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Topic: .040 aluminum in a post/panel unit?
Wayne Webb
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Member # 1124
posted February 15, 2012 12:05 PM
Has anyone ever used .040 aluminum in one of the pvc post/frame units? I'm afraid it would flex too much with a 4x4 sign. Thanks -------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com
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Glenn Taylor
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posted February 15, 2012 12:09 PM
Its too flimsy. However, I did find that 1/8" dibond would work fine. -------------------- BlueDog Graphics Wilson, NCwww.BlueDogUSA.com Warning: A well designed sign may cause fatigue due to increased business.
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Wayne Webb
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posted February 15, 2012 12:22 PM
That's what I was afraid of. Just wondering. I will probably go with .080 aluminum or the Dibond type stuff. Thanks Glenn -------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com
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Glenn Taylor
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Member # 162
posted February 15, 2012 12:27 PM
Yeah, .080 will work fine. In fact, you might could go .063. -------------------- BlueDog Graphics Wilson, NCwww.BlueDogUSA.com Warning: A well designed sign may cause fatigue due to increased business.
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Wayne Webb
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posted February 15, 2012 12:35 PM
Thanks Glenn -------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com
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Sal Cabrera
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Member # 1236
posted February 15, 2012 04:34 PM
I will go for .080 peace on mind. -------------------- Sal Cabrera Signs By Sal New Freedom , PA The goal of Yesterday will be the Stating Point of Tomorrow!
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Wayne Webb
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Member # 1124
posted February 15, 2012 05:30 PM
Thanks Sal. -------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com
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Duncan Wilkie
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Member # 132
posted February 15, 2012 05:54 PM
I will post a method we use a little later when I organize the photos. -------------------- Duncan Wilkie aka signdog http://www.comsign.ca Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Dana Blair
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Member # 951
posted February 15, 2012 06:04 PM
I use DiBond / PolyMetal for this application quite regularly. Doing one right now. -------------------- Dana Blair Blair Signs Wooster, OHwww.blairsigns.com If sign makers go on strike, is there anything written on their picket signs?
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Duncan Wilkie
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Member # 132
posted February 15, 2012 07:59 PM
For this one we had to match some existing signs. The posts were 4"x4" Anodized Aluminum welded to Aluminum plates... There was an interior frame fabricated from sheet aluminum... The interior frame was mounted to the posts with Stainless Steel fasteners... The faces were 4mm Dibond bent back at top and bottom and riveted to the top and bottom of the aluminum frame so there are no visible fasteners on the faces... Dibond was painted to spec and lettering is vinyl. The sign was 2/sided. [ February 15, 2012, 08:00 PM: Message edited by: Duncan Wilkie ] -------------------- Duncan Wilkie aka signdog http://www.comsign.ca Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Duncan Wilkie
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Member # 132
posted February 15, 2012 08:09 PM
This one was similar construction, but all wood and Dibond... The posts were PWF plywood boxes wrapped in Dibond. These were slid over 4"x4" wood posts concreted into the ground. The interior frame was PWF 2"x4" lumber. The faces were Dibond bent back top and bottom and screwed into frame top and bottom. Faces were painted and lettering is Reflective White vinyl. -------------------- Duncan Wilkie aka signdog http://www.comsign.ca Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Duncan Wilkie
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Member # 132
posted February 15, 2012 08:23 PM
Here's a variation.. Interior frame is 3/4" PWF Plywood. Posts are 4"x4" PWF wrapped in Metallic Silver Dibond... Faces were done the same way as the other two examples above... We also did a monolith out of 2"x4" PWF lumber wrapped in Dibond. The text was all cut from 1/4" Acrylic... [ February 15, 2012, 08:25 PM: Message edited by: Duncan Wilkie ] -------------------- Duncan Wilkie aka signdog http://www.comsign.ca Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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