To the person who used push pins, over time have they held up to the weight of the map, and does the map lay flat, how did you connect the panels?
589066
Ours has held up well. Ours in on a wall so, yes, it does lie flat. With wallpaper glue.
1613687
It secures the posters with rubber grips that pinch the poster with"teeth". It has not damaged my laminated map, but it might damage more delicate material.I would estimate that the map it holds right now weighs 3 pounds.
1500534
I have no idea about pins. Our globe was of such poor quality, that we sent it back!!
632208
It does not fold up like a zigzag ruler. You have to pull the pins and stack the panels.
2248000
For heavier items, I suggest hanging them on at least two of the lines. This does make it difficult to put clothes pins on, but if item is heavy enough, it shouldn't matter. There is a bracket to latch to adjacent side, which works quite well. As far as the durability of the line itself, I am not impressed. I have had problems with the lines retracting. I have had to cut one of the lines, as it got tangled within the system itself, and there was no way to reach the point where the problem occurred. This can definitely be a problem if used while it it is windy outside.
61676
Mine did not. Mine came in two narrow rectangle boxes half the length of the map and taped together in the middle. It also had creases about every inch across the map, I'm guessing because it was compressed during shipping. I was not offer a replacement.
289070
I don't think it's absolutely necessary. My suggestion (as long as the map is already flattened) is to use this and let 3.5" hang out of each side. I guess you could cut two 3.5" pieces from the 12" to put on each side just to make it look consistent, but it will not be providing any support at all.
1946983
I was going to use a pushpin, but thought of danger if toddle removed it, so I actually used a staple gun to tack it to the wall. Hope this helps..!
552517
I think that it is some kind of wood, but the map is some other product, it has held up very well for me. But, I don't have children around to mess it up with anything.
1065396
This map was delivered in 3 sheets and is made to mount to a flat hard surface - like wallpaper. If you want to frame it you will need to first mount the map onto a very large flat board or boards. Then these boards will have to be laid up next to each other and bonded. I think you could use crown molding to frame it but you may have to do something to keep the boards the map is mounted to from sagging outward. Consult a professional framer and see how they would do this.
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I love the map and it came with all that. You really don't need instructions on placement. You have choices as to what you want to be the focus. Depending on the 8 panels to select, you can have a Europe, Asia, or Americas central focus. I've set up Alaska on the western side and Asia on the eastern. It's an Atlantic euro centered focus. I have bought two maps like this and never used the glue. It goes on like wallpaper and isn't suitable for removal...ever. I'm a teacher and place mine with double side scotch tape. First I've used 1 inch squares than the rolled kind. That worked great with pieces used every two feet or so. I've also used thumb tacks on a dry wall. It also worked great. Depending on what you're doing, either should work. Reply back if you need more help.
632111
It's a decent thickness. I bought pins longer than normal push pins for it & they go in pretty far. Although, I gave it as a gift with a map adhered to it so I'm going from memory.
2268087
The pins are on a separate sheet and you can place anywhere you want or leave them off. I did not use the pins at all - I wrote on the map with paint pens instead.
567273
You can use regular push pins. There is cork underneath. You can also use magnets.
863041
Hello headoverhooves, I will look when I get back to the office on Tuesday September 4th. We bought it for the same thing! But we haven't started placing pens yet so I will have to look at it more closely to see how detailed it is. It is a beautiful map so we are going to keep it even if there isn't much detail. Will get back to you. Email again if I forget please.
386883
I have mine hung up with stick on hooks that you can find just about anywhere these days. They seem to be plenty strong enough for the weight of the product. I used wire to allow the board to sit flat if that is important to you. Hope this helps.
1589414
The panels are heavier than plain paper. Maybe consistent with wall paper which I don't use. Problems with appearance seem to result mostly from something going wrong with the glue. There were a few complaints about not being able to align the panels correctly. For these reasons plus portability, I intend to mount mine using picture frames or tacks. I think someone has posted pictures of their installation.