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how do you cut/finish your corners on Dibond please?
Hi, just after a bit of input on how you cut/finish your corners on Dibond
Aluminum Composite Sheet. After i’ve routered out the folds i copy the
Dibond sample i required with the triangle cut-out (not the simple cut-out
the corner technique i’ve seen) this allows you to have any fixings
that hold the corners to the bottom/top or sides and gives a stronger
corner (i’ll attach a pic if your not sure of what i mean).
Sorry to waffle, My Main Question is This-
How can i produce/Cut Neat/Tight Fitting Corners.
I’ve seen some DiBond Sheers Do They Work??
At Present i Cut the Corners using a Mini Metal Saw Giving a
Hand -Cut Gap of 1-2mm Roughly, I’m After a Cleaner Hard to See
Finish. Hope me Description Helps.
Cheers Brock -
8 Replies
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Hi,
I finish the corners by cutting out with a stanley knife.It’s neat and with straight, sharp edges.
Cheryl
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Hi Brock, the way you described was how we were shown and made our first trays. After a while though we changed and now make them as Cheryl described. Cutting a square out with a stanley knife puts the join right on the corner but it’s very neat so is not a problem.
G
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Thanks for your replies, just cutting the corners out sounds great,
a simple solution and stanley knife through the ali simple solution.But i prefer the corner i do now purely down to strength and if i could
get a neater join it would be great. Its down to the fact my metal job
saw is loosing about 1-2mm, has anyone tried out those Dibond metal
cutting shears could they be my solution? anyone ever bought a pair?
I can reflect a uksignboards member using air powered cutting shears??
Do they work or do a clean/neat cut.
Sorry to Pessta.Cheers Brock
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How are you fixing the corners? I don’t think strength is an issue and there are no forces of any kind put on the corners. Our decision to change was purely because they look better, I think that is the main issue.
We glue pieces of angle into the corners by the way.
G
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isted of removing the mitre right on the corner(a square)
move the mitre round to the top and remove a triangle
When you come to form the box bend top/side and small flap and secure the flap and top with a small plate,no need for glue or anything 😀
obviously same for other 3 corners.hope that makes sense 🙄
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Thanks again for all your in-put. I Rivit a small plate behind.
I’m best postin some pics, easier to see.
I’ll post monday, got to finish tray’s for fitting monday morn.
Cheers Brock -
Picture here, of the corner brock describes
https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … ond+manual
The shears from jag sign supplies are good, but a little expensive
peter -
Can you just use tin-snips?
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