Is there such an animal - to hold the join when panels meet end-to-end? Some kind of tongue-and-groove arrangement?
Posted by Mike South (Member # 4523) on :
if wood panels, a cheap dowel jig, wood dowels, and glue can do a great job.
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
strange... I just logged in to Letterville to look up "panel clips" ...but it was a different version I was thinking of... the 2 part deals that allow a concealed mounting of a flat sign to a wall...
It sounds like what you're talking about is something that is available for plywood in houses, but it's not so good for signs because they are too visible:
[ December 19, 2008, 05:45 PM: Message edited by: Doug Allan ]
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
The panel clips that Doug shows come in various sizes, depending on your panel thickness.
Clean with thinner to remove surface oils and spray paint to match the panel background.
Place about one foot apart between the panels....from a short distance, they blend right in.
Posted by Dale Feicke (Member # 767) on :
Along with what Si said, you can cut about half of them off (where they go onto the panels) with a tin snips....they'll still work, and won't be so obnoxious.
Posted by Gene Golden (Member # 3934) on :
Graham, are you looking for something "invisible", or just able to keep two panels from shifting?
Would an "H" extrusion work?
They do make a router bit for laying a groove into the edge of a panel (like 1/2" plywood) that is used to place edge trim into, like for the edge of a desk - http://www.outwatercatalogs.com/2008_master/lg_display.cfm?page_number=10&target=top The router bit is at the page bottom. You could rout the edges, and then glue a strip of material into the joint instead.
You could also screw a standard "L" into the edge of the panel, and then screw into the leg of the "L" into the back of the second panel. That would leave you with no visible fasteners in the front, and just the thickness of the extrusion in between the panels http://www.outwatercatalogs.com/2008_master/lg_display.cfm?page_number=55
BTW, If you've never visited Outwater Plastics before - be forewarned... you WILL get absorbed into their site for at least a half hour I wish they had an actual store that I could walk around in. On second thought, I'm glad they DON'T have a store I could walk through
[ December 20, 2008, 10:03 PM: Message edited by: Gene Golden ]
Posted by Gene Golden (Member # 3934) on :
oops!
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Posted by Dale Feicke (Member # 767) on :
Hi Gene, I agree about Outwater Plastics. They have a ton...and a half...of really cool stuff!
I don't know if they still have regular catalogs, but I have one from several years back, and I still go to it from time to time, and am still amazed by the volume of stuff there.
Posted by Chris Lovelady (Member # 2540) on :
i think a biscuit joiner and some good adhesive, west expoxy or construction adhesive. clamps with bar clamps. No Hardware seen!
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