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  • installing sign to gate advice please

    Posted by Cheryl Smith on August 25, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    Hi there everypeeps
    I have a rather large sign in a diabond material…5 ft high to somehow fix to the front of this gate. How would I do it?
    any advice greatfully accepted.
    This installing of signs is a whole new ballgame isnt it?
    Cheryl


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    Gary Birch replied 12 years, 8 months ago 3 Members · 7 Replies
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  • Gary Birch

    Member
    August 25, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    Use sign chanel on the back of each panel and then clamp to that from the rear using plates rather than clips if that makes sense.

    Cheers

    Gary

  • Cheryl Smith

    Member
    August 25, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    sozzers Gary but that doesnt make much sense to me.
    Sign channel?
    plates? do i buy clamps of some discription?
    😕 😕 😕
    oooo

  • Fred McLean

    Member
    August 25, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Sign rail on back with ally angle straps to secure through railingusing suitable locking bolts that fit the sign rail.

    F

  • Gary Birch

    Member
    August 25, 2011 at 2:27 pm

    I personally would make them but you may be able to buy something from Ashby or the likes. By sign channel I mean like what you get on the back of road signs but instead of using the clips that would go around the posts us a plate with a hole either end which the bolts could go through. Each plate would clamp onto 2 of the vertical bars of the gate.

    This is so simple to do but so difficult to explain lol. If I get a chance I will do a sketch.

    Cheers

    Gary

  • Fred McLean

    Member
    August 25, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    Have a look here Cheryl.

    Sign Post, Steel Posts & Aluminium Sign Channel from Signpost …
    http://www.signfix.co.uk

  • Cheryl Smith

    Member
    August 25, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    AWWWWWWWWW!!!
    the penny drops….
    fantastic!!!
    thank you soooooo much alll….it now makes perfect sense!!!! 😀

  • Gary Birch

    Member
    August 25, 2011 at 3:44 pm
    quote Cheryl Smith:

    AWWWWWWWWW!!!
    the penny drops….
    fantastic!!!
    thank you soooooo much alll….it now makes perfect sense!!!! 😀

    Now there’s a relief 😀 😉

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