Magnetic holding of puzzles (or how to easily hang your big puzzles) - I

I've always been hanging the puzzles; since I was a child in my home, puzzle that was made puzzle that was hanged, ... but we did few. : D

The method? The traditional: glued to wooden back and frame, to the taste of the consumer.

The problem? When you get tired of seeing it on the wall and want to change it for another. In addition to the cost of new wooden back, and new frame, you find yourself with the inconvenience of storing the old puzzle. If it is small you have it easy, but when the pieces are counted by thousands it is a real problem. And I do not say anything if you have to move from home.

Below I describe the method that I use and that I hope will be useful for you. It is a cheap, simple way to hang puzzles, that allows you to change puzzles easily and above all it is valid for any size and allows you to return to keep the puzzle in the box (or wherever you want) once you take it down.

The idea is simple: magnets.

Basically and very briefly it consists of:

• Divide the puzzle into as many pieces as you want, so you can store it later.
• Lining the back with book lining, Aironfix or similar.
• Stick to the book liner, adhesive fridge magnet plates.
• "Magnetize" the wall: with magnetic paint or magnetic wallpaper.
• Hang the puzzle.

Advantages and disadvantages that it has:

Advantage:

• It is relatively cheap: the Aironfix and the magnetic plates have affordable prices, and always cheaper than a frame. Also, if you use ironfix + plate, you can always reuse plates from one puzzle to another.
• It is not necessary to be a DIY ace or have special tools: with a pair of scissors and / or cutter it is more than enough to prepare each puzzle.
• It allows to dismantle the puzzle later and save it
• Serves for any size

Disadvantages:

• The main one: you have to prepare the wall !!! But it is a thing that only has to be done once; once "magnetized" is valid for all puzzles.
• The weight of the puzzle is increased, which is relevant for hanging and for storing and transporting it. The Aironfix increases the weight very little, but the magnet plates weigh.
• It is incompatible with framing the puzzle. If you like framed puzzles, this method is not valid.

In the next posts I will explain each of the steps and the summary will also be on the page "Hang Puzzles"

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