PJM
Member
HI All,
I bought a Sign Routing kit from Rutland when on offer and am very pleased with it. I have now used it for the very first time and was initially very pleased with the result until I found the mistake that I had made. Because of the size of sign I only had a piece of plywood in a big enough size so thought I would use that and put edging on it to cover the ply end and the after painting the letters, then lacquer it. Good Plan so far.
After Routing sign was pleased with result, next stage spray painted over letters with no masking and figured would be able to sand off overspray and leave beautiful coloured sign text.
What I had not appreciated was that although viewing quickly from the end they seem quite thick laminations, on closer inspection there is a very much thinner top layer before the first thick layer, which when sanding down to eliminate overspray, sanded through top thinner layer and exposed darker layer below.
Decided that I will only use solid wood in future to prevent this problem. Therein lies the problem what wood to use for signs as in this particular sign which was 330mm x 350mm and I am unable to get wood of this size without being part of a man made sheet.
I have therefore appreciated I need to find a type of wood to suit indoor and outside that comes in a width that would on a single width work for a small sign, and when biscuited two pieces together joined would do for a larger sign.
Views and Advice Please, about best wood type, size, width probably 18-25mm thick and available in 2.4 metre lengths and where best to obtain in Edinburgh/East Coast Area
Thanks in Advance
Peter Metcalf
I bought a Sign Routing kit from Rutland when on offer and am very pleased with it. I have now used it for the very first time and was initially very pleased with the result until I found the mistake that I had made. Because of the size of sign I only had a piece of plywood in a big enough size so thought I would use that and put edging on it to cover the ply end and the after painting the letters, then lacquer it. Good Plan so far.
After Routing sign was pleased with result, next stage spray painted over letters with no masking and figured would be able to sand off overspray and leave beautiful coloured sign text.
What I had not appreciated was that although viewing quickly from the end they seem quite thick laminations, on closer inspection there is a very much thinner top layer before the first thick layer, which when sanding down to eliminate overspray, sanded through top thinner layer and exposed darker layer below.
Decided that I will only use solid wood in future to prevent this problem. Therein lies the problem what wood to use for signs as in this particular sign which was 330mm x 350mm and I am unable to get wood of this size without being part of a man made sheet.
I have therefore appreciated I need to find a type of wood to suit indoor and outside that comes in a width that would on a single width work for a small sign, and when biscuited two pieces together joined would do for a larger sign.
Views and Advice Please, about best wood type, size, width probably 18-25mm thick and available in 2.4 metre lengths and where best to obtain in Edinburgh/East Coast Area
Thanks in Advance
Peter Metcalf