Retired road sign re purposing
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Retired road sign re purposing
Has anyone ever used old retired road signs as a source of aluminum to cut from? I have acquired a few (yes, legally!) And I was just curious about the best way to remove the reflective sticker that is the actual signage. It's fairly thick, super sticky, and strong! Also, would cutting it still attached but facing down work? Or would it create dross issues?
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Re: Retired road signs
I wouldn't cut them at all. Make tables and clocks, etc. out of them! Create frames that match the shapes, and sell them.
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Re: Retired road signs
I just bought one of these a few weeks ago and it would likely do the trick.Pyro1983 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 1:12 pm Has anyone ever used old retired road signs as a source of aluminum to cut from? I have acquired a few (yes, legally!) And I was just curious about the best way to remove the reflective sticker that is the actual signage. It's fairly thick, super sticky, and strong! Also, would cutting it still attached but facing down work? Or would it create dross issues?
it claims to have 1001 uses, but would likely remove the reflectives, making short work of it. The scraper that they provide was pretty good quality which I used to remove something similar..
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Re: Retired road signs
Yes they can be cut stickers side down, with the work clamp attached directly to the piece.
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Made these for chain link fence sign backers
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Re: Retired road signs
That's a great idea for repurposing those old signs!Jack of all trades wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:37 pm 20200604_200903.jpgMade these for chain link fence sign backers
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