This is phase two of a series of signs i have been making for Saint Mary's School in Hampton Virginia. The job started when I was asked to replace the very old ADA door signs in the school. Along the way i have been making exterior signs for the school, the first was a Victorian style post and panel that I made for the circle behind the school where parents pick up their children. I have shared pictures of this sign awhile back but today I added a small oval to the top of the sign.
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The second post and panel sign was the same design, this time it was for the new Waterfront Classroom that the school had built on the waters edge behind the school. The panel is 30" tall and 28" wide quarter inch thick Corian. After engraving and spray painting this is what it looked like:
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A few minutes with my random orbital sander and the panel is complete.
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The install started with digging an oversized post hole for the custom steel support I fabricated to fit the aluminum circular plate on the bottom of the post. This was done last Friday so the concrete had plenty of time to cure. Tuesday afternoon i installed the post and then the panel.
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As you can see I made a classic mistake, forgot to bring the large trim piece for the bottom of the post so another trip to the school is scheduled this morning to correct my mistake.
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Inside the Classroom I installed five donor plaques. These were laser engraved half inch thick Corian plaques that were 9.75" tall and 29" wide. The pictures of the donor plaques are horrible, a combination of the setting sun and my inexpensive camera provides less than acceptable photos but I will try to get better pics when I return to install the base for the post.
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The dedication ceremony for the new Waterfront Classroom is this Saturday April 12th, 2014. Jackie and I hope to be able to attend the ceremony, its really a hoot to be able to make signs for a school that my Mother attended in the late 1920's and that I attended in the late 1950's.
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