RobDude30 10 Posted August 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Looks great! How much did it cost for the decal? Thanks! <$25 shipped from BuildASign.com. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loganvp 0 Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 I went to build a sign also... My decal came in today so i put it on a 24x18 piece of Lexan then slipped it into a frame that I made a week ago... It lights up pretty good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LORiP 0 Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Hi - I like your signs, too. I too, have thought about using a decal. Could Loganbp or RobDude 30 attach a pic when the sign is lit? Thanks! LORi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmagelssen 10 Posted August 22, 2011 Report Share Posted August 22, 2011 Here is the one that I made ---has 5, 4 foot Florescent lights -works good for where I live, as the cars are wizzing by at 50+ MPH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nsterzenbach 10 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Here it is - finished and ready to go. One more thing I can check off of the list. This is basically a 1x4 wooden box with a plywood back, that I cut grooves in with my table saw for the Lexan sheet to slide into. There is an 18' section of ropelight inside for backlighting. How did you end up mounting your sign? Are there separate legs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobDude30 10 Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 How did you end up mounting your sign? Are there separate legs? I plan to hang it on the side of my brick mailbox. My mailbox has shrubs around it that are about 3' high that I keep trimmed flat on top, so the sign will sort of sit on top of the shrubs and hang on the side of the mailbox like a picture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vkjohnson 7 Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 I just got my sign in that I ordered from Shindigz.com about a week ago. I got the 30 in. tall horizontal banner. Pretty nice quality for what i considered a very good price. It is screen printed vinyl with metal grommets if you want to attach it to something. Check out their website. You design the banner yourself from the templates provided. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Rieger 10 Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 They did a nice job. Are you going to use a spot light to light it up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vkjohnson 7 Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 They did a nice job. Are you going to use a spot light to light it up? That's the plan. It will be near the street, so I don't need it too bright. Think I'll try 2 flood light holders with 25 watt bulbs first, then go from there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lee_N_the_NorthWest 10 Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Nice signs guys, Thanks for sharing! I just finished mine after reading this thread and finding out about buildasign.com. Here is my new sign. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Senior 0 Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Mine is backlit by a cold start flourescent tube. I drive a pipe into the ground and slip the PVC legs over the pipe to hold it upright. I have an additional sign for the web site Doug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lee_N_the_NorthWest 10 Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Senior, You build your light box from 1 x4 PVC board? Thats is what I used. Your signs look great. Lee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Odie 10 Posted November 6, 2011 Report Share Posted November 6, 2011 Mine is backlit by a cold start flourescent tube. I drive a pipe into the ground and slip the PVC legs over the pipe to hold it upright. I have an additional sign for the web site Doug Hey Doug , if this is your design on the 4 inch pvc, I copied it. Thanks It looks great Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman5214 4 Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I also used Shindigz during their 1 cent shipping sales, i used to hold them ont he ground by rebar stakes.. this year i made them a little bit more "professional and made PVC signs, I do light mine up with a cfl spotlight. I have 3 of them as I live on a large triangular corner lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Senior 0 Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Hey Doug , if this is your design on the 4 inch pvc, I copied it. Thanks It looks great Not my design. I saw others here using 4 inch PVC to frames and candy cane stiping it. Mine is just a different application of similar items. Thats what we do here....share ideas and our work so others can use the ideas if they see fit. Same as sharing Leaping lights and mega trees. Yes, my box for the sign is 1 X 4 but is pine. Painted white with multiple coats for weatherproofing. Front is lexan with decal on inside. Back is plywood with a 4 foot cold start fourescent light fixture attached to the inside. All the wiring for the rope light and extension cords goes through the framework and out the bottom of the legs so it is mostly hidden. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vkjohnson 7 Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 I also used Shindigz during their 1 cent shipping sales, i used to hold them ont he ground by rebar stakes.. this year i made them a little bit more "professional and made PVC signs, I do light mine up with a cfl spotlight. I have 3 of them as I live on a large triangular corner lot. I'm using rebar too. Taking the sign inside each night since it is so close to the street...not taking any chances. Few zip ties to slip over rebar, spotlight, and done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RAB 48 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 That looks really nice! I let my daughters hand paint mine. I love them, but would really like a more professional look like yours. Nothing screams Merry Christmas more than hand painted signs by kids. Your sign is awesome and anything more professional would be less Christmas. No offense intended for all of the other great signs, I just love the family look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
digdug7869 0 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) Well I decided to build my own sign this year as well and I had a local sign shop design what I wanted and I built the "box" and candy canes. I think total I spent was $85 for sign design and the wood and pvc another $30 so for a little over $100 this is what I have now...If you go to my web site you can see my "unprofessional" coroplast with marker signs...HUGE difference!!!! www.MusicalChristmasLightShow.com Let me know if anyone wants more details... PS - Web Site is new this year too so any feedback is appreciated!!!! Edited December 12, 2011 by digdug7869 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aar831 10 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Where do most of you get your signs printed? Do you design and give them the file, or let them do the design? I am having on printed from FastSigns now, I'll let you know how it turns out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vkjohnson 7 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Where do most of you get your signs printed? Do you design and give them the file, or let them do the design? I am having on printed from FastSigns now, I'll let you know how it turns out. I used http://www.shindigz.com/. You design the banner on their site and it is printed exactly as you designed it. Mine turned out great. It's no stick on film, just printed vinyl, so you'll have to spot light it. Edited December 22, 2011 by vkjohnson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rigel2601 0 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 I'm thinking of using a 32"x24" LED writable sign for Tune To and Playlist info. Has any one tried this? The temperature specs on this one is certainly suitable for outdoors, but I don't know how they hold up to moisture (dew, rain, snow). I guess I could away put a clear plastic covering over it. Dennis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mwhite7097 10 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I had 2 of the Shindigz signs last year. The price is great but found they ripped from the grommets in strong wind and also, I didn't like the fact I had to illuminate them during the shows. This year I made a simple "Tune To" sign with 1/4" opaque or "frosted" plexiglass. I just printed out the frequency #s and taped them (reversed)to the back of the plexi as a stencil. Then I spray painted the plexi black so only the "Tune To 89.9 FM" was frosted. A simple plywood box and some LED strings inside lit up the frosted letters great. It was also a good use for a couple LED strings that only had half of the lights working. I control the sign with an extra channel so they only light up between songs. It is helpful to also flash the sign on and off because it grabs the attention of viewers who often don't know where to look for the radio info. The entire thing took about 20 minutes to make and works out better for my show than just the Shindigz signs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PaulChristmas 13 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I made mine out of 1 string of 70 count Yellow LED. Must work because everyone I talked to had the radio on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedyken 3 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Hey Senior, the wife and i truly like your sign, really awesome. Hope you won't mind me copying it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deanathpc 11 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I cheated and used some of my excess coro to make my sign. Another in a rush thing. Some left over paint after using my projector to drawn on what I wanted the sign to say. I still need to get some pics of it to post though. Dean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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