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  1. Old Painter, Still Dabbling

    Aluminum Frame Support for Sign Foam Hi Tim, As the blind man said to his deaf wife, "Ah, I see." Thank you. That will work methinks, with really good glue. And, that solves the problem of how to solidly anchor the sign to the posts, which are actually a couple of large natural stone pillars...

  2. Old Painter, Still Dabbling

    Aluminum Frame Thanks Toad, You're likely right, but I have no idea on how to build an aluminum frame like that. Are you talking, like round tubing that would have to be bent into shape? Steve

  3. Mounting Sign Foam

    Thank you Thank you for the advise and suggestions. I'll do some more research. If MDO has held up for 15 plus years as a support for sign foam, sounds like that would be a good way to go. It would certainly be the easiest to work with. Probably 3/4" for extra stability.

  4. Mounting Sign Foam

    I'm wanting to do a 30" double sided 9' long sign. I used to do these in Redwood, but thought I would try sandblasting some sign foam, which I've never used. It's going to be double sided. The question I have is this sign is going to be suspended between a couple of posts and will have some...

  5. Old Painter, Still Dabbling

    Hi Folks, My name is Steve. I'm a 58 year old sign painter, still dabbling in it, though very part time. I started back in 1980 before the computer things mucked it up (just kidding, relax ...). I did tons of truck doors, banners, and hand painted signs. I saw the computer thing coming in the...
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