I have to price out some pole banners and I have only done them once before sourcing them out years back. They were printed dbl sided on the regular banner material, sewn and grommeted which made them stiff. They did not last. I assume mesh banners last longer and is what everyone is using now. Any certain type I should be getting? Can I just use banner tape instead of seeing. Can you sew 2 together to make double sided? I see many around but I have never gotten into them. Any help would be appreciated.
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Pole Banner Material
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electricfly
New Member
What printer do you have?
I did a sample test and printed 2 sided on 18oz blockout
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I did a sample test and printed 2 sided on 18oz blockout
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ChicagoGraphics
New Member
18oz. blockout vinyl sewed or welded pockets, it's eaiser to out source them then to make them inhouse. Firesprint is a good place to out source too
hybriddesign
owner Hybrid Design
You can do it a ew ways:
1.) Print double sided on 18oz pole banner, either Ultraflex, Arlon, etc or Bantex (Bantex is stronger, more expensive, good for high wind) with well sewn seams. This is the easiest way to do it and cleanest. We've only screwed this up once when we sewed them ourselves without knowing what we were doing and the thread created a tear point. Once they were sewn correctly this was never a problem. Banner ups or something to reinforce the grommets are useful.
2.) Printing two 13oz banners and bonding them back to back actually works well but really plan out how you're doing it. We fold over all the edges so they are three ply, use lots of good double sided tape and add an extra ply at the top where the pole goes through. If done right this works well but you really need a system if you've got a lot of these or it takes a LONG time.
3.) For shorter banners, 4ft etc you can likely just fold and double sided tape the pockets as long as you reinforce those seams with a grommet.
1.) Print double sided on 18oz pole banner, either Ultraflex, Arlon, etc or Bantex (Bantex is stronger, more expensive, good for high wind) with well sewn seams. This is the easiest way to do it and cleanest. We've only screwed this up once when we sewed them ourselves without knowing what we were doing and the thread created a tear point. Once they were sewn correctly this was never a problem. Banner ups or something to reinforce the grommets are useful.
2.) Printing two 13oz banners and bonding them back to back actually works well but really plan out how you're doing it. We fold over all the edges so they are three ply, use lots of good double sided tape and add an extra ply at the top where the pole goes through. If done right this works well but you really need a system if you've got a lot of these or it takes a LONG time.
3.) For shorter banners, 4ft etc you can likely just fold and double sided tape the pockets as long as you reinforce those seams with a grommet.
Evan Gillette
New Member
That sounds like an accident waiting to happen, just make sure whomever is installing the one across the street knows it needs to be anchored very well. I would do pole pockets top and bottom and run a cable through both, if using mesh I would use reinforcing tape in the hems.
I usually use this wholesaler for pole banners, they last up to a year in very windy and rough conditions in MN, winter is extremely rough on them and they need to be installed TIGHT to last (no buffeting or they will shred). Watch the art prep video to see how they build them, they are the best wholesale ones I have seen so far.
www.digital-print-solutions.com
I usually use this wholesaler for pole banners, they last up to a year in very windy and rough conditions in MN, winter is extremely rough on them and they need to be installed TIGHT to last (no buffeting or they will shred). Watch the art prep video to see how they build them, they are the best wholesale ones I have seen so far.
Digital Print Solutions | Wholesale Grand Format Printing Company
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Superior_Adam
New Member
18oz block out sewn is the preferred way to make it longest lasting for pole banners. As far as going across a street we have done these many times with a heavy duty mesh printed 2 sides. We then do a pole pocket top and bottom. We tell them to use a strong wire cable to stretch across the span of the street through the pole pocket.