2/d/8382-2/_DSC5132.jpg
http://www.deweydrive.com/g2/gallery2/d/8391-2/_DSC5134.jpg
I have 1 light wand mounted at this time, and will add at least 1 more, possibly 2 for better coverage. The wire runs up the white conduit on the right.
This next image shows the Stainless Cable hanger that came in the Sample Pack, I have moved it close to the tape so you can see the difference.
http://www.deweydrive.com/g2/gallery2/d/8387-2/_DSC5133.jpg
The installation was pretty simple, I went a bit nut-city, connected into 3 studs on 16" centers, and then on the other 8", I have dry-wall anchors. I am not worried about weight. The track does not come pre-drilled, so you need to be careful in marking to pre-drill your mounting holes. You also have to be sure that whatever screw you use will make it past the top lip of the channel, I ended up using #7's.
The rest, well, pretty simple. If you are using the light system, the flat wire attached on the top with double-sided tape, if you choose to use the wood cap, you cannot mount the lights. I think you can do as well with a soft flood from across the room as with the lights, I may take the light off and use it for a task light over my computer, using the short piece of track from the sample pack.
It is really simple to adjust the hangers, both vertical and horizontal, and the ability to switch around will be great. One thing I will do is to drop hangers down past the center point on the large print in the middle so I can hang 2 pictures side-by-side below it.
Ain't the cheapest stuff on the block, but once you are set up, moving things around is really simple.
I highly recommend these folks, now we have to figure out what to print and hang, and Nancy has already informed me that she WILL get equal space :biggrin: :biggrin:
The first 2 images are simply from different directions. Note that I have used the Plastic Tape hangers. The tape comes in a 100' roll, you cut to fit the length you want. In our case, the track is about 8'3" off the floor, the 2 tapes hang 4 feet down. You can see the second hook on the tape below Tim's picture, each tape can hold an aggregate of 33 lbs.
http://www.deweydrive.com/g2/gallery2/d/8382-2/_DSC5132.jpg
http://www.deweydrive.com/g2/gallery2/d/8391-2/_DSC5134.jpg
I have 1 light wand mounted at this time, and will add at least 1 more, possibly 2 for better coverage. The wire runs up the white conduit on the right.
This next image shows the Stainless Cable hanger that came in the Sample Pack, I have moved it close to the tape so you can see the difference.
http://www.deweydrive.com/g2/gallery2/d/8387-2/_DSC5133.jpg
The installation was pretty simple, I went a bit nut-city, connected into 3 studs on 16" centers, and then on the other 8", I have dry-wall anchors. I am not worried about weight. The track does not come pre-drilled, so you need to be careful in marking to pre-drill your mounting holes. You also have to be sure that whatever screw you use will make it past the top lip of the channel, I ended up using #7's.
The rest, well, pretty simple. If you are using the light system, the flat wire attached on the top with double-sided tape, if you choose to use the wood cap, you cannot mount the lights. I think you can do as well with a soft flood from across the room as with the lights, I may take the light off and use it for a task light over my computer, using the short piece of track from the sample pack.
It is really simple to adjust the hangers, both vertical and horizontal, and the ability to switch around will be great. One thing I will do is to drop hangers down past the center point on the large print in the middle so I can hang 2 pictures side-by-side below it.
Ain't the cheapest stuff on the block, but once you are set up, moving things around is really simple.
I highly recommend these folks, now we have to figure out what to print and hang, and Nancy has already informed me that she WILL get equal space :biggrin: :biggrin: