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"John Cartmell" wrote in message
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I'm hoping to produce a frame for some display material. My initial plan
is to produce a square 'tower' about 900mm square and approx 1800mm high
- effectively two 900x900 frame cubes - strong enough to carry a light
notice board on each of the four 'faces'.

I'm thinking of making the frame from aluminium square section (1cm
square?) joined with plastic fixings - square equivalent of the sort of
fixings you get for gazebos/markees. The construction needs to be set up
and dismantled in minutes, be light, and be constructed of materials that
can fit in the back of a car. And it needs to be low cost.

There are commercial display products that do what you want, but definitely
not at low cost. Nothing to do with commercial display equipment comes at
low cost. You will have to design and make your own if you want that.
Bamboo is light and strong and could be made a feature of the display,
perhaps it could be pushed into holes drilled in solid plastic balls for
the joints.

Now that *is* thinking outside the box. More planning and checking. Thanks!

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