• Idea for Warren

    Posted by Martin Kennedy on November 17, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    Hi Warren

    How about something like the attached sketch idea. You would need two sets of brackets and two separate boards per double sided sign. All held together with bolts to form a secure fixing.

    As an alternative, you could make an open top ‘frame’ (using the same idea) into which you could slide a double sided sign.

    Hope this makes sense!??

    Martin


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  • Peter Normington

    Member
    November 17, 2008 at 11:51 pm

    Martin
    thats a very smart drawing,
    what prog did you use to create it?

    Peter

  • Martin Kennedy

    Member
    November 17, 2008 at 11:57 pm

    Hi Peter

    I used ‘SketchUp’. They were bought out by Google last year and have just released a new version – here http://sketchup.google.com/product/newin7.html Free to download and have a go.

    Steep learning curve at first, but really fantastic for doing sketches etc. I use it all the time and am amazed at some of the work I can produce fairly quickly. Have a look at the gallery that they have and you’ll be amazed too!

    Martin

  • David Rowland

    Member
    November 18, 2008 at 12:03 am

    i cant get past the signup screen.. stuck on email address, thinks mine is not typed in.

  • Martin Kennedy

    Member
    November 18, 2008 at 12:08 am

    Dave – try this link

    http://sketchup.google.com/

  • Robert Lambie

    Member
    November 18, 2008 at 12:10 am

    nice one martin, i like that mate, gonna have a we look now myself. 😉

  • David Rowland

    Member
    November 18, 2008 at 12:13 am

    thats better… i looked at it before, does it save?

  • Peter Normington

    Member
    November 18, 2008 at 12:19 am
    quote Dave Rowland:

    thats better… i looked at it before, does it save?

    yes Dave it does.

    Peter

  • Martin Kennedy

    Member
    November 18, 2008 at 12:20 am

    I think it does save but is time limited. I have been using it since version 4 (3 years or so) and from memory, they try to get as many people as possible to use it to ‘spread the word’. Not sure it that’ll be the same though since google have become involved…

    M

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