Stainless Steel Sign Standoffs, 3/4 in Diameter, 1 or 2 in Long

Standoffs hold a flat sign a short distance off the wall. Each one has a round barrel that screws to the wall, a cap that threads into the barrel, and the panel sandwiched between them. The result is a sign that floats in front of the wall with polished metal points at the corners.

These are brushed stainless steel, 3/4 in in diameter, with caps, barrels and screws. Choose the length and the pack:

• 1 in long, 4 pieces.
• 1 in long, 8 pieces.
• 2 in long, 4 pieces.

The length is the barrel, so it is roughly the gap between the wall and the back of the panel. A 1 in gap looks tight and tidy. A 2 in gap casts a deeper shadow, gives a back-lit panel more room for its light to spread, and helps on walls that are not flat.

Use them for:

• Printed acrylic panels and halo-lit acrylic panels. Our halo-lit printed panels always stand off the wall on standoffs so the light can spread behind them.
• Flat signs such as office plaques, directory boards and backer panels.

Channel letters are a different case. We mount letters flush to the wall on studs, and halo-lit letters spread their glow from flush. Use standoffs on letters only if you deliberately want them to float.

How they go up: mark the holes from the panel, drill and anchor the wall, screw the barrels to the wall, set the panel on the barrels and thread the caps on through the panel holes. Use wall anchors that suit your wall when the screws do not go into wood framing. The holes in the panel must fit the cap's threaded post, so check that before you drill.

For a small panel, one standoff at each corner is the usual layout. Larger panels need more along the edges so the panel stays flat; count them before you choose a pack.

Pick the length by the look and the wall. For a plain printed panel on a smooth wall, 1 in keeps it close and neat. For a back-lit panel, or a wall with texture or a slight bow, 2 in gives more room.

Pick the quantity by the panel size. Small panels take four, one in each corner. Wider or taller panels need extra standoffs along the long edges so the panel does not sag or flex; if in doubt, add a pair in the middle of the long sides.

Before you drill the panel, check the hole size against the cap's threaded post, and keep the holes far enough from the edge that the acrylic does not crack.