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thick lettering
hello
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Looking for a supplier of 5-10 cm thick 15 cm high letters. A bold 3d look.
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11 Replies
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We order out from
Gemini: http://www.signletters.com/
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Steel Art: http://www.steelartco.com/index-flash.asp
I don’t know if there is a UK supplier for them though.
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both these companies do them… a cheap alternative material would be 10-19mm foamex but only comes in white. im sure they will be able to recommend.
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tks guys,
the steel art link is the closest thing because the customer wants the letters thick 5cm to 10cm thick, and I cant find anything deeper than the 20mm for the foamex.
there must be a UK supplier of 5-10cm thick lettering
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your after a built-up 3-dimensional letter then james. normally made from aluminium, acrylic, stainless steel etc
fabricut can manufacture these for you.
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James
The alternative would be Sign foam or equivilant, for solid letters.Peter
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just noticed the height of these letters.. depending on the font you may struggle for built-ups that size with that depth of return.
is the return/depth going to be a different colour to the face? if not, legibility is reduced greatly at angles. for a 6 inch high letter ide only go to about an inch or so unless stipulated. -
Tks Robert I will talk to fabricut in the morning so I can give the customer a price.
I will also explain the angle/legibility factor to him while I give him all the options I can.
Peter, the customer mentioned foam but I cant find who does it.
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james, is this for and external or internal sign?
is it temporary or long term?
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Its inside a shopping center Robert, above his shop window, and he doesn’t expect to be there that long but wants to make an impact with Xmas coming up.
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you need hot wire cut polystyrene letters, I have seen an advert somewhere, I will have a look.
edit: these werent the guys I was thinking of but they do similar
http://www.hampshireinsulations.co.uk/gallery.php -
James,
If you go down the route of cut poly lettering one or two points to note:
It can be awkward to fit, pretty well all the adhesives dissolve it on contact although careful use of a glue gun will work.
It is best painted with emulsion paint, if you want a gloss finish a thin coat of PVA over the emulsion will nearly achieve it but not quite. It has a regular, but rough, surface texture so it’s best left matt.
It is possible to apply a face decoration ie: vinyl on 1.5mm foam pvc or card although you’ll find it very difficult to make them without damaging the poly letters, I always use the original template for that purpose.
It is quite delicate, very easy to break corners off.
Lastly I would think carefully about how thick you want it. I don’t think I would ever suggest going any thicker than 50mm on a 150mm letter – it just will not look right.
Not trying to put you off – but it needs a bit of thought before you start.Steve
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