Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with mounting

Can you stop my dog from humping other dogs?

gwpcasey — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:23:48 -0800

DogBehaviourFilter: my 15 month old Lab has become addicted to humping other dogs. Keeps hopping up there, doesn't understand the "no" signals from the other dog. This needs to stop, please help! My Lab is currently boarding with a few other dogs while I'm away for Christmas. Apparently he won't stop jumping up on the girls and "humping" them (no actual sexual contact involved).

They aren't in heat, some are sterilised, some aren't, he doesn't care. He won't stop, even when he's exhausted himself - the lady looking after him has been forced to separate him to give both him and the other dogs a break.

She has tried rewarding him for the rare moments when he doesn't launch a humping attack but is mostly at a loss at what to do.

More info about the dog: he was trained for obedience using basic positive reward and operant conditioning techniques. He was extensively socialised as a puppy and has always a bit slow to understand when other dogs are saying "no" unless they say it really emphatically. His testicles have never dropped and the vet has recommended against going in there to get them out (the plan was always to remove them - I guess they heard the plan and stayed put). He is getting lots of exercise.

I've never seen the problem this bad although I have seen him bother his cousin unreasonably, but it's always stopped after the first 30 minutes or so of hanging out and I just thought it was an unfortunate example of his enthusiasm.

I know it's almost impossible with dogs but does anyone have any surefire ways to stop this? I feel terrible that I've left him there and he's acting up like this.

How can I hang my photographs?

wild like kudzu — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:49:45 -0800

So I really like to take pictures, but I'm bored with framing them. What other cool ideas for mounting or backing large high quality printed photographs are there? I've heard of people pouring some sort of shalaque over a photograph on wood, but I don't really know how to do it. Anybody got any ideas?

How to frame a print in an old window frame?

BlackLeotardFront — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:48:57 -0800

I'm trying to mount some old prints in the window portions of a six-paned window frame. How can I mount them so they appear to be floating in the middle of the pane (the glass is still there)? Here is a picture of the frame and approximate size of the prints (I'll be cutting them to make the border more even). The prints are very old and the paper rips easily. I'd like the print to face out, through the glass, and be surrounded by glass on all sides. Is there a non-destructive artist's glue I should be using, or some creative way of using mounting gum, or is there just a standard way of going about this that I'm not aware of?

Mounted Cards under Glass

SansPoint — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:52:51 -0800

How can I mount a set of playing card like things in a frame without damaging or discoloring them? I have a deck of picture cards that I would like to mount in a frame. The cards are basically standard modern playing cards, shellacked or whatever they do to them. I want to mount them on something, put them in a frame, and put them on my wall to show off, but I have no idea what solution I could use to a) mount them successfully, and b) have the option to de-mount them and put them in their/a box without having something discolor or otherwise damage the cards. I don't want anything permanent.

Any suggestions?

Wall mounted TV without a wall?

aladfar — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:58:42 -0800

Wall mounted TV without a wall: I need a stand that I can bolt my 37'' LCD TV onto, but don't want to give up my current credenza. I'm looking for something narrow and "L" shaped that will get the TV into the air while simultaneously fitting into the space between my credenza and the floor. A previous question got at some of the same issues, but it wasn't quite resolved. I know I've seen something similar to what I'm looking for, but after scouring Google and Apartment therapy, I've come up short.

Why does my File Browser keep opening?

carsonb — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:49:44 -0800

There are currently 4 File Browsers open on my desktop, all displaying either the contents of my external hard drive or the folder where it's mounted (/media/). I didn't open them—they just showed up. This morning when I woke up there was 40+ File Browser windows open of the same. Another window just opened; it seems to occur at random intervals. I'm running Ubuntu Linux 8.10, wtf is causing this? It's been going on for about a week now. My external drive is a 500gb WD network drive that's been ripped out of its original case, rehoused in a new external enclosure, wiped and repartitioned as ext3, and plugged directly into my desktop. I keep my music collection on it, and about a week ago Amarok totally forgot that I have any music files. I checked the path marked for the collection; Amarok still knows where the files are, and will play them if I drag/drop them from the browser into the playlist, but it doesn't report that I have a collection. Oddly, saved playlists still work.

Then, yesterday, the drive wouldn't even mount. Every time I tried I got an odd error message that didn't turn up many results in the Google. (Hasn't happened today and I don't have the text of the msg saved.) The only concrete suggestion I got from searching was to try testdisk to root out any bad sectors, find missing partitions, etc. So I ran that, didn't really find any problems, but had the program re-write the partition table anyway. The drive mounted after I did that, but has so far continued the original bad behavior.

I've banged on all the relevant keyboard keys; it's not a stuck key. I've unplugged the drive to let it cool down and plugged it back in. I've tried prayer and idol worship and what seems like a million other things. I'm running out of ideas here.

What's going on? (4 more File Browsers have opened in the background while I typed this.) How do I make it stop? Do I have a virus? (My computer is acting like I never expected a Linux desktop to, coming from buggy, virusy Windows.) Is my drive dying? How can I get Amarok to recognize my collection again? Failing relevant answers to the above, what's the easiest way to close a zillion (but not all) windows at once?

How do I mount a wrinkled print?

allisonrae — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:10:52 -0800

How do I mount somewhat wrinkled prints for framing? Or alternately, how can I smooth out a wrinkled screenprint before framing – would a water bath be a horrible idea? I have an assortment of large prints I've purchased at odd sizes. Most of them have come in mailing tubes and have a curl to them.

I am also a cheapskate when it comes to custom framing. Lately I've taken to purchasing assemble-it-yourself frames at custom lengths from an online store. Upon trying to frame the prints, they all appear buckled and do not sit flat under the mat like I want. The plexiglass does press firmly against the mat by way of some springy clips, so that's not the problem... it's more the print against the mat window and foamcore.

So, am I missing a crucial mounting step? Is there an archival spray adhesive that I should be using to affix the print to the foamcore?

Furthermore, the one print I like the best is the most wrinkled of the lot. It is a screenprint on recycled 100# cover. Would it be ill-advised to give it a water bath in the hopes of evening out the ripples, and then reframing after it has dried?

Mounting problems in Win 7

Aanidaani — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:39:36 -0800

Windows 7: Is there any way to mount ext3/ext2 partitions in Windows 7? I would use Ext2 IFS but it's not compatible with the beta.

Your art was the prettiest art of all the art...

disillusioned — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:25:51 -0800

How do I mount my enormous masonite painting? So I just received my painting and I'm thrilled and yet have no idea how to mount it. I've read something online about using stretcher bars... but... what works best?

I don't want to frame the piece, it's about 1/8" thick and it has nothing on the back. We have whiteboard wainscot at the office that's of similar dimensions and we use velcro on the back, to the wall, but that seems... tacky and too permanent for an art piece.

Non-destructive, secure suggestions?

I need advice on mounting an Xserve

SECONDHANDSMOTE — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:38:16 -0800

Can anyone think of a reason that would prevent me from mounting an older g4 xserve flush against a wall? I recently acquired an older Xserve (g4 1.33ghz, Gigabit ethernet, 2tb hd and fw 800 for add on storage) that I want to put to use as a time machine backup station, media server and perhaps seedbox. The problem is, I don't have the space to set up a rack for it in my apartment. What I would really like to do is mount the xserve flush against a wall (with spacers perhaps to aid airflow) and then doing something interesting with the top cover (like drilling a few thousand pinholes and installing LEDs inside the case) to art it up a bit.

Can anyone think of a reason that I should not do this? Assuming I can find solid studs to build the mounting hardware on, I can't. Any other advice welcome, and if you've seen something similar I'd love a link.

Mountaing a webcam in a window

chef_boyardee — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:01:56 -0800

I need to mount a webcam so that it looks out a window... unfortunately this is not as easy as it sounds. Creative ideas? Unfortunately as you can see most webcams are designed to be placed on a flat surface and not mounted at a window. Unfortunately you can't necessarily just set the webcam on the windowsill as most windows (like mine) have a screen at the bottom that severely obscures the view. So I have to mount the webcam halfway up the window where the clear pane is.

The only decent thing I've found is to stick the webcam into an electrical box, padded with wadded paper, and jam the stud tab into the window sash crack. Unfortunately you can't reach inside to make adjustments and it's very awkward.

Yes, I do know I can remove the window screen, but this is new construction and I don't want to start tearing out the windows; we might have to use the screened window sometimes. It also doesn't solve the issue of the webcam's factory mount having only a limited range of motion.

Any ideas here on how to do this better? Has anyone been in this predicament? Improvisation is fine.

What kind of glue do I need?

szechuan — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:00:02 -0800

How can I glue a photo behind perspex? As a light-weight (for posting overseas) Christmas gift, I am considering copying an idea I have seen in stores where a photo is "mounted" behind perspex. There is no backing to the picture (i.e. nothing to sandwich the photo between), so an adhesive must have been used.

What would work to glue a picture to perspex without the picture being ruined by the glue? Or do I really need to seal it to the perspex with some sort of backing sheet?

What kind of screws are used in LCD mounting kits?

heresiarch — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:57:52 -0800

What kind of screws are used in LCD mounting kits? I'm trying to mount a pair of LCD monitors as part of a demo of some work my group did before I got here. In the process of moving the demo around, the mounting screws got lost. I don't want to have to buy new mounting kits just for these screws, but I haven't been able to turn up a precise specification for the screws anywhere. The parts lists for mounting kits tend to just say "hardware," which isn't particularly helpful, and the monitor manuals avoid providing a precise specification either.

This may just be a question of my weak google-fu, but I'm hoping someone out there has figured this out before and can point me in the right direction.

Mounting a paperback book in a shadow box frame?

de void — Thu, 25 May 2006 09:37:33 -0800

How can I mount a paperback book in a shadow box frame so that the book doesn't sag? I've got a large paperback book that I'd like to mount in a shadow box type picture frame. The shadow box is slightly bigger than the book with ~ 5/8" border between the frame inside edges and the book outside edges all the way around. The frame is deep enough that the front of the book does not touch the front of the glass if it is set on the frame back.

I don't want any matting as I'd like the spine of the book to be visible. I'd also prefer to avoid doing anything permanent to the book that would preclude removing it from the frame sometime in the future and reading it (like gluing the pages together). However, it's more important to me to have the book hanging on the wall than to preserve its readibility. It's not a rare book so the value is not a concern.

Between a TV, a wall and a hard place

rileyray3000 — Tue, 02 May 2006 14:01:00 -0800

Turns out my dream of mounting my soon to be bought LCD TV into the wall is a no go, as the wall is directly over my fireplace and apparently THAT will cause damage to the cables. So I'm looking for the tallest thinnest credenza possible to mount it on. I'd build it myself, but a history of collapsed childhood treehouses seems to argue against that. Any ideas?

projector project?

mwhybark — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:08:39 -0800

Pursuant to the valuable surround sound system information found here and here, what options do I have with regard to my projector? [+] I dumpstered a brand-new InFocus projector a while ago and have recently begun to think about how to build a semi-permanent screening area. The projector has great brightness and video quality but does not incorporate some of the home-theater features seen on newer models, such as masking the non-signal areas from the projection, keystoning adjustment, and fan noise dampening.

Ideally, I'd like to mount it to the ceiling and wrap it in a noise-dampening box, venting the heat probably into my attic. Do I have to roll my own, or are there systems out there to do this?

Finally, I don't need a receiver or DVD playback system; I do need speakers. Should I even bother with fancy options such as flat-panel or Bose cubes? Additionally, what's the deal with the hype around Bose Acoustimass systems?

Thanks very much for your nerdly expertise!

You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much disk space...

AmbroseChapel — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:30:23 -0800

You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much disk space... I'm using a dual-G4 desktop (Panther) with a 28GB hard disk.

You won't be surprised to hear that I'm running out of space.

So I got a chance to improve the situation when another mac gave up the ghost completely. I cannibalised two 9GB SCSI drives from it, installed them, and I've got another 18GB ... what should I do with it?

Obviously I should put files on it, but, which ones.? I'm pretty much used to the OS X "Documents", "Applications", "Library" etc setup. Should I just use one of the disks as my Documents folder?

I'd put my iTunes Music folder on one, but that folder's already over 10GB and climbing. And it probably wouldn't be sensible to put Applications or Library on it.

My problem is of course that I haven't got an extra 18GB, I've got an extra disk of 9GB and another extra disk of 9GB. Combine the two into a RAID maybe? Fiddle with mounting options so that one of the disks appears to be /Applications when it's really not? Do something truly scary and try to combine all three physical disks somehow?

Supplementary question -- this is all reminding me of the OS 9 days when people used to have their pet schemes for partitioned/multiple disks. People would have the OS on one, apps on another and documents on a third or whatever. Does that kind of thing make any sense in the era of OS X?

mounting photographs

garethspor — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:19:00 -0800

Question about mounting large(ish) photographs professionally. I'm having some digital artworks printed out as photographs. I'm starting with 8" by 10"s and will move up to 20" by 30". I would like to find someplace to send them to be mounted professionally in the ways in which I've seen photographs mounted at galleries and such, i.e. mounted on aluminum sheets or behind plexiglass. Anyone have any suggestions?

How do I mount surge protectors to the wall?

Colloquial Collision — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 12:44:59 -0800

How do I mount surge protectors (surge strips) to a newly painted wall so the surge protectors are flush and appear professionally mounted? In a previous Ask.Mefi thread, I asked other Mefite's opinions on outstanding bedroom colors. The bedroom is currently being painted, but I would then like to install surge protectors for all the major appliances in the room to save money on the electric bill. (The colors of the bedroom are Behr "Myth" and "Reflecting Pool," in case you were curious.)

The Grandparents of a good friend use a similar eletricity saving setup in their home and have saved a bunch of money on their electric bill by switching to surge protectors.

Ticket Stub Posterizing

loquax — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 18:34:24 -0800

I want to make a poster of all of my old ticket stubs. Anyone ever done this before? Anyone have any tips? Google doesn't seem to help, although I'd have a lot of trouble believing that I'm the first person looking to do this. I'm mostly thinking about doing that board mounting thing, but I have no idea what to do with all the individual stubs. I don't think that process will accomodate them. Should I scan and print them? Laminate them first then mount them? Glue them to a poster? I'm very unartistic and can't think of anything, although I have a feeling there's an easy and attrative way to do this. Thanks!

Apartment Decorating

OpinioNate — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:00:17 -0800

HardwareFilter: I recently moved into a new apartment and would like to hang shelves, pictures and paintings. Unfortunately the walls are all stone (cinder block w/ a small bit of plaster on top). How can I hang these things without putting tons of holes in this rock?

Where to buy PC case mod supplies?

scarabic — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:35:34 -0800

Let's say you had a wooden box you wanted to turn into a PC case. Where would you buy a metal 5.25" bay assembly? I'm talking about a U-shaped piece of flat metal that will screw onto the wood box wherein a couple of drives can be mounted. There's just way too much noise in Google on this one. Thanks!