The mega claw is by far my favorite clamp, made by light source. If you are looking for the more standard "altman" style clamp, that will fit mostly anything then go with it, just don't put it on truss and wrench it.
http://thelightsource.com/
Anyone ever used the Light Source Safety Clamp? If so, how are they? Seems like something worth keeping in mind for my theater. Maybe it's frivolous spending, but any extra safety in a high school setting seems like a good idea to me.
What about the 2" Snap Coupler by Pro Berger?
This is by far the best moving light clamp I have ever used. I think this is the way to go if you are in a touring or one off situation where you are putting light on an off truss every day or in a timely manner.
http://tmb.com/products/ProBurger/
I'm pretty sure you've never seen or used the Mega-Claw then?What about the 2" Snap Coupler by Pro Berger?
This is by far the best moving light clamp I have ever used. I think this is the way to go if you are in a touring or one off situation where you are putting light on an off truss every day or in a timely manner.
http://tmb.com/products/ProBurger/
Good catch, JD. But how many times has it actually happened that way to you? I.e. washer in the wrong place. For me, it's about at least once every time I hang a show; after the first time, I pay closer attention for the rest of the day.From what I can see, that looks identical to what I call the "Trigger Clamp."
I love how their ad pdf has the washer on the wrong side of the latch! I'm sure some guy in design is shaking his head thinking "stupid ad department!"
http://tmb.com/Pdf/ProBurger-web.pdf
And for some reason, everyone I know calls them "gravity clamps" or "pro burgers." I think because you aren't fighting gravity as one would using half-couplers. And Pro Burgers are probably like Kleenex and Xerox.
Either of these are probably as close to McGuyver as you're going to get. And both are around $8 new and not rusty. The one on the left will rust as it is made of cast iron, the one on the right is aluminum alloy. Since you said your moving lights are scanners and not moving heads, you needn't be concerned with force-loading and using a clamp with SWL of 10 times the weight of your fixtures. But of course, ALWAYS use safeties. I've often hung Cyberlights from these, usually doubled. I've also seen the one on the left break from a neckdown using a 10" Adj. wrench on sched. 80 pipe, while over-hanging a 100 lb. JBL speaker.I'm leaning towards the Mega Claw, which I have found for $16/each. One final question: what about locations where there is no truss? Random size metal pipes, balconies, possibly ledges, and other misc areas where I don't have the luxory of a normal environment? As there any type of Macguyver type device that will connect to anything I find in the wild?
You're speaking of the clamping device in the lower left hand corner of this picture, correct? http://tmb.com/products/ProBurger/
See .jpg attachment.
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