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Question gluing sintra to a wooden frame
- Thread starter netsol
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we are doing a bunch of these, for a large, long time client (of my consulting business, not my sign business, which is relatively new to me) however, many of the client locations are barely bigger than a phone booth, and have no room for a 2 ft x 6 ft suspended sign. we are resizing and redesigning the POS we are providing.
just for the record, we had our first meeting regarding this august 26, and i tried at the time to tell the people involved we would need multiple sizes.
we want something that can hang flat on a wall, not interfering with the view of security cameras. this will work for smaller locations.
i have been running wire & hanging things since prior to 1970.
obviously, for some reason, a simple "what is the best adhesive?" question should not have been asked. it's a mistake that won't be repeated.
my own instincts have worked well enough for over 50 years
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sorry, i thought i was being funny
i wasn't trying to offend anyone.
seems like i really stepped in it, this time, without intending to
so again, apologies,
Johnny Best
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Just do not track the sh!t you stepped in over the carpet. We just had it cleaned.
Gino
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I just saw the photo................
You might wanna entertain the idea of gatorboard instead of sintra. Instead of a wooden frame, the sign itself would act as the frame and you could reinforce the corners with a bit larger piece. At the top, perhaps just a piece of wood around the perimeter and attach your eye hooks or whatever into that. However, the eye hooks could easily go directly into the corner braces. Now you'd have all compatible components.
It remains 100% flat and needs very little bracing. You can either use hot glue or double sided tape and/or any wood glue you'd like.
You might wanna entertain the idea of gatorboard instead of sintra. Instead of a wooden frame, the sign itself would act as the frame and you could reinforce the corners with a bit larger piece. At the top, perhaps just a piece of wood around the perimeter and attach your eye hooks or whatever into that. However, the eye hooks could easily go directly into the corner braces. Now you'd have all compatible components.
It remains 100% flat and needs very little bracing. You can either use hot glue or double sided tape and/or any wood glue you'd like.
Boudica
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No apologies needed. It was funny. Turns out I'm not that funny either.
I have well over 50 years experience , repairing vriou electronic equipment.
I have been repairing wide format printers since NT4 was the operating system of choice.
I am a network consultant.
My previous business built and maintained tv stuio euipment for johnson & johnson, ford motor company ABB brown boveri. We maintained the studio equipment and cameras for the storer family in the pre-comcast days (part of why my opinion has some value in color accuracy quuestions)
Sintra is more "washable" in a convenience store environment. Things get greasy, especially if they have a grill
Boudica
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Another washable substraight is HIPS, .060" is rigid.
Boudica
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I thought you were replying to the wrong post.
Johnny Best
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No problem.
We chose sintra because, one of our networ clients is KFC. In the morning, the places are VERY clean.
By 4 in the afternoon, the floors and flat surfaces are incredibly slippery, from oil,mist, etc
I assume sintra is easier to clean. Although there are probbly good wshable finishes on some of te "gator" products. Our client loves black sintra, an added plus
By 4 in the afternoon, the floors and flat surfaces are incredibly slippery, from oil,mist, etc
I assume sintra is easier to clean. Although there are probbly good wshable finishes on some of te "gator" products. Our client loves black sintra, an added plus