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I know there is charts and refference for veiwing signs from a distance and there are also color charts. I would like to know are there any refference for materail to be used for certain jobs or recomendation. Any good books or sites to visit for such info??
-------------------- Frank Weidman Waukegan, Il. Posts: 71 | From: Waukegan, Il. | Registered: May 2002
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Until somebody answers you with what you asked for, try looking in the tips and tricks archive of the bull board. I don't know if it's there or not, but ya might learn sompn.
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Frank....you have to ask your customer where the sign is going and what it is for. If it is a garage sale sign......use corex and intermediate vinyl. If it is a commercial real estate 4x8 with a rendering, you can get away with using intecel or sintra, as the sign won't be up more than a few months. If it is a name plaque for a cabin, use redwood and do a sandblasted sign!. You just have to figure out what they are using the sign for and use the materials best suited for that job. There are quite a few materials to select from. One of my favorites is polymetal. Tough stuff....already painted white.....lightweight....doesn't warp.....good stuff! Plus they say it will last 10 years. MDO is always a choice.....but certainly isn't as great as it used to be. Intecel is great for cutting into shapes, sanding and painting.
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Frank, I have a list ( lettersize/readable distance) at the shop that I can post for you on monday. If I can find it, that is Got it from the Highway Department together with all their regulations. As far as colors are concerned you could find a book at the Letterville Bookshop, like "Color Harmony", or "Commercial Signmaking" could be helpful. Good Luck.
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I know this isn't a chart or something but I use mainly NUDO stuff and they sent me a really nice sales kit and counter display for all of their products. Laminators Inc. will also send you a book and a display kit also. Both describe the uses and life expectancies of their products. The Laminators Inc. book even tells you how to paint, put together, prep and install all of their stuff which will also apply to all similar products from NUDO or others. I also sent for every free catalog I can get my hands on, most have really thorough descriptions of their products as long as their uses and applications. One of my main suppliers, Aluma-Panel will send you what they call a grab bag with a sample of just about everything you can make a sign out of. Having these samples and kits is a really good selling point.
-------------------- John Thompson JTT Graphics "The big guy with a little sign shop!" Royston/Hartwell Georgia jtt101@hotmail.com Posts: 626 | From: Royston Georgia | Registered: Feb 2002
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Harbor Sales has a really good, descriptive catalog go to www.harborsales.net
Aluma-Panel is in South-East so I don't know if it'll help but 1-800-258-3003
As far as a MDO substitute, have any of you guys used NUDO's Fiber-Corr? Man that is some tuff stuff and it is less than Alum-Corr or Nu-Alum or any of the Laminators Inc. stuff, only thing is it only comes in white. You can beat the @$%# out of that stuff and it won't dent, scratch or anything else.
-------------------- John Thompson JTT Graphics "The big guy with a little sign shop!" Royston/Hartwell Georgia jtt101@hotmail.com Posts: 626 | From: Royston Georgia | Registered: Feb 2002
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Frank, just as expected I can't find the list I was talking about but just a few guidlines (from the Department of Highways) concerning highway signs: -Tree or four lines of information with three or four words per line is the maximum a normal Motorist is able to comprehend while driving ( hmm, what about the abnormal ones ) -A six inch high letter is the minimum effective size, 8 to 10 inch high lettering is most commonly used on highway signs. -The bottom of the sign should be at least 3 feet from the ground -The posts should be firmly in the ground to a depth of at least 3 feet for a 4x8' sign.
Eric, can you read a 2' letter from 50 feet or do I need new glasses?? I'll hang on to your list though, as a reference for maximum impact size.
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