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One question often asked of me is "how do you view your exhibit at home" ?. There are number of ways this is done.

Some exhibitors lay them on the floor in 4 x 4 and stand on a chair and view them, other build a purpose built A frame and frame. But where to store can become a problem.

A number of years ago I knew I needed to build a frame, but without a storage problem.

My answer was a blank wall in my study that would allow me to mount a homemade 1 metre x 1.3 metre frame.





As I am not much of a handy man I take the easy way out. I found the uprights behind the plaster and screwd the piece of panel to the wall. I then went and bought some tile edging and cut into 4 strips and placed these 30cm down the frame, with double sided tape.



Then I used "fishing line about 2/3rds down each of the 4 lines and this holds the pages in. Allows for easy changing when viewing a frame.



And finally a view of the tile strip and the fishing line. Works a wonder.

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AUSTRALIA 2013 EXHIBITION - 10 to 15 MAY 2013 - http://www.australia2013.com

That is very clever! Excellent work. It inspired me to try much the same method. Unfortunately, i was stymied by the first step: Find a blank wall...

Perhaps there is a place in the house where my wife will permit me to do this. I'll have to ask.

Androcles

Hah, Androcles :lol:

Do you live in my house

The only thing harder to find than blank walls are flat surfaces with nothing on them

Hey, GJ50,

I think you're selling yourself short there...

...looks pretty handy to me

Gary,

I think that this information is suitable for including on the APF's web site. Like you, I am no handyman and I use the floor when I want to spread out my exhibit.

Your info above may be of use to other collectors/exhibitors hence my thought about iyour ncluding it on the APF site?

David

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Upper Hutt 2013 Stamp Show 13 - 15 September 2013 Upper Hutt, NZ.

Thanks GJ50. This is great idea!

I'm also one who lays out my exhibit on the floor and uses a chair to have a good look - something increasingly dangerous as I age!

(But am I right in thinking that your exhibit in photo #2 is upside down?! Or is it all about inverted centers?!)

Cheers!

John

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