Premanufactured Blade Signs

[nolanola]

I’ve noticed a growing availability of premanufactured circular blade signs on platforms like Etsy, including some that ship worldwide (e.g., from Turkey). Here in the U.S., I’ve seen companies offering clean-looking blanks ready for vinyl application, and others even providing prebuilt illuminated signs.

I can understand why this market exists—it solves a problem. Producing fully custom signs that end up looking similar can often be more expensive and time-consuming. These premanufactured options seem to offer a practical solution for cost-conscious clients or tight deadlines.

What are your thoughts on these products? Have any of you used them as part of your workflow, or do you see them as competition to custom signmakers?

 

[JBurton]

Have any of you used them as part of your workflow, or do you see them as competition to custom signmakers?

They are probably a PITA. Customer orders blank, wants you to decorate, or hang it, and the damn thing is falling apart in the crate. Ordering a sign off of etsy is the equivalent to getting an oil change from a guy holding a cardboard sign on the side of the road. Will it save money today? Absolutely! In the future?