Stand offs for metal and wood

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Stand offs for metal and wood

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I know this might not be the right forum, but I will ask anyways.

I have a plasma cutter and I cut the tree of life out of aluminum. We would like to put them onto a wood backer and have the aluminum stay away from the wood.

I am trying to find some kind of way to put a flat or round head thru the aluminum, thru a spacer and into the wood. If we can do this, then the plan was to increase the size of the wood backer and carve the names and or dates for our customers.

I am trying to find a picture of what I mean and will post one as soon as I find something.

TIA for any ideas.

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standoff.jpg
This is an idea of what I am looking for but as small as possible.

TIA

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There are a few different ways that could be done, what thickness Aluminium & what size are the parts you are cutting ?

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Home Depot, Lowes and Tractor Supply all carry threaded rod couplers.
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I took a metal Tree of Life and offset it by carving an offset vector of the tree.
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martin54 wrote:There are a few different ways that could be done, what thickness Aluminium & what size are the parts you are cutting ?
The aluminum is .064" and the tree is 18 1/2" diameter. The wood backer would be about 20" diameter.

Thanks for your reply.

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highpockets wrote:I took a metal Tree of Life and offset it by carving an offset vector of the tree.
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Now that is a great idea.

We were thinking stand offs because that was what we had seen before.

I will have to check this out some more.

See how you have those little looks like nails in the second picture holding the sign on the bottom? That is the idea we were thinking of but we wanted to have as small as posible so the heads are not as noticable than using screws.


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so it is very thin Aluminium then, one option I was thinking about was to cut a thread in it & use threaded bar :lol: :lol:

Are you wanting the face of the aluminium to remain free of holes/screws/fasteners or are you happy for there to be some sort of fastener showing ? The stand offs you have shown in your picture would obviously have the head of the fastener visible, can't help with suppliers being in the UK but any sign supplier should carry that type of fastening & ebay is full of people selling then at all different sizes.
If you want the aluminium face to remain clear of any fasteners or marks then something like Bighead Fasteners would work, various different types but basically you would bond one part of the fastener to the back of the aluminium. Again can't help with suppliers but if Bighead themselves don't sell on your side of the pond there will be some sort of equivalent :lol: :lol:

Sorry forgot the link :lol: :lol:

https://www.bighead.co.uk/the-original-bighead/

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Just little nails, I think I found them at a craft store.
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Speaking of the finishing nails, here's a way I came up with to set the nail without damaging the surface.
Use a piece of sanding mat
Use a piece of sanding mat
set the nail in place
set the nail in place
put the mat over the nail and tap it in.
put the mat over the nail and tap it in.
no damage to the surface.
no damage to the surface.
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highpockets wrote:Speaking of the finishing nails, here's a way I came up with to set the nail without damaging the surface.
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Any method that works is good :lol: :lol: , you could also have used a hammer/mallet with a soft(er) insert such as nylon, hide, copper etc etc :lol: :lol:

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Try these Pem standoffs. we use in steel, aluminum and wood together.these are clean and many options, from round, flat and flust, They are easy to press in and make a very clean pro look. Use is limited only by your imagination...

http://www.pemnet.com/fastening-product ... eners-new/

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Thank you for your reply's.
Not sure what we are gong to do but have lots of ideas to look at.

I will post some pictures when we decide how to proceed.

Thanks again, :P

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Go to the link below and request a catalog or use the online catalog. They have everything! you will need to complete this project and just about any other project. They have sent me free catalogs in the past.
BTW, look under sign components to find stand offs.
http://www.outwater.com/home/index.cfm

Hope this helps.
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