Vacuum-Form Signage

"That's what a Vac-U-Form can do!"[1]

TechShop used to have a medium sized vacuum forming machine, but it was lost in one of their moves. Those are useful for tool trays. Lay down all the tools for some kit, vacuum-form a tray, and put the tray in a case for the kit. Often used in aerospace, where you want to make sure nobody left a wrench inside the engine or fuel tank.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCvgvWiZNe8

	▲	Gigachad an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		That sounds a million times easier than modeling gridfinity trays.
	▲	ludicrousdispla an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		reminds me of a certain car trunk scene in Simon Pegg's "Kill Me Three Times" (although it used a custom foam insert and not vacuum-formed plastic)

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EvanAnderson 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I grew up seeing these signs all over and never gave them a thought. I love articles that bring something to my attention that I never thought to think about.

Aside: If you are a sign aficionado the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati will make you very happy: https://www.americansignmuseum.org/

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msuniverse2026 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Oh wow, just got my first age-verification redirect because I'm Australian and the 'online safety act' is kicking in. Welp.

	▲	SyneRyder 31 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		For other Australians, I'm not seeing that, and the article is totally SFW. It's all about the technology of signs for small retail & service stores in the 20th Century. I assume the comment above was a joke that initially went whoosh over my head.

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JSR_FDED 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Signage has such a huge impact on how we experience an environment, the vibes it gives off.

Comparing the US and the Netherlands - the US seems much more chaotic and organic than the Netherlands with its unified government standard typeface.

	▲	euroderf an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Schiphol airport has exemplary signage.

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userbinator 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Something about that rounded-rectangle shape is evocative of the YouTube logo - perhaps I was primed towards that as one of the signs shown is advertising "TV's".

	▲	Cockbrand an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I'm fairly certain that the YouTube logo, especially the original one, is meant to symbolize a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) TV like this one: https://spencertified.com/cdn/shop/collections/Sears-Solid-S... (random example from image search). In times of linear TV, you'd ask whether anything was on the tube when you were wondering whether you'd want to watch something.

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bigbuppo 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is great. I've been wondering about these for decades.