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5200 x 800 with a 50mm return. 2 piece tray – help please?
Hi everyone,
Apologies for what is probably a silly question but i’m very new to this. So far i’ve only tackled van signs and i’ve now been asked to do a shop sign.
The customer wants a a white tray, 5200 x 800 with a 50mm return. If this was a one piece tray i’d have no problem but what is the best way to deal with a 2 piece tray? It’s the join between the two that bothers me. The vinyl is going to go pretty much the full length of the sign. Do I simply make the sign up in it’s 2 halves so when I install it, it makes the complete sign? I know it sounds silly but I don’t like the idea of the join in the vinyl if you get what I mean? what’s the correct way to do this?
Cheers
Rob.
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Ok i’ve looked how other people have done this and I get it now. My next issue is where to source the tray. I’ve had one quote so far to supply a 5200 x 800 x 50 tray in white with fixings for £375 plus vat. Does that seem a little steep? any recommendations please?
Cheers
Rob.
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Rob
Don’t apologies matey we all started somewhere…
The price is dependant on what type of material your tray is being made from and the type of processes being used to produce it
When we produce trays for our trade clients we do so on our state of the art router ensuring all grooves are mm perfect and that two piece trays fit perfectly together before sending them out to our clients.
I think the price is fair although possibly a tad on the high side…Who quoted you for this?
My advice would be lay the tray together in your workshop, join them together with masking tape so they are held together…
Take a physical measurement of your tray and draw this on screen and also clearly mark the join on your screen. If your artwork is all vinyl you may be able to put the join between two letters or right on the edge of a straight letter. Always a rule to have your join where no text is although this can’t always be helped.
Its always best to produce the sign in house in two halves, that way its easier to carry around and fitting becomes easier. Best to check everything fits before you go out on site to tackle this.
When on site hang you brackets for the top and bottom, fit one side of the tray and tack this in place with a couple of screws….Fit the second part of your tray and ensure you are happy with the join in the middle.
Once satisfied screw the tray into the angle top and bottom.
I would say buy yourself some coloured head cutter screws too.
I hope this helps
If your stuck shout me a line I would happy to talk you through this in more detail if need be.
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quote James Sahota:Rob
Don’t apologies matey we all started somewhere…
The price is dependant on what type of material your tray is being made from and the type of processes being used to produce it
When we produce trays for our trade clients we do so on our state of the art router ensuring all grooves are mm perfect and that two piece trays fit perfectly together before sending them out to our clients.
I think the price is fair although possibly a tad on the high side…Who quoted you for this?
My advice would be lay the tray together in your workshop, join them together with masking tape so they are held together…
Take a physical measurement of your tray and draw this on screen and also clearly mark the join on your screen. If your artwork is all vinyl you may be able to put the join between two letters or right on the edge of a straight letter. Always a rule to have your join where no text is although this can’t always be helped.
Its always best to produce the sign in house in two halves, that way its easier to carry around and fitting becomes easier. Best to check everything fits before you go out on site to tackle this.
When on site hang you brackets for the top and bottom, fit one side of the tray and tack this in place with a couple of screws….Fit the second part of your tray and ensure you are happy with the join in the middle.
Once satisfied screw the tray into the angle top and bottom.
I would say buy yourself some coloured head cutter screws too.
I hope this helps
If your stuck shout me a line I would happy to talk you through this in more detail if need be.
Thanks James that was really helpful mate. The quote was from Ashby.
Rob.
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