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Hello Letterville! I am having an issue with mounting signs on lightpoles. I have posted a photo below of what I have been using. We had 2 signs fall down in the last month.
Does anyone have a better solution or is this a good solution and I mark it up to wind? The sign has been up for about 8 months and the other was up over a year. The other sign company they use to use mounted the signs with a solid 'channel' that runs the length of the sign...I am unable to find anything similar. I am using 4mm dibond and the hex nut 'pinches' the sign into the bracket. I thought 3 brackets would be enough. Any advise or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
-------------------- Scott Eckland Chelsea Signs web: chelseasigns.com email: scott@chelseasigns.com 734.475.9704 Posts: 198 | From: Michigan | Registered: Jun 2002
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You have a large sail hanging out in the wind without much to grab it by. Dibond is relatively soft. The hex screws that pinch it in place likely dimple the surface and it then works loose. Something stiffer, such as .125" Aluminum, would probably work better, however a more robust bracket should help. Someone here will chime in with the perfect hardware for this application.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5084 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Hiya Scott, I think David is on to something. I think solid aluminum would be a better substrate too. Just out of curiosity, did you try Hooks and Lattice? http://www.hooksandlattice.com/signage.html They offer custom fabrication services Maybe they can fabricate the bracket you're looking for.
Havin' fun,
Checkers
-------------------- a.k.a. Brian Born www.CheckersCustom.com Harrisburg, Pa Work Smart, Play Hard Posts: 3775 | From: Harrisburg, Pa. U.S.A. | Registered: Nov 1998
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Attaching the sign directly to the pole leaves no swing for windy days and the stress is being sent directly to the pole clips. Hanging a nice bracket onto the pole and then the sign onto that would be a better option. It will disperse the stress and no need to remake it on another substrate.
my 2 cents... Rapid
-------------------- Ray Rheaume Rapidfire Design 543 Brushwood Road North Haverhill, NH 03774 rapidfiredesign@hotmail.com 603-787-6803
I like my paint shaken, not stirred. Posts: 5648 | From: North Haverhill, New Hampshire | Registered: Apr 2003
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Hey Scott, I'd would be happy to help you come up with a solution to your problem. It's what we do all day and everyday at Hooks and Lattice. You can see what we've done for other sign companies by going to: http://www.SignBracketStore.com
Here are a few option: 1. We can make a slip over bracket if you have access to the top of the pole. We can do almost any of our 20+ standard sign brackets in this slip over style.
2. We can make clam shell type clamps that will allow you to attach the sign bracket to a pole with drilling into it. Again, almost any design can be turned into a clamp on sign bracket.
3. We could also make a bracket with curved backplate straps that could be drilled into a pole. (Sorry I don't hace a good picture of this idea.)
Let me know if Sign Bracket Store can do anything for you! Brad
-------------------- Brad Gebert Hooks and Lattice - Signage 6088 Corte Del Cedro Carlsbad, CA 92009 Posts: 11 | From: San Diego, CA USA | Registered: Apr 2007
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