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Where can I find aluminum sign blanks
- Thread starter tmays
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Notarealsignguy
Arial - it's almost helvetica
.6mm?? Is it made out of coke cans?
I sell the signs with zip ties
Boudica
I'm here for Educational Purposes
that's obvious. But why did Chandler need to send you a video?
Equivalent of 0.40
I ask my Chinese sources to send videos of the products.. I want to make sure that things dont ge lost in translation... we communicate via Wechat
If you want an introdcution to a good sourcing agent in China... happy to introduce you to him... he can usually find me anything I want...
Notarealsignguy
Arial - it's almost helvetica
I am pretty sure that .6mm is .024, not .040
Welp... which is why I order samples first... test myself... have them send videos of them actually measuring the thickness.
Notarealsignguy
Arial - it's almost helvetica
You said you ordered them before? That would be your sample?
Boudica
I'm here for Educational Purposes
To be clear... Any time I order anything from China... I always get a samples... Usually the samples are free - but you just have to pay for shipping... If you order finished products from a new vendor - I suggest you use an inspection company... I use a company called V- trust. Those inspections can vary in price depending on what you want them to do...
Once again... I tested and measured it here...
Kernersville Vinyl
New Member
I buy from Grimco when I am in a tight spot, but if I have time to wait I buy from Hall Signs, they have really good pricing even with the shipping and the largest selection of sign blanks out there. https://www.hallsigns.com/
Stacey K
I like making signs
+1 for Hall Signs!
And they custom cut to size also! Last time I ordered I had them within a week - I think it was only 20 blanks
I might be able to help, were I work, we carry silver and brushed aluminum and sign white 0.030, 0.040 and up, I'm in NJ
Long time ago I used Wrisco. Check them out. They were slow but the prices were great. Can't remember if they radius corners.
candice316
Super Active Member
I buy my blanks from N. Glantz. In the past, when I've bought from Grimco custom cut, they were saw cut and jagged. I had to return them. Grimco's pre-cut sign blanks, however, are generally priced well.
Johnny Best
Active Member
Pompey sheet metal in Fort Lauderdale.
What do you guys use .040 for?
Over here...we only use .040 for license plates - all signage is made out of .081. 040 seems very thin, I cant imagine making even a parking sign out of it... Alupanel is more ridged.
Does your Grimco list who their supplier is? Under "Brand" over here, they list their supplier - Samuel is a big metal company... Who we can buy direct from. So over here, you can contact samuel and buy direct... They ship the aluminum to aMetal fab shop, then sheer it / drill it for you for a bit of a mark up - 99% of the time its at least 30-40% cheaper than buying diredctly from grimco. Now this only works if youre buying hundreds of blanks - they wont touch your order if youre trying to buy a few sheets off of them.
Over here...we only use .040 for license plates - all signage is made out of .081. 040 seems very thin, I cant imagine making even a parking sign out of it... Alupanel is more ridged.
Does your Grimco list who their supplier is? Under "Brand" over here, they list their supplier - Samuel is a big metal company... Who we can buy direct from. So over here, you can contact samuel and buy direct... They ship the aluminum to aMetal fab shop, then sheer it / drill it for you for a bit of a mark up - 99% of the time its at least 30-40% cheaper than buying diredctly from grimco. Now this only works if youre buying hundreds of blanks - they wont touch your order if youre trying to buy a few sheets off of them.
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Just Google it. Really, if you can't figure out where to order aluminum blanks then you have failed test number one.