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Does anyone know of the availability of "clips" to go between two sheets of MDO (to hold them evenly alongside each other), when you butt them together? I know there are ones used by the building trades to butt two sheets of siding together, but most of them are galvanized and won't hold paint very well...and they are kinda large and clunky.
I've gotten some other brackets and clips for other purposes that were powder coated. Just wondered if anyone else knew if these panel clips were available like that?
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Hi Dale, if I had this come up I'd go to the hardware store and buy a length to steel flat stock and a tap in the size thread I want. Then I'd cut the stock to let's say 1" lengths and drill then tap the thread in and maybe use a socket head screw to set it off. Prime the steel and paint it.
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I think Laminators makes plastic MDO H-bar for that purpose, but it's not called clips. MDO clips are metal hardware to mount MDO between posts.
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Home Depot has them...called panel clips. You can get them in 1/2, 3/4 amd 1 inch. I'm not sure what they are plated with, but I set them out and paint them with Krylon to match.
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Another way you can align MDO panels is with a Biscut cutter and some biscuts. We just use our cutter to put around 8 to 10 biscuts along the edge the just glue one side in then make the sign. When installing glue in the second side. Works real slick and you have a concealed joint.
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these clips are used in roofing, what Si said...You can get them a the hardware store. we have used the Biskets as well and no sign of hard ware....
Gavinized metal can be painted and laytex is the correct paint to use...prime with high bond laytex primer and top coat with laytex or oil. I prefer to paint galvinzed over zinc or raw metal.
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the one ive seen for roofing are alum. what i do is put a 1"x 3"on the back of one 4x8, glued and screwed from the back 1 1/2" of it past the 4x8 edge. the 2nd sheet of mdo buts up to 1st sheet, you can predrill the 1x3 so you can just run screws in from the back....and wala you got 2 sheets together and almost no seam.
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Eight signs total, and they were all paint...which was new for me.
Used three vertical 4 x 8 plywood, and joined them with biscuits and tightbond II glue.
I put a 2x6 french cleat about 20" down from the top and a 2x4 about 16" up from the bottom bottom for rigidity, and for easy hanging. Screwed through the plywood into the 2x4 & 2x6 with liquid nails and filled in the small seam and screw holes with "MAGIC SMOOTH"
This one can be hung without any screws through the front.
I did have to haul it in one piece though on a 12' trailer, and it was a little heavy, but not bad.
The biscuit idea should work pretty good like Bill said, as long as they stay lined up till the glue sets.
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Thanks guys - I think the ones Si mentioned are the ones I'm looking for. Didn't know they came in different sizes. Our local hardware only has the 1" size. Too clunky for me.
-------------------- Dale Feicke Grafix 714 East St. Mendenhall, MS 39114
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Dale, another way is to get a doweling jig. this tool has "guides" or diameters for the bit size. dry fit in shop, mark a line on the 2 sides-face of sign, slide apart, clamp jig ( i can't even remember where we got his from...Grizzly i think ) drill with bit the size of the 1 inch dowel, they make these-but we have cut our own from wooden rods, insert-glue to one side, usually the first panel-that way "gravity will be on your side when installing to wall etc., then the wood "pin" or pins, every 2 ft. is good, then drop in. sounds harder than it is. good luck Zman
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