Panel Trap rigid panel holders

Types of Panel

The taller the panel the more important it is to select a rigid but lightweight panel substrate to reduce the risk of over-toppling if knocked or otherwise disturbed.  Our recommendation is not to exceed 1.8m tall and we suggest 1.5m is a safer height to minimize the risk.

Panel Trap bases can be used with many types of rigid substrate or display board.  Popular choices are:

• Foam PVC or foamcore especially higher grade materials such as Smart-X (typically 10mm thick for mid height panels or 16mm for taller displays) 
• Honeycomb centre display boards (typically 16mm or 20mm thick) such as Ultraboard, Quikaboard or Re-board Premium White Core from Orian Green 
• Dibond or equivalent ACP sheets (3mm thick for short panels up to 1.2m high, 4mm thick for mid height panels up to 1.5m, and 6mm for tall panels).  

Be sure to consider the flexing of a tall panel - the final choice of panel is the customer's resonsibility and will be influenced by location, desired finishing process etc. 
Panel Trap bases are intended for indoor use and for stability reasons should only be used for short term outdoor applications (with short panels) at customer's risk.

Base Dimensions for Panel Trap

The length of the base corresponds to the model size.  It is usual for the panel width to match the base width - though in practice the panel can protrude by an equal amount each side if required.
The width or spread of the base is 400mm  plus the thickness of your panel (each side is 200mm).
The bottom 85mm of the panel is within the base.  This should be allowed for in the design of the graphic.

Panel Hole Positions

Your display panel must be pre-drilled to allow the two halves of the base to be bolted together.  
The supplied bolts are M8 implying minimum 8mm diameter holes, but in practice we suggest 9mm or 10mm diameter holes in the panel to allow some assembly tolerance.
For all sizes of Panel Trap base the hole centres must be 45mm up from the bottom of the panel to allow the panel to 'sit' on the ledge built into the base.

The horizontal distance between hole centres is as follows:
Outer holes: 
100mm in from each end of the base.
Central hole: 
For 300mm wide base there is no central hole (only two holes required). See below.
For 600mm wide base the central hole is 200mm from each outer hole. See below.
For 800mm wide base the central hole is 300mm from each outer hole.
For 1000mm wide base the central hole is 400mm from each outer hole.