Steve Clarkson
01-01-2010, 10:33 AM
I was in a store recently that had small (6"x6") painted ceramic tiles for sale. They were nice, but what I noticed was how they were displayed.
See the attached picture (which is a view of the back of the tile) and I will try to describe how the "easel" or stand was made for them.
On the back of this 6"x6" tile was glued a piece of MDF approximately 5.5"x5.5" and at the bottom was a hole that was vector cut in the MDF. Inside that vector cut hole was a small rectangle piece of MDF that swings out to act as a stand. There was a very thin nail or pin that was inserted through the edge of the MDF up through the vector cut hole and the MDF rectangle that allowed the rectangle to pivot. One other thing you could do is add a hole or two in the MDF near the top to allow the tile to be hung on a nail.
It seemed like a simple yet ingenious way to display tiles to me.
See the attached picture (which is a view of the back of the tile) and I will try to describe how the "easel" or stand was made for them.
On the back of this 6"x6" tile was glued a piece of MDF approximately 5.5"x5.5" and at the bottom was a hole that was vector cut in the MDF. Inside that vector cut hole was a small rectangle piece of MDF that swings out to act as a stand. There was a very thin nail or pin that was inserted through the edge of the MDF up through the vector cut hole and the MDF rectangle that allowed the rectangle to pivot. One other thing you could do is add a hole or two in the MDF near the top to allow the tile to be hung on a nail.
It seemed like a simple yet ingenious way to display tiles to me.