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    HIT swage tool crimp size

    UPDATE: After a long period of silence following my question (to a bunch of retail HIT distributors), one of the suppliers I emailed got back to me (Westech Rigging Supply) and sent me this sheet.
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    HIT swage tool crimp size

    Thanks, I'd appreciate any information you're able to dig up. I'm really hoping not to have to choose between buying an expensive new swaging tool just because it has better documentation and compromising on the safety of my students' rigging. That's no choice at all, of course, but it seems...
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    HIT swage tool crimp size

    Well, I know this thread is super old, but here I am in a venue that's got a HIT swaging tool with the go-no-go gauge, but I've got no table for crimping. A quick call to the most local HIT dealer to try and get one has borne no fruit beyond their rep telling me that a sleeve can only fit so...
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    Orchestra Pit Codes/Laws

    Indeed, that's part of the plan.After looking into STRATA, it looks like that would end up costing about $39k. Worth every penny, but it's way more pennies than I have. Now I'm back to thinking that me building my own for $3k is a not completely ruinous idea. At $3k, it doesn't need to be...
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    Orchestra Pit Codes/Laws

    My design's for a system of stress-skinned, steel framed platforms on steel supports, but...point taken. Although it looks to me like the existing sprinkler system is fine (the pit has its own sprinkler system) and that I build all kinds of things in compliance with fire code all the time (and...
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    Orchestra Pit Codes/Laws

    Well at the moment, the venue's already effectively closed due to COVID concerns, which is fortunate since the fire curtain also does not currently function. 🙃Back in August I did get deep into Cal OSHA's documentation, as well as the TSP resources (notably E1.46). Even though OSHA doesn't...
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    Cable Pass-Thru For Walls

    Yeah, maintaining the integrity of the fire rated walls is important to me. This is why I'm looking for manufactured products and not just drilling holes through my walls. :)Thanks for the responses, this is all very helpful.
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    Cable Pass-Thru For Walls

    Hi folks! I'm wondering if anybody has a good idea of where to go to find a manufactured "Cable Pass" or a mouse hole. I've worked in a few venues that have had these, and now I work in a venue that could really use these (a lot of side rooms where cables need to go, but doors that also need to...
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    Orchestra Pit Codes/Laws

    Hi Folks! New to Controlbooth after years of lurking.I manage a fancy PAC that's part of a high school, and we've got a great big open orchestra pit that drops down 8' directly at the edge of the stage. Currently there's no pit cover, filler, or net. I've done what I can with ropes and...
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