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Progress - Piccies from Signs of the Times
These pictures show "Signs of the Times" (the signmaker commissioned to make the boundary signs) manufacturing our signs. What you see being made is the pattern from which a negative mould (probably fibreglass or polymerised plaster) will be made. The resin is then poured into this negative mould to make the three signs.
Quite apart from the much nicer artistic effect, a moulded sign (as opposed to a flat sign) is remains discernible even when it is quite dirty. It is also much easier to maintain since most of the paintwork can be touched up by people of limited artistic ability who simply follow the shape.
Although there is obvious skill needed to sculpt the shape of the central figure, in fact the cutting and positioning of letters is also very demanding work - especially when letters are on an arc.
Click on any photo for a full-size version
1 metre wide mounted on a 150mm wide pole.
Each sign mounted on two posts at the Skegness boundary on Burgh Road, Wainfleet Road and Roman Bank.
Prices are excluding VAT. Delivery is 5-6 weeks at present.
SIGNS (3) - Cast in solid rigid polyurethane. 1 metre wide by 1.225 metres high Large letters in 9 mm relief. Main figure 50 – 75 mm relief Border in relief £991.95 each
TOOLING £895.06
POSTS (3 PAIRS) Aluminium posts, sand blasted clean and painted to match the signs. Allow allow for about 1000mm behind the signs and say 6-800 into the ground.
4 metres long x 76 mm diameter with all fixings (2.2 metres to the bottom of the sign). Price awaited
Delivery to Skegness if using 4.5m poles £130
TOTAL PRICE - £ 4,589.21
See other boundary signs made by the company commissioned.
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