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How would you make this simple construction?

Posted by J_J_O on 12 April 2006 at 23:41

Hello,

For a customer I will make two fullcolours on 6mm thick plates. I always drill holes in the panels and fasten the sign with screws … but this is not because I like that … this is because I don’t know how to do it else.

How would you make this simple construction without screws in the panels? The posts are wood.

Hope to get some tips!
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
JJ

Robert Lambie replied 19 years, 6 months ago 6 Members · 9 Replies
9 Replies

Alistair Richards

Member
13 April 2006 at 16:45

I’d rout a channel in the posts on a router table, or with a hand held machine, square off the ends with a sharp chisel, and then insert the panels when installing the posts. 😀
J_J_O

Member
13 April 2006 at 18:33

Thanks for the reply Alistair!
I think that is a good option, but not what I am looking for, it is to much work and it doesn’t hide the posts completely.

Anyone using glue for stuff like this?

Thanks again.
JJ
Peter Normington

Member
13 April 2006 at 18:48

I would bond aluminium angle to the rear of the fascias either full depth or 2 or 3 brackets, dependind on the size, running vertical, and then screw the angle to the wooden posts, You could use vhb tape, or two pack like araldite

Peter
Peter Normington

Member
13 April 2006 at 19:49

I also came across this, may be useful
http://www.thistothat.com/

Peter
J_J_O

Member
14 April 2006 at 00:13

That’s sounds like a good solution Peter, thank you.
Do you mean L-shaped aluminium extrusions, like what I have drawn with red? If not, do you think this would also work?

The panels will be 150 cm x 120 cm.

To make it a bit more complicated I also have to supply a fullcolour panel for on the wall near the entrance, would this be possible to do this like they do with routed letters – just use standoffs? This board will be 60x40cm.

I was always more in the business of displays and exhibits and if I sold a sign for on a companyfront I always screwed things on though the front, always leaving that "this in not finished feeling".
Thanks again for the help guys!
JJ
Peter Normington

Member
14 April 2006 at 07:34

Thats it exactlly JJ
6mm is quite rigid but if using say 3mm plate I would add an horizontal cross bar or 2 to make the whole thing solid.

The wall plate could be attached with stand-offs.
but you could also lookat these type of fixings as an alternative for a nice finish.
http://www.fairfielddisplays.co.uk/prod … n+Supports

or
http://www.displays2go.com/sub4.asp?ID=2493

peter
Paul Rollason

Member
14 April 2006 at 08:02

quote Peter Normington:

I also came across this, may be useful
http://www.thistothat.com/

Peter

Nice link Peter, That is very interesting

dreckly

paul r
Marcella Ross

Member
14 April 2006 at 08:08

I’ve just saved the link in ‘my favourites’ …. that could come in very useful Peter. 😀
Robert Lambie

Member
15 April 2006 at 00:20

good link peter, thanks for that.