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help please with acrylic / poycarbonate signs?
Morning all
I have been asked to supply some signs that have to be approx a4 size in clear acrylic / polycarbonate.
They have to have the lettering / logo cut in reverse, to go on the rear of the sign or inside, if that makes sense, and wall mounted with pegs of some sort, ie 1 in each corner to raise sign from the wall, approx 1 inch.
Can these be made from acrylic / polycarb, bearing in mind the edge must be neat, or can I buy these in ready to letter etc.
Any help / advice appreciated
Bob
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5 Replies
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Better off with acrylic with the edges flame polisehed and then use stand off’s to mount onto wall. Even better. use silicon acrylic as this has a green tinge to it and looks like glass when flame polished. A good supplier of this is Flooreeda Fabrications in Heaton Mersey, Stockport.
Dave
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Hi
here is a link to some acrylic stand off panels that I’d done – Floreeda supplied the panels. Ignore the issue of the bubbles as they all went away after a few days and the signs still look really good.
http://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … highlight=
Cheers
Macky -
Thanks for the replies. What is flame polishing ? Sorry if the answer is obvious but never heard this before.
Bob
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A flame is used to melt the edge the edge of the acrylic, removing saw marks etc. http://www.fusiontechnology.co.uk/acrylic.htm piccie here
Peter -
Can any you kind people tell me the best place to get some of these materials for sign making, like ploy carbon and perspex boards ?
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