Mounting Built Up lettering

[Richard Urquhart]

I’m not sure if there is a standard way, but I would like to see them mounted with just a 5mm gap as in the ones I posted a while back, 20mm is way off the face of the tray. Rich

[Kevin Flowers]

Warren
does depend on the type of stand offs used, screw ons do require a bit more clearance.

Kev

[Gordon Jones]

Warren, it sounds like they have used Medium metal locators on bridges, I would say the standard way would be stood off 15/20mm.

If you had them flush they would generally use a studded rod through the tray with a nut at the back.

You really should specify what you want.

[James Martin]

Who done them for you?

[Robert Lambie]

if they are fixed with nylon or metal locator’s then ide expect them to be around 10-15mm from the face mate. especially metal fixings because you have to be able to tighten the studs/fixings with your fingers/spanner.

It maybe just me, but i wouldnt expect to use threaded rods unless mounting onto rough uneven brick work, with liquid fixings.
OR if… like you have been given a tray with letters fixed to the face but stipulating a flush contact finish. then yes, some nuts on the rear to fix the rods.
I can see why rods are used with LED’s as they would not create shadows with the LED’s like bridges and locator’s would. but getting access to the back of the surface its being mounted on isnt always possible, nor is being able to use a liquid fixing.

[Peter Normington]

I think some of you have mis read Warrens post, they are built up letters, not flat cut,
so should be fixed either flush, or with a slight gap, as default

but depends on the effect you are looking for,

btw are they illuminated Warren?

Peter

[Warren Beard]

Hi guys

They are not illuminated and have a rod attached to the back which goes through the tray and is fixed with a small bolt, they have put a few plastic spacers behind the letters to make them stand out this far and that’s the reason I asked. I don’t think it will be a problem to remove them and remove the spacers so it sits flush but is now going to take twice as long as I have to remove them first and will also have to cut down the rods after as they will be too long as the tray only has 30mm returns.

Maybe it is a learning experience but this is not the first time something like this has happened with these guys, if it is something I am suppose to specify then they should have asked me how I wanted it and not make the decision themselves and do what ever they wanted to do.

What do you think?

Warren

[John Harding]

Hi warren

Learning curve I think, you accepted the offer of free mounting but did not specify a stand off amount, so in my opinion they have done the right thing ie gone with a big stand off which you can reduce if required, the other way around if they had left a small standoff and you wanted large you cannot increase the length of the rod if already cut to size.

Its not a disaster just a bit of time & aggro

John