I just got done building a sign like the one this guy showed how to build in SignCraft a while back. The sign interior is wood, completely covered with DiBond. It's about 3ft x 7ft x 5in. Sould the very bottom of the sign, underneath, has weep holes for moisture to escape? It's all sealed pretty good, but you know how water has a way of finding it's way inside. Here's how the inside looks,,, Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Absolutely. Moisture will form from heating the interior air even if it doesn't leak. A couple of those little screens for eave vents would work great.
Posted by Roy Frisby (Member # 736) on :
You may already know this. Let the dibond sides and ends protrude down past the bottom piece. This will prevent the formation of a water trap at the bottome of the sign.
Posted by Bill Lynch (Member # 3815) on :
I'd probably put a couple of the little round vents at top on each side and a couple in the bottom.
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
Here's where I put the vents. I bought them at a hardware store. The colorc and font are the customers.
Posted by Jean Shimp (Member # 198) on :
cool sign!
Posted by Mikes Mischeif (Member # 1744) on :
OMG, your going to need a bigger boat! ( I mean truck).
How did you mount the dibond (?)
Posted by Bill Lynch (Member # 3815) on :
Very nice
Posted by DianeBalch (Member # 1301) on :
What an eye catching sign!
How id you mount the dibond?
Diane
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
Got the idea from an aticle in Signcraft No.172. I used Lexel, bad azz sticks to everything glue. It's the same glue I use for Gemini letters. Posted by Bill Davidson (Member # 531) on :
When I worked for an electrical sign company, we made the digital reader boards over the hiway. We used a vent on the cabinets, for heat and moisture that was a one way vent. Let air out, but not in. Cabinets were all aluminum and dark painted. So it exhausted pressure from heat as well. A lot of electronics for the LED panels and thousands of LED's. Large walk in doors at the rear of the 6 foot tall by 12 to 18 feet wide cabinets were latched and sealed with weather proof tape, so there was plenty of air getting in. Common electric shop signs always have weep holes on the bottom panel. Just sayin.
Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
I got a divorce about 13 years ago...when the ex's lawyer got through with me I could have used a couple of extra weep holes.
