wood smv plaque

[Soundguy]

I forgot to mention this earlier. I was adding a smv plaque to my hay trailer and to my ford 5000 ( had to rob the previous one off the 5000 earlier in the year for a new mower ). Anyway.. Tractor supply usually sells the plastic cheap ones, and the aluminum not so cheap ones.. and a palin decal that ou just stick on to a hard surface.. Well.. for the past 2 weeks.. they havn't had any of the palstic or metal ones.... so today.. in desperation.. I grabbed the decals,

When i got home.. I started searching for something to stick them too that will be kinda permanent so i can reuse them.. I.E. not cardboard.. etc. Then i remembered I had some 3/16" door skinning / luann sheeting. I used the decal as a stencil, and then cut the wooden smv plaque out on my benchtop scroll saw. and then dressed the edges with the disc sander. Turned out great. Stuck the decals on, and then flipped em over.. used gorilla glue and 3 big magnets onthe opposite side, and left a thick book on it to clamp it while the decal glue and the gorilla glue cured. You can't tell it's a wood smv plaque unless you flip it over.

My wife noticed it just now and asked about it.. so i decided to 'fess up and post about it.

Soundguy

 

[RobS]

All that and no pictures? How is that possible???

I take it this emblem/implement/tractor will not be out in the rain? I don't think luann will hold up to moisture very well, but other than that it should be great. I'm just having trouble picturing the whole thing...

 

[Soundguy]

All that and no pictures? How is that possible???

I take it this emblem/implement/tractor will not be out in the rain? I don't think luann will hold up to moisture very well, but other than that it should be great. I'm just having trouble picturing the whole thing...

The tractor sets upder a tarp canopy, and also has a buggy top on it. The SMV plaque attaches to the back of the deluxe seat that has a big metal back plate for the magnets to grab onto. It is out of the rain.. however.. since it is magnetic.. I can just pop it off every time I park the tractor and stick it to something insidt the barn.. like a door or something.. etc.

Just picture an smv plaque that you flip over and see wood grain and 3 magnets. When my wife brings the camera home from school I'll post a pic.

Soundguy

 

[schmism]

my rual king the AL SMV was .30 more than the plastic one, and .75 more than the sticker.

i picked up an AL one

 

[Soundguy]

I prefer the al ones.. however at my tsc.. the al ones are 11.99.. the plastic ones are 7.99.. and the decal are 5.99 or 6.99 can't remember which.

soundguy