need info on : how to install glazier points (framing)

I have am framing pictures and have bought some "Moore Glazier Points".
They are in a "T" shape that actually looks like 3 little prongs. I
have the wood frame (glass removed) and want to know how to put in the
glazier points. I dont' have any tools other than a hammer and
screwdriver. Does anyone know how to install the glazier points and
what I will need??

"KEJC" wrote in news:1168159412.742985.262490@
11g2000cwr.googlegroups.com:

I have am framing pictures and have bought some "Moore Glazier Points".
They are in a "T" shape that actually looks like 3 little prongs. I
have the wood frame (glass removed) and want to know how to put in the
glazier points. I dont' have any tools other than a hammer and
screwdriver. Does anyone know how to install the glazier points and
what I will need??


If they're what I'm picturing, they should be very easy. They can be
pressed into the wood of the frame with either a flat screwdriver or a
putty knife, behind the backing of the print (i.e., between the backing and
the wall when the print is hung). Best to press down on the backing firmly
with your hand as you drive the point home - this ensures a snug fit that
makes things less likely to shift.

Removing them may require small-point pliers, or you may simply be
able to lever them out with a knife blade against the same flange you
pushed them in with.


- Al.

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"Al Denelsbeck" wrote in message
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"KEJC" wrote in news:1168159412.742985.262490@
11g2000cwr.googlegroups.com:

I have am framing pictures and have bought some "Moore Glazier Points".
They are in a "T" shape that actually looks like 3 little prongs. I
have the wood frame (glass removed) and want to know how to put in the
glazier points. I dont' have any tools other than a hammer and
screwdriver. Does anyone know how to install the glazier points and
what I will need??


If they're what I'm picturing, they should be very easy. They can be
pressed into the wood of the frame with either a flat screwdriver or a
putty knife, behind the backing of the print (i.e., between the backing
and
the wall when the print is hung). Best to press down on the backing firmly
with your hand as you drive the point home - this ensures a snug fit that
makes things less likely to shift.

Removing them may require small-point pliers, or you may simply be
able to lever them out with a knife blade against the same flange you
pushed them in with.


There is a glazier point driver. This is a little flat gadget that pushs
against the point at one end, and has a "tail" at the other end that you tap
with a (small) hammer. I would have thought that any store that had the
glazier points would have had the tool. You could check a hardware store
that does glass work.

Mr Denelsbeck's advice is good; I would add the word "blunt" in front of
"flat screwdriver or putty knife".