We purchase our magnet on rolls and slice off as required. 1. To store the magnet we keep it with a pipe through the centre of the roll. The pipe is supported at either end so that the roll can spin freely. The supports are attached to a 1” plywood base approx 30 cm by 1 metre(1 foot by 3 foot) (our rolls are 615 mm (bit over 2 foot) wide. This plywood base has castors so that when not required the roll can be wheeled under a table. Saves lugging around a heavy awkward weight. 2. When slicing I measure and mark the magnet with a metre (3’) rule and a set square. As a cutting rule I use a length of metal sheeting (signwhite or color bond in Australia) that is about 25 cmm by 120 cm (10” x 4’) 3. The magnet is scored then with flexing will break apart 4. A sheet of signwhite or colorbond underneath the magnetic sheeting when cutting will keep it still. 5. Roll the excess magnet back on the roll by spinning the supporting pipe. Be very careful of any specks of fibre or grit on the undersurface of the magnet as this will cause unsightly bumps on the surface. 6. We store any sheeting or magnetic signs on sheets of signwhite (tin would do) and have some old signs for this purpose. Magnetic sheeting left by itself has a tendency to curl and also lose its magnetism. If kept on steel its life is extended and it stays flat. Print Wright Australia
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Posted by Linda Silver Eagle (Member # 274) on :
Great idea there...but I would bump rule No. 5 up to top...while reading this I could hear a whole bunch of newbies goin, "NOW ya tell me!"
I think it's entertaining to have a customer come up and complain his mag sign is not up to snuff. I ask where it is and he says it's in the back of his truck.
I go out to look with him and have to wait while he digs it out from under heavy equipment and tools of his trade. Usually it's wadded up in a pile of water, or what ever that stuff is...leaves, beer cans, etc. and he wants to know if you can "make it look perty again."
I ask em at this point, "What kinda firearms ya got on ya?" Of course after the I laugh - they are still serious; awkward moment...I explain that they live longer when taken care of properly, and from what I just witnessed they're lucky their dog still hangs around. Then they laugh and order permanent graphics...whew!
It's funny, I can't see Donna havin this kinda conversation at her place...only in Dixie, I reckon. But I knooow Mark and his nephew know exactly what I'm talkin about hehehe!
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