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Why don,t you pick up a small brake for a few hundred dollars and you can make your own frames. I have done this many times in the past for sign makers. Is this a two sided sign or a single side sign?
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Has anyone ever had to make a custom aluminum frame for a sign? I have a customer who wants a 48x48 sign that is easy to move around. So I'm thinking aluminum. I'm having a bear of a time figuring out how to make one in house. I've gone to a welding fab house and I'm awaiting a quote from them. I have looked at material like T-slot from 80/20, and also their quick frame, but the t-slot ends up being almost a $300 frame (my cost), and the quick frame isn't able to be taken apart easily once it's put together, which is a must for this customer. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Why don,t you pick up a small brake for a few hundred dollars and you can make your own frames. I have done this many times in the past for sign makers. Is this a two sided sign or a single side sign?
There are many to choose from with a search for "Custom Aluminum Sign Frames".
ClearPath Signage Systems - A Division of Rowmark
Joe Crumley
www.normansignco.com
@Ron it is a 2 sided sign. I'm thinking of just buying U channel aluminum in 1" and 1.25" this will allow me to rivet the 2 pieces together using the 1.25 as a patch
It would be cheaper to go to a local sheet metal shop and have them bend up U channels out of 10-12 gauge alum. or what gauge you require. You could get pieces 8 or 10 foot and cut the sizes you need yourself and rivet them together. This way you can make the sign any dimension or width you want.
Ron Hess
To some extent, it depends on what the client will be happy with. It's almost impossible for a sheet metal shop to fabricate the quality and finish of one of the national post and panel companies. When answering a question like this, no one knows exactly what will be acceptable. I'd give the client a couple of options.
Joe Crumley
Norman Sign Company, Norman, Oklahoma, SandBlasted Signs, Sign Painter, Redwood Signs
It's almost impossible to know by this request, what quality we are talking about. The qulaity from one national post and panel manufactures is difficult to match by your local sheet metal shop.
Isn't this a fun business?
I often give a customer several prices. That way they don't feel locked in.
Joe Crumley
www.normansignco.com
Unfortunately they are on a tight budget, and it's a unique application. Car top billboard for a stationery vehicle. It has to be able to be dis-assembled and put in the trunk easily. I tried local welders, and only one is able to weld alum, I'm thinking of just picking up some U channel and rivet it together. I can do that in house. I would prefer it be steel, but it's way too heavy.
I am really interested in where the $300 cost came from. The 1" X 1" material sells for approx. $12.00 for a 48" piece. We can cut it, drill it and tab it for assembly for around $6.30 / piece. To dis-assemble it all you would need is an Allen wrench and you do not have to take the screws out to remove the 48" pieces, you just loosen them.Originally Posted by bpoulin
Call me 817-488-4571, Randy.
Last edited by MainFrame, Inc.; 04-08-2011 at 06:51 PM. Reason: spelling
Andy where were you 6 hours ago lol!! Also what's your business name, I'll put you in my cell phone for my next project. I found a solution, using 80/20's Quickframe, along with their HT series connectors to frame in the sign, along with 2 pieces of 1" aluminum square tube, with 2 pieces of 1.5" Channel to act as legs. The channel will be riveted to the square tube, and then the sign will sit in the channel, with a quick release pin holding the legs on the sign. I already bought everything.
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