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  Acrylic wall fixings

  Posted by Warren Beard on 9 March 2007 at 19:50

  Hi All

  I have a large menu board to erect and would like to know the best way to fix it. It is on to a tiled wall and the size of the acrylic sheet is 950mm wide by 1620mm high (5mm acrylic)

  Grafityp do a product called "stronghold small sign fixings" but what is considered a small sign, or can you get bigger fixings like these for larger signs? If these are OK to use how many would I need to put along the 1620mm length to ensure it is well enugh supported and won’t bend in the centre.

  

  What is the best method to mount and where can I get it from?

  Thanks

  Warren

  Warren Beard replied 18 years, 9 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  John Harding

  Member

  9 March 2007 at 19:56

  Hi warren there’s loads of suppliers around if you browse a trade mag or search on here you will find all sorts of companies supplying stand off locator’s, personally i would use a wider one than the picture you posted and think about having them 500mm/750mm apart rather than just at each corner to better support the sign.

  john

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  Aaron & Chris

  Member

  10 March 2007 at 12:35

  find I-SPI TRADE on the internet, don’t have the number to hand. They are Glasgow based but I have never had a problem with them. Fast delivery too.

  I used some 50mm brushed effet ones on 10mm frosted acrylic panel, they looked great.

  Aaron.

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  Neil Churchman

  Member

  15 March 2007 at 16:16

  Warren,

  Best fixings we have used are from Fairfield Displays or Albion –
  The fixing heads are big enough to allow you to oversize the fixing holes
  in the sheet, which helps if your drilling is slightly out of position.

  I wouldn’t want to use anything thinner than 5mm acrylic for a panel that size
  as there will be plenty of ‘whip’ in a sheet that size.

  Consider at least six fixings in a panel that size, and if you need more
  to stop the panel flexing once it’s fitted, you could always drill a couple
  more holes in the acrylic while your on site and add two more.

  good luck 🙂

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  Warren Beard

  Member

  15 March 2007 at 17:20

  Hi Neil

  Thanks for that mate, I was having a hard time trying to find larger stand off fittings and was about to post again when I had a look through all the brochures I have and found Albions brochure, I have ordered from them already and had great service and a good product (yet to fit them though)

  The guys I ordered my Acrylic from (5mm) told me about Fairfield Displays.

  Although too late, your information was spot on and I appreciate you taking the time to post it.

  Thanks again mate

  Warren

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