A1 A-Board Pavement Sign - Double Sided 32mm Snap Frame, Aluminium

Two A1 snap frames on a pair of legs - that is what this is, and it is the reason it is easier to live with than most footpath signs. Each face is a 32 mm aluminium snap frame: all four edges flip open from the front, the poster goes in behind a clear PVC sheet, and the edges press shut again. A few seconds a side, no tools, and the sign never has to be moved or taken apart.

It takes ordinary paper posters. That is the whole point of a snap frame - it was made for soft stock. Print at a copy shop, or run one off on the office printer at A1 if you have the machine for it. Nothing has to be mounted on board first.

Both faces take an A1 poster, 594 x 841 mm, and both are worth printing - the two sides face people walking in opposite directions.

It stands 100 cm tall and arrives assembled. Unfold the legs, drop the posters in, and it is working. It folds flat again for storage or for the back of a car.

The frame is aluminium, so it does not rust. Like any A-frame it is a sign you put out for trading and bring back in afterwards - a sheltered footpath or a covered entrance is its place, not the open weather in a storm.

Questions & Answers

Q: What kind of poster does it take?
A: An ordinary paper poster at A1, 594 x 841 mm. It is a snap frame, so soft stock is what it is designed for - nothing needs mounting on a board first.

Q: How do I change the poster?
A: Press the four edges of the frame open from the front, lift out the clear PVC sheet, put the new poster in and press the edges shut. A few seconds a side, no tools, and the sign stays where it is.

Q: Does it arrive assembled?
A: Yes. Unfold the legs and it is ready. It folds flat again when you want it out of the way.

Q: Can it stay outside?
A: Put it out while you are open and bring it in afterwards. The aluminium does not rust, but like any A-frame it is not built to stand in a storm - a sheltered footpath or a covered entrance suits it.

Q: Will a paper poster survive out there?
A: The PVC sheet keeps splashes and dust off the face of it, but it is a cover, not weatherproofing. If the sign goes out every day, print on something heavier or ask the print shop for a weatherproof stock.

Q: What is the frame made of?
A: 32 mm silver aluminium with round corners, on aluminium legs. The backing board behind each poster is corflute.

If the sign needs to take a printed rigid board instead of paper, the steel sandwich board takes 600 x 900 mm corflute panels. For a sign that stays out through the weather, see the pavement sign on a water-filled base. The rest are in A-frame signs and pavement boards.