"A" Board Suppliers

[MJ Designs]

Hi Paul,

Grafityp have plenty of sign blanks in their catalogue & on the website http://www.grafityp.co.uk

Also Giraffe signs seem to have a good selection although i’ve never used them. http://www.giraffedirect.com

hth

Gareth

[Lorraine Buchan]

http://www.rotosigns.com They have a pretty good range

A-Display

Street signs & display

Anchor magnetics (also do a-boards)

[Lorraine Buchan]

Opps double post

[Paul Goodwin]

Thank you

I shall be contacting them today

[Steve Broughton]

Paul can you swing a saw and a screwdriver ? I make my own A boards, to produce 2 4ft x 2 ft boards costs me about £60 in materials and paint and they take about a morning to put together and look a lot better than these flimsy metal tube ones, more substantial too, don’t fall over in a breeze. I used to buy them from Rotosign but they used to cost about £60 each with delivery and they looked crap after 12 months, rusted like mad. 🙁

[Paul Goodwin]

Hi Steve

Yeah i can, but i realy hate working with wood 🙁 now metal is more my game after my apprentiship in toolmaking.

But hmm i can think on this 🙂

cheers for the idea

what sort of materials do u use?? as £60 on materials seem a bit steep if it’s all made out of wood.

[Andy Gorman]

I’ve made them out of 10mm Komacell before. You can get 2 4’x2′ A boards from a standard sheet and they take about half hour each to make. Couple of hinges and some chain. No painting needed as long as you want it in white.

[Steve Broughton]

quote Mort:

what sort of materials do u use?? as £60 on materials seem a bit steep if it’s all made out of wood.

to make 2 do you think ? ok here’s the breakdown
1$ 2440x1220x9mm exterior mdf £23
16m 38mm square £15
16m 25x63mm Ogee architrave £17
plus glue, screws, piano hinge, chain and paint.

Here’s one I made earlier 😆
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[Paul Goodwin]

In that case 2 no not expensive 🙂

[Martin C]

Nice one Steve, but that’s a day’s work for me! how much would you sell for?

[Steve Broughton]

I’m trying to get out the door at the mo to deliver it 😆 £200 + vat

[Andy Gorman]

Blimey, where do you get ogee architrave from for a quid a metre? Do you make it yourself?

Smashing A board, by the way. Much better than a ready made one. The moulding is a nice finishing touch.

[Steve Broughton]

quote big G:

Blimey, where do you get ogee architrave from for a quid a metre? Do you make it yourself?

Jewsons mate, ask for a trade cash account.