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How many stand offs for this size acrylic panel
Good morning
We have been approached by a customer who wants a quantity of wall signs in clear acrylic with chrome standoffs, print on rear, each 110cm x 25cm.
We do not often have cause to manufacture these and the customer has specified each sign to have 4 standoffs, one in each corner.
Does anyone with more experience think that long thin signs like these, even in 10mm acrylic would be better with 6 standoffs, we don’t want to follow the spec and end up with signs that ‘wobble in the middle but equally we don’t want to ‘over specify’
Thanks in anticipation
John
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6 Replies
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Personally I would go with 6 at that size.
You only need someone to lean on it or something.
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Hi John,
I definitely would advice the client that six is needed- it is very long for only edges support.
Robert
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I personally think you’d get away with 4 at that size….it’s a narrow display and if someone does lean on it it would only bend
In the past we have used 25 mm Satin S/S standoffs with a couple of the snapfix Jumbo locators invisibly fitted in the middle just to stiffen displays up whilst not looking too industrial and keeping costs down
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Thanks for all your replies folks, 6 it is then, or I particularly like Glenn’s idea of one or two ‘invisible’ locators in the middle somewhere.
Now all we’ve got to do is find a supplier of the acrylic rectangle, I suppose it’s too much faff to cut and drill them ourselves without a CNC or laser; all the flat cut letter companies are treating them as 110cm high letters so the price is coming out at between £50 -£70 pounds each, seems a bit excessive although I know 10mm acrylic isn’t cheap.
John
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Try these peeps
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Thanks Tim, will certainly request a quote.
John
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