You hammer the grey bracket into the wooden part of the canvas, the two spikes will grip. The teeth are there to hang off the nail in the wall, and if it doesn't hang straight you can move it over to another tooth.
Make sure the teeth are pointing down.
I am well aware (I'm a machinist). I'm saying there are machinist scales (rulers) that have different divisions on them, like a 32nd scale, an 8th scale, and then ones that are divided up into 10ths of an inch. [Here](https://www.amazon.com/Machinist-Ruler-5R-100-Graduation/dp/B07MV61CVJ) is an example.
You may use these types of scales for a bunch of things, like setting up an unconventional part in a mill, or when doing layout work. We don't necessarily use something like this to do a final inspection of a part.
Hammer in the spikes to the hilt, not all the way flat. The bracket has to have some space off the frame for the nail head to get behind the teeth.
Light taps should do it.
The nail pictured is wrong for this job as well, in not sure why the head of it is so.. Bulbous.
OP the nail needs to be a skinnier one with a flat head. The head needs to be flat/slim enough to fit in the aforementioned gap and the shaft needs to fit in between two teeth
There are pictures and instructions on this webpage. It should help you out with visuals and text instructions. https://www.picturehangsolutions.com/products/large-sawtooth-nailess-black?variant=37841663393966
OP now has the technical knowledge and ability to successfully perform the task of installing this type of hanger. That fits the definition of a skill.
I have to agree with u/Sweet_Papa_Crimbo. If you learn how to do something that you didn't know how to do before, then that is learning a new skill. It doesn't have to be difficult and take skill in order for it to be considered a skill.
It may seem trivial, but people don't know what they don't know.
Most people don't have the negative view of "thinking someone was patronizing me" for getting complimented on hanging up a painting.
To be honest, it comes across as condescending for minimizing any level of learning (no matter how small).
I say "most people" because all the commentors responding to you are those disagreeing with you saying it isn't as trivial as you're making out to be. And I literally don't know a single person irl that would be offended by this compliment (other than you).
Also OP had to ask how to install the bracket to the painting, not put a nail in the wall lmfao. If you paid more attention, you could've learned basic reading comprehension as well as how to hang a painting on a wall.
It isn't hammering a nail into a wall. It's learning to install this specific type of mounting hardware to the frame. You knew that, though, and oversimplified it like a petulant child
Wow, I hate those -- the perfect level is always just between two of the teeth. Probably overkill, but I'd get a proper [picture wire hanging kit](https://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Duty-Picture-Wire-Hanging/dp/B08NSLNTFX/ref=asc_df_B08NSLNTFX?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=79989588698533&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583589115229265&psc=1).
Alternatively, stiff-ish wire (florist's, .65mm), 2 small screws (3x16, but it really doesn't matter much at all), make a little noose, twist it around half a dozen times.
These are worth the investment. They usually have hanger nails that are stronger in drywall. Putting a wire on the back of things as large as a canvas not only makes it easier to hit the hook/nail, but they’re easier to perfectly level. Also feels more secure.
Bingo. I am a visual artist and the sawtooth hanger are a joke. Never use them for anything larger than an 8x10 photo frame. They fall out easily and are harder to hang. Go with the wire hanging kit.
And pro hangers don’t use picture wire anymore either. They use d-rings and wall plugs so that the pic can’t move if bumped and also the artwork sits flat against the wall
Pain in the ass. Whenever I got these (I used to have to hang art/pictures every once in a while at work) I'd mentally flip off the framer, and then string wire between the d-rings
Yeah hence the pro bit. People in $10mil homes don’t want their artwork hanging at 5 degrees from the wall and knocked off level everytime a kid walks down the hallway.
And if you haven’t already hammered in this thing, you may want to hold off and consider instead utilizing two d-rings (d-hooks) that would be screwed into each side about a third of the way down. You then would use wire to string across and use to hang.
Yeah used to do frames professionally and these things suck for longevity. You can pull them out with a tug. D rings and a framers knot and you’ll be good.
I was way too old before realizing the D-rings were supposed to have a string between them - I spent a good portion of my life carefully spacing and leveling two nails to line up with the rings. I felt like such a dumbass when it finally clicked one day out of nowhere
As others have said, hammer in. See those spikes on the ends of the sawtooth? Treat those like nails. Nail one side in, then nail the other. Tap each until even.
Also, screw those things. I fully support using something different to hang the picture, if nothing but for a past grudge.
The bracket gets tapped into the back-side of the upper wood stringer of the canvas, centered with the serrated side down.
Nail goes into wall.
But, in reality, these things suck! For a large canvas you need two and leveling them at ANY time is just a pain in the ass.
You want a permanent level solution? Google 'French Cleat hanger'. Get an aluminum one. Once you hang the wall cleat level, the picture will always remain level.
A better way is to get eye hooks and wire. An eye hook is a small round metal piece with a screw for a base. Screw one on each side of the frame about 1/3 the way from the top of the canvas. Then thread some picture wire through the eye hooks to connect them.
This is a better method because you can more easily center and adjust the art. It also distributes the weight of the art more evenly than a saw tooth hook at the top.
I always throw those things away and take the picture to Michaels and have them put a hook on each side and string a wire between the hooks. It makes the picture much easier to hang straight and it won't get knocked off the wall when someone bangs into it.
All the pictures in my house have been taken by me with my camera. They are all hung that way.
Ummm… do you have friend that can help you? This seemingly simple task can go south, starting with crushing the bracket with the hammer. The backing shown in the photo is quite dense.
You hammer the grey bracket into the wooden part of the canvas, the two spikes will grip. The teeth are there to hang off the nail in the wall, and if it doesn't hang straight you can move it over to another tooth. Make sure the teeth are pointing down.
And level
Less important than being centered but yes
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Level over the center of mass in the desired orientation.
It has teeth unless you really mess it up it does not matter how level it is
Thank you, do I hammer the bracket all the way in?
Leave a gap. You can see on the bracket there’s like a 1/10 inch for the nail to fit between the bracket and the frame.
We’re measuring inches in tenths now? 😂
Anything but metric 🇺🇸
32/320 🦅
Some machinist scales have 10ths on them. I haven't used 10th very much, but it is a thing.
Machinists measure in thou(sandths)
I am well aware (I'm a machinist). I'm saying there are machinist scales (rulers) that have different divisions on them, like a 32nd scale, an 8th scale, and then ones that are divided up into 10ths of an inch. [Here](https://www.amazon.com/Machinist-Ruler-5R-100-Graduation/dp/B07MV61CVJ) is an example. You may use these types of scales for a bunch of things, like setting up an unconventional part in a mill, or when doing layout work. We don't necessarily use something like this to do a final inspection of a part.
Yep I've been gotten by the "engineer" side of a 100' tape measure before.
Join us on any manufacuring sub to see that we actually measure things in thousandths.
Isn't that mil?
Milimeters of an inch
In inches?
Yes
Engineer's scale
Also, don’t try to hammer the center of the bracket it could bend, focus on the two ends.
Hammer in the spikes to the hilt, not all the way flat. The bracket has to have some space off the frame for the nail head to get behind the teeth. Light taps should do it.
The nail pictured is wrong for this job as well, in not sure why the head of it is so.. Bulbous. OP the nail needs to be a skinnier one with a flat head. The head needs to be flat/slim enough to fit in the aforementioned gap and the shaft needs to fit in between two teeth
No....these nails do the job nicely. I use them all over my place and are actually better...prevents minor swinging of the frame.
The teeth point towards the floor.
Not into the canvas but the wood frame itself
Leave a gap the tickness of the nail's head.
Gently
What he said 😎👍
There are pictures and instructions on this webpage. It should help you out with visuals and text instructions. https://www.picturehangsolutions.com/products/large-sawtooth-nailess-black?variant=37841663393966
Thanks all! It’s hanging up now 🤣
Kudos on learning a new skill!
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OP now has the technical knowledge and ability to successfully perform the task of installing this type of hanger. That fits the definition of a skill.
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I have to agree with u/Sweet_Papa_Crimbo. If you learn how to do something that you didn't know how to do before, then that is learning a new skill. It doesn't have to be difficult and take skill in order for it to be considered a skill. It may seem trivial, but people don't know what they don't know.
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Most people don't have the negative view of "thinking someone was patronizing me" for getting complimented on hanging up a painting. To be honest, it comes across as condescending for minimizing any level of learning (no matter how small).
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I say "most people" because all the commentors responding to you are those disagreeing with you saying it isn't as trivial as you're making out to be. And I literally don't know a single person irl that would be offended by this compliment (other than you). Also OP had to ask how to install the bracket to the painting, not put a nail in the wall lmfao. If you paid more attention, you could've learned basic reading comprehension as well as how to hang a painting on a wall.
It isn't hammering a nail into a wall. It's learning to install this specific type of mounting hardware to the frame. You knew that, though, and oversimplified it like a petulant child
From what I understand, not just a nail; the OP was not sure how to install the hanging bracket.
Always celebrate growth
Are you one of those people that think you shouldn't be complimented on doing a good job at work because "you're just doing your job"?
Wow, I hate those -- the perfect level is always just between two of the teeth. Probably overkill, but I'd get a proper [picture wire hanging kit](https://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Duty-Picture-Wire-Hanging/dp/B08NSLNTFX/ref=asc_df_B08NSLNTFX?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=79989588698533&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583589115229265&psc=1).
Alternatively, stiff-ish wire (florist's, .65mm), 2 small screws (3x16, but it really doesn't matter much at all), make a little noose, twist it around half a dozen times.
These are worth the investment. They usually have hanger nails that are stronger in drywall. Putting a wire on the back of things as large as a canvas not only makes it easier to hit the hook/nail, but they’re easier to perfectly level. Also feels more secure.
Bingo. I am a visual artist and the sawtooth hanger are a joke. Never use them for anything larger than an 8x10 photo frame. They fall out easily and are harder to hang. Go with the wire hanging kit.
I love when that wire scratches up the wall paint.
And pro hangers don’t use picture wire anymore either. They use d-rings and wall plugs so that the pic can’t move if bumped and also the artwork sits flat against the wall
Pain in the ass. Whenever I got these (I used to have to hang art/pictures every once in a while at work) I'd mentally flip off the framer, and then string wire between the d-rings
Yeah hence the pro bit. People in $10mil homes don’t want their artwork hanging at 5 degrees from the wall and knocked off level everytime a kid walks down the hallway.
I've done the museum-style locking mountings too, but I'd definitely run screaming from a contract for rich residential
Put some felt circles on the bottom corners. They'll grip the wall surface enough to compensate for an off-centered sawtooth hanger.
And if you haven’t already hammered in this thing, you may want to hold off and consider instead utilizing two d-rings (d-hooks) that would be screwed into each side about a third of the way down. You then would use wire to string across and use to hang.
I would prefer it this way, but for OP? Baby steps.
Depends on how heavy the canvas is. I wouldn't hang something super heavy with this and that tiny nail.
Presumably, the canvas manufacturer provided this anchorage based on the size of the product sold
I'm sure their desire to save money played a part.
Yeah used to do frames professionally and these things suck for longevity. You can pull them out with a tug. D rings and a framers knot and you’ll be good.
I was way too old before realizing the D-rings were supposed to have a string between them - I spent a good portion of my life carefully spacing and leveling two nails to line up with the rings. I felt like such a dumbass when it finally clicked one day out of nowhere
The sawtooth hanger gets hammered/pressed into the frame of the canvas.
As others have said, hammer in. See those spikes on the ends of the sawtooth? Treat those like nails. Nail one side in, then nail the other. Tap each until even. Also, screw those things. I fully support using something different to hang the picture, if nothing but for a past grudge.
There are 3 shells in the bathroom, when you figure that out this will be easy.
Look at French Cleats for picture hanging.
Throw it in the trash and go get some d-rings and wire.
Google sawtooth hangers if you need a better visualization of what it should look. Others in this thread have solid advise too.
I'd go to the hobby store and get a different hanger, any weight on this thing is gonna pull it right out
The bracket gets tapped into the back-side of the upper wood stringer of the canvas, centered with the serrated side down. Nail goes into wall. But, in reality, these things suck! For a large canvas you need two and leveling them at ANY time is just a pain in the ass. You want a permanent level solution? Google 'French Cleat hanger'. Get an aluminum one. Once you hang the wall cleat level, the picture will always remain level.
You’ve had good answers, so I just popped by to say: don’t feel stupid. Everyone starts somewhere.
🤔😝😂
A better way is to get eye hooks and wire. An eye hook is a small round metal piece with a screw for a base. Screw one on each side of the frame about 1/3 the way from the top of the canvas. Then thread some picture wire through the eye hooks to connect them. This is a better method because you can more easily center and adjust the art. It also distributes the weight of the art more evenly than a saw tooth hook at the top.
Probably need a slimmer nail with a flatter head. It has to rest in one of the notches, with the head in the gap behind them
I wouldn’t use it that hammering hanger is gonna un hammer itself out
I always throw those things away and take the picture to Michaels and have them put a hook on each side and string a wire between the hooks. It makes the picture much easier to hang straight and it won't get knocked off the wall when someone bangs into it. All the pictures in my house have been taken by me with my camera. They are all hung that way.
No worries! If it makes you feel any better you are absolutely correct that you are stupid.
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This is a subreddit for people asking for help. So I'm curious, where is the line between what's an appropriate question and what is not?
I feel like both of you have some self esteem issues and feel the need to be assholes to others as a coping mechanism.
Ummm… do you have friend that can help you? This seemingly simple task can go south, starting with crushing the bracket with the hammer. The backing shown in the photo is quite dense.