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How Would You Fit This Pan?
I have a customer wants a pan fascia making with chrome stand off letters, the pan is 3000mm x 800mm and once built will be reasonably heavy.
The problem I have is access to the top of the pan to fasten it on due to a brick overhang on the shop front. I was considering using square bar for the top fitting and using VHB tape with rivets on the bottom of the sign but im concerned about the weight. I might be able to get some locating pins dropped through the top edge of the sign but definately not a rivet or screw.
How would others go about this issue?
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14 Replies
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You could have an extra fold at the top so you can screw straight through (parallel with the face). This probably wouldn’t be visible from the ground. Many folded trays are done like this when access is restricted at the top.
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As Andy has said just create the extra fold at the top and face fix through this return.
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Do you mean fasten through the face of the sign? Sorry if im not grasping something obvious.
Cheers
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No at the top of the sign say you mount a piece of angle from the inside so when the pan is flat on the wall you have a small upright of say 25mm, you will then fix through this, not the face of the sign.
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quote Richard Urquhart:No at the top of the sign say you mount a piece of angle from the inside so when the pan is flat on the wall you have a small upright of say 25mm, you will then fix through this, not the face of the sign.
Ah im with you now, so instead of running the top edge right to the point where the overhang starts I drop it down by 25mm.
Cheers guys, I think that will be just the job.
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Paul are you making the tray from composite or buying in an ally tray from the likes of Ashby?
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quote Tim Painter:Paul are you making the tray from composite or buying in an ally tray from the likes of Ashby?
It will be 3mm ally composite from Bay Plastics.
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Ian that makes things very easy to understand, pictures are so much better than words !!
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Nice explanation Ian.
I must admit I didn’t understand how this was done until I looked at your diagram :thumbsup:
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quote Richard Urquhart:Ian that makes things very easy to understand, pictures are so much better than words !!
just noticed i forgot to screw my tray to the bottom ally angle though 😮
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Don’t worry Ian – I tested it with a 1 Ton weight and it’s fine :lol1:
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Cheers guys, Ian the pic is perfect.
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The other method to use is "keyhole" slots on the top rail with pre-positioned screws. Just got to make sure there is just enough lift to drop the sign in place. Put pic on other thread………
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