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Sign Maker designs & markets his own patented vinyl rack
Jon says:
Having reached a point where I needed to organise my own workshop, I searched endlessly for ready made vinyl racks but found it a fruitless task. So I decided to design my own." "there must be other signmakers in the same situation", I thought. I was fed up searching for rolls , or picking them up off the floor only to find damaged ends, or just searching through boxes that the rolls came in. All this takes time, and time is money at the end of the day. Once i decided on the design and style/size of the rack we set about making some prototypes. I wanted to make a racks that can be moved around easily, so decided to make it free standing, that way your’e not fixed just to using them in one place.
To start with i decided to market 610mm wide rolls racks, due to the fact most smaller signmakers that either work from home or smaller studio would have a smaller plotter so it was a good starting point, & naturally I registered my product with the patent office. What is probably unique about the racks is that there are NO screws; in fact there are only FOUR component parts, which makes it very easy to assemble ( within minutes) and as such, it comes flat packed. A very simple yet effective design allows each roll to be front loaded for ease of use and visibility. Just need to insert a piece of hardwood dowel (not supplied) through the roll onto the pegs and the task is then complete.
It’s that simple and is a vital edition to any sign studio. Having an efficient workshop saves time and money protecting the investment you made in your vinyl. No more damaged roll ends, no more endless boxes to sort through to try and locate the right vinyl.
Whether you stock 5, 10, 20 or even 50 metre rolls, it’s not a problem. Our racks are able to hold 8 x 50 metre rolls at 610mm wide, but why stop at vinyl? Our racks will hold banner rolls, application logs,bubble wrap etc. The overall product dimensions are 1525mm high x 762mm wide x 900mm depth and weighs approximately 12 kgs.
For further information
Jon Fields
0114 239 0441.
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9 Replies
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well done john…. 😀
i know it couldnt have been easy getting it going….but i wish you all the best 😀
nik
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Thank You Nik..
I really appreciate it.Jon
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Good luck Jon,
Simple and effective design,
Do you do a double sided version?Peter
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Peter I was going to ask the exact same thing! 😀
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same here… well done jon. 😛 wish you all the best with the racks mate… 😀
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Well done Jon, good luck with it 😀
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Hi,
Peter/jayne..thanks for asking, we can make,double sided if required, what you will find, is the legs are longer so the rack will feel like its not against the wall etc, so i guess you will need more space, but if that’s not a problem, then yes we could. I had designed them in mind to have against a wall as an example to save space etc..although I have mine in different places, that’s the beauty of freestanding racks.We have made 1220 wide in the same design..the stock items are 610mm wide.. I have suggested to other customers that already have bought the racks that they could “daisy chain” 2 racks to make 3, depending on what they are holding…hope that helpsRob/Carrie thanks for your support as well.
Jon
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Great simple idea !
Do you have a price list ?
How much to deliver to Ireland?
Regards
Francis -
That’s funny you mentioned this. I am in the process of making my own. I have a cheap vinyl cutter. It’s the one where you have to put a bar through the vinyl tube to hold it in place. So I have made the same sized round bar to rack my vinyl on. I am sure it will save loads of time in the long run.
Cheers for this
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