We received a large wooden shingle as a gift. It weight about 6-7 lbs and is 24" wide by 21.5" high. I want to hang it so the bottom is 7' or more from the ground to make sure no one hits their head while walking by the booth. I'm sure there is a relatively easy way to do this, but I haven't been able to figure it out yet. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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I manufactured a sign post out of 1.5 inch PVC pipe...I used a 2-2 ft sections with a 90 degree elbow. I fasten it to the leg of the canopy using 2 U bolts...tried it out today and it seemed to work great. If I find it is unstable, I can get a 10 ft section of pipe with a connector and extend the post all the way to the ground. Our first show is next week, we'll see how it works for an entire weekend.
Careful with using PVC unless the sign is very light (oh, I see you said 6-7 lbs. but I'm not sure how that will affect the PVC). I tried PVC for a lot of applications early on, then ended up replacing it with copper because the PVC was too bendy! Good luck!
Thanks, Sheila...that is probably what we will do, but perhaps with PVC pipe...thanks for the input!
Sheila Evans said:
I had a banner made a few years ago and I attached it to my booth like this: I started with a long copper pipe about 10' tall (cut into two 5' sections for easy transportation, with a coupling soldered to the end of one to connect them). At the top, another piece of pipe as long as the width of the sign, soldered to a 90-degree angle connector, fits onto the long pipe. The sign hangs from the short length of pipe. To stand the sign post up, we simply attached it to one leg of the tent in several places with mini-bungees (white or black look best). Of course you have to take the sign down at night to zip the sides, but I'm sure you'd do that anyway,
I had a banner made a few years ago and I attached it to my booth like this: I started with a long copper pipe about 10' tall (cut into two 5' sections for easy transportation, with a coupling soldered to the end of one to connect them). At the top, another piece of pipe as long as the width of the sign, soldered to a 90-degree angle connector, fits onto the long pipe. The sign hangs from the short length of pipe. To stand the sign post up, we simply attached it to one leg of the tent in several places with mini-bungees (white or black look best). Of course you have to take the sign down at night to zip the sides, but I'm sure you'd do that anyway,
Hi Ellen,
I too am presently looking to find a solution to your problem. Have you received any feedback? Or, have you a solution to to the problem?
I've only seen one 'shingle' hung at an art show - but unfortunately didn't look to see how it was installed. I have a variety of thoughts but would love to find a simple solution/hardware to accomplish our need.
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Sheila Evans said:
I too am presently looking to find a solution to your problem. Have you received any feedback? Or, have you a solution to to the problem?
I've only seen one 'shingle' hung at an art show - but unfortunately didn't look to see how it was installed. I have a variety of thoughts but would love to find a simple solution/hardware to accomplish our need.