RJB Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Here's a good question. I do have several big fossil fish from the Green River Formation and already have a good idea how to hang those big monsters, but what about the smaller fossil fishes on smaller slabs of rock that are not framed? There has to be a way? @FossilDudeCO Fish like these in the picture and a whole lot more. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 no idea, but those are really nice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Thanks @Foozil, Im still putting my fossil room together and now trying to figure out how to hang all my smaller fishes onto the walls. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Hi, If you fixed a small ring with a solid and quick-setting glue to the back of every fish, you could suspend them from the wall, no ? Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 You could frame them as well, some super glue should work. Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Hey @Coco, maybe a good idea, but some of the fish I have are from the 'split fish' layers and are a bit powdery on the back side. Not sure if that will work? looking for some mechanical type of hanger that attaches to the wall and holds the fish real good kinda like a plate holder, but most of these are much thicker than plates. Thanks though. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 for the fragility of the back faces of plates... Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 @WhodamanHD, i dont want to frame these, just want to hang them onto the walls 'el natural'? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Drill small holes in the back so that nails will fit Drill at a slight angle so the nail will point up when in the wall. You can strengthen the area around the hole with some glue. (do not drill all the way through.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 @ynot,, your too funny man. (do not drill all the way through). Ha!!! but no, ive got to find another way. Im now thinkin of taking some fish slabs with to some store and see If i can use some kind of plate hangers with maybe some bending here or there? Just a thought for now. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Drill all the way through in the top 2 corners. Insert small bolts with decorative heads (nuts on the back). Use the bolts to fasten "D" ring hangers for picture wire. Vary the dimensions of the bolts and their location depending on the weight of the slab. I did this with 2 16" x 20" riker mounts and it works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, RJB said: @ynot,, your too funny man. (do not drill all the way through). Ha!!! but no, ive got to find another way. Im now thinkin of taking some fish slabs with to some store and see If i can use some kind of plate hangers with maybe some bending here or there? Just a thought for now. RB I have used the aforementioned method to hang wheeler formation trilobites with great results. You can use a heavy gauge copper wire to make Your own hanger. Plate hangers will put a lot of pressure on whatever they are holding, and are known to break antique plates. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Didnt know that ynot. Good to know. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Here's how I did the irregular slab: I used an appropriate sized piece of plywood for a backing. I mitred some wood trim around the edges of the plywood. I covered the plywood and trim with burlap (from a fabric store) soaked in dilute white glue. I bent two lengths of welding rod (3.2mm, but I don't remember the guage) into a "W" configuration. I bent the two ends of each "W" into hooks that fit the slab in appropriate spots. (It's easier to bend the welding rod if you wait to trim any excess length until after the bending. In any event, you'll need pliers.) With the two W's formed and fitted and trimmed, I bound the two W's together securely with picture hanger wire. These W's don't have to be perfect, but you can make yourself a wire-bending jig with three large nails in a piece of 2X6 wood. As Chas described it, this is a plate hanger on steroids. When the burlap was dry, I drilled a hole where I wanted the center high point of the top "W" to be, then inserted a short "J" bolt through that hole. The hook slips under the springy welding rod "W". The hook and the slab is tightened down using a washer and nut. (This is a heavy-duty installation, and other hanger devices can be mounted to the plywood.) I like the metal frames because they come with hardware to mount to wall studs, yet they hold the frame flush to the wall. These frames also have locks which require a special key to release them from their hanging postion. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 https://www.hollar.com/products/brass-plated-plate-hanger-set?utm_source=google_pla&utm_campaign=pla&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=52766&htm_tid=sem&gclid=Cj0KCQjw78vLBRCZARIsACr4cxw9ywY-ujzYgfr34l3v3H5qlNl5573P4vhtL9NdGp87YO7xhCV3SBwaAvOIEALw_wcB Plate hangers Ron! They work wonders @RJB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 13 hours ago, ynot said: I have used the aforementioned method to hang wheeler formation trilobites with great results If you are wanting all natural as you say, take ynot's suggestion seriously. I love to collect hash plates from areas I visit, many of them MUCH heavier than the fish you are proposing to hang. I drill a hole AT AN ANGLE, a little less than 30 degrees upward into the back of the plate. This hole MUST BE AT THE CENTER obviously, sometimes harder to do than is thought, 1-2 inches from the top. As you noted, do Not drill completely through( If you do, as I have done, use the drill bit dust to fill in the exposed hole.)Then sink a nail into the wall at the same angle as the slab's hole, exiting the wall at the 30 degrees upward angle. Hang your fish and it is done! I have never encountered problems with this technique and have 30 large slabs decorating my barn wall with less that $1.00 spent. I personally enjoy the framed fish as a side note. Good luck!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 @Harry Pristis, Very well done my friend. Very impressive. @minnbuckeye, yes, taken seriously. and whos to say one cant drill two holes on level so one can hang it level and have even more hanging power. @FossilDudeCO, gunna check out that link right now. Thanks everyone. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Ok, thank you everyone for all your help. I just ordered a bunch of 'plate hangers' for all the smaller fish and now, thanks to you all, i have some good ideas for the bigger fish too. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Please show some pictures of what You end up doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 @ynot, its gunna take some time. I want to get a couple of the bigger fish up on the walls first and then surround them with the smaller ones. But sure, will deffinetly show pics. and thank you ynot, in a couple more years Im gunna start likin you. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 13 minutes ago, RJB said: in a couple more years Im gunna start likin you. You should avoid the rush and start now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Yes, please show a pic when you are done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 @RJB . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 @JohnBrewer funny John. real funny. Gunna start calling you Eddie Haskel. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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