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Best method/locators for mounting narrow standoff flat cuts

Posted by Dave Harrison on September 17, 2008 at 9:14 am

Hi everyone.

I need to mount a narrow script font on a curved tray, font width between 9mm and 20mm. I’m trying to work out a way of standing the script off the surface but I think conventional locators will be visible !
What are the narrowest / smallest locators available off the shelf so to speak. . either plastic, brass or other. .. or am I going to have to fabricate and weld my own ?

any advice would be greatly appreciated !

Robert Lambie replied 15 years, 9 months ago 8 Members · 9 Replies
9 Replies

Neil Churchman

Member
September 17, 2008 at 8:56 pm

Dave, I think the narrowest fixing for cut out letters would be M4 metal studs

not sure but I think these are originally from the car body repair trade and I’ve seen the stud welding guns for sale in the Machine Mart book if this helps

otherwise, it would be small brass locator’s available from FK Moore near Broadstairs, Kent I think 🙄
Glenn Sharp

Member
September 17, 2008 at 9:06 pm

Hi Dave,

We’ve used machine screws araldited to the back of dibond with great success
Tim Painter

Member
September 18, 2008 at 9:28 am

Maybe PCB spacers?

Have a a look at Farnell
http://uk.farnell.com

‘Harwin’ spacers

Tim.
Steve Morgan

Member
September 18, 2008 at 9:38 am

I’ve used ‘Bighead fasteners’ with small characters, although you may have to trim the base to size but they offer several different types.
I last used an M4 nut style glued to the letter, then cut lengths of M4 studding and shorter lengths of clear acrylic tube. Drill the wall, fill the hole with glue, slide the tube over the studding and push into the glue filled hole – job done.

http://www.bighead.co.uk/

Steve
Dave Harrison

Member
September 18, 2008 at 5:42 pm

Thanks for the ideas everyone. . .really appreciate it. Just to update you the customer has changed their mind last minute and wants 19mm machined Foamex which gets me off the hook !
However I think I’m going to spend an hour or so experimenting with some of your suggestions for future use. . ..

Thanks again 🙂
Richard Urquhart

Member
September 19, 2008 at 7:47 pm

Hi Dave not sure if you had a look at one of my jobs but I made 200 10mm clear acrylic rods to use as stand off fitting, the acrylic has to be cut very very square,

Rich

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Graeme Harrold

Member
September 19, 2008 at 8:28 pm

quote Richard Urquhart:

Hi Dave not sure if you had a look at one of my jobs but I made 200 10mm clear acrylic rods to use as stand off fitting, the acrylic has to be cut very very square,
Rich

PLEASE APOLOGISE THE HIJACK……

Cracking job Rich…….
Richard Urquhart

Member
September 19, 2008 at 8:35 pm

Thanks mate been done a long time now still looks good, made 2 of these this is the smaller one, the big one looks great to
Rich
Robert Lambie

Member
September 19, 2008 at 8:37 pm

i just read the full thread and thought, i know what ill reply with and then pops up mr Urquhart post! can expand on rich’s suggestion as i have used it a few times in the past. i also use the clear rod somtimes for builtps with led illumination amd im trying to hide shadowing from the locators and locator bridges on deep return metal letters.

the threaded pin head, probably get from bighead as been posted is also a good solution as you just dril and slide on and adhere with a two part adhesive in the holes or nuts on the rear. hope that made sense? 😕