Shop sign bracket

[gordon stephenson]

A friend and his wife have a craft-shop / tea room. Asked me to make him a bracket for hanging a sign,
This is the result. Note the horseshoes, worked out quite nicely as i had not got any metal suitable for a wall plate, When he gets the sign painted there is the choice of letting it swing in the breeze or nipping the mounting bolts to hold it still. The main arm is 2"x1" box section ( the paint is Aldi metal paint and seems to improve with age, I think the frequent use is letting the solvent etc evaporate and the paint is thickening it a little giving much better finish, I have told him if he wants it to swing, then attach a small chain from the bottom of the sign to the wall to restrain the movement.

 

[the snooper]

that will look the part hope the sign is as good as the bracket

 

[gordon stephenson]

Somebody (can't remember who) borrowed my scroll jigs quite while ago. Had to just bend this one between 2 pins held in the vise jaws. But turned out OK. Have to get some more jigs if I can find ant good ones at the right price.

 

[cumbriasteve]

The horseshoes make a nice design for the wall plate, if they find the sign swings too much, especially with the modern lightweight material used, a trick is to make an ornamental bottom bar that bolts to the sign, this lowers the centre of gravity and help reduce it flapping around too much in the wind.

Although your top rail design could incorporate some fibre friction washers to 'stiffen' the swinging action a bit.

Nice job though and hope you are on for a free cuppa at least.

 

[gordon stephenson]

Good ideas there Steve. Could even put some strong little compression springs on the bolts to give a bit of steady friction.

 

[gerrymoore]

Nice job Gordon!!

 

[Jim_gsxr1000]

Looks Good !

 

[colnerov]

Good ideas there Steve. Could even put some strong little compression springs on the bolts to give a bit of steady friction.

Thackeray washers will do the same and less obtrusive.