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whats the best way to attach this sign??
Hi all,
I have this sign job to do but am a little stuck on the best way to attach this sign. theres a square post and the sign made of perspex measuring approx. 76x76cm 5mm thick so is heavey. although not on the illustration there is a sign above on the post so will have to go below that. the only way would be to fix from the side as in the small illustartion but what fixtures and fiiting can i use for this??
thanx
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Only option would be to put it in a frame unless you want to pick up the pieces the week after fitting.
Why use perspex in the first place?
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wont putting a piece of timber below the sign for support, screwed in the frame and then nuts and bolts with those metal fixings which go around the post be okay?
thanx
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No. Look at the advice. Perspex not the best material for this. Any reason it was used. What type of sign is it? What’s on it? Could you use Di Bond? Many questions but little info given. Can you give more info to help with advice?
Peter
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The sign has rounded corners just a printed and laminated perspex sheet (print on both sides). its 5mm thick and the customer wants it on a square metal post. the post has already a small light on it at the top so i want to fix it from the side. never done anything like this before so just wondering what options i have.
was thinking though , would 2 chains attached on the perspex board, with the other end of the chains attached to an L type bracket screwd to the post not do it?
thanx again
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That could work.
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do you rally have to use the acrylic sheet?
acrylic is brittle, over time it gets worse.
i would never advise making an acrylic swing sign held directly to the acrylic.
the first heavy wind and that sign will shatter against the up right post, if not quicker via the fixing holes breaking.if you are giving a the customer a "cheap quick fix" to doing this job.
take a bit of 2mm aluminum.
get your local metal fabricator to form a fold at one side of the sheet approx 1.5 inch. (that’s if you cant do it yourself) they will fold it in seconds and charge a pound or two for the service.
now just tech screw that onto the upright post,
job done.
alternatively…
use composite board.
get some some inch x inch aluminum angle.
drill and fix sheet to angle and tech screw onto the metal upright post.
its hard to give the proper advice based on the brief given. but ide steer aay from acrylic for a swing sign. even though he may already have the bit for you to fit the vinyls onto.
at the end of the day, if that sign go’s up and breaks in a week due to wind. he will call you expecting some form of answer, help. so at least point this out before lifting a finger.sorry, is this a metal or wooden post?
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Like Robert has said acrylic is very brittle and should not have been used in the first place. OK so you haven’t done anything like this before, if that is the case I would have asked for advice before giving the customer an answer. Then you could have said to the customer that acrylic was not an option for this sort of application. I would just treat this as a learning curve and redo it with something more suitable like a piece of composite board.
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