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As Kyle said above, cast floor flanges, are not meant to be used in rigging, and while cheeseburgers are not "ANSI Approved for Overhead Lifting" it is a commonly accepted practice to use them for temporary rigging of cross pipes on Pipe Grids; I would also argue that in this particular case...

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@jtweigandt I was thinking the same thing. I sure hope the stagehands keep a big bottle of WD-40 on hand.

I really want to see more specs but what I have seen tells me this has a plastic case which is easy to open, by anyone. It has a "Patent Pending" brake system. Those are just the items I identified in a quick search, most everything out there right now is Milwaukie Fan-boys republishing the...

Great for an engine hoist, or maybe lifting a pallet of supplies to the second floor in a construction site. If I saw one of these in a venue.... Yeah, no way

If it was a full runaway, lock-out that Electric/Batten and have it inspected prior to using it again; the dynamic forces imposed on the structure and materials can be considerably. It may be beneficial to request an estimate for a Counterweight Rigging operation training session from the...

Stagecraft is going to have a booth (apparently right next to ETC's) . I may be going up that Saturday.

It makes me rather uncomfortable. I'd much rather see a shackle in there, of course I'd rather see the entire thing replaced by truss, or at least see all the U-bolts removed, the stretchers coped and welded.

The only thing that comes to mind to meet all your requirements would be building the revolve inside a wagon with a bottom. you'd them have to have a way to lock it in place for the different areas to which you want it to move. How big a revolve are we talking about? I have a design for a...

Thank you! I'm so very glad, and releived, that you reached out to those folks, and that you've got working hoists now. Thank you for letting us know.

Man, this came up on a recent job. I work for a company and we install riggings and systems for new and existing construction. We see a LOT of new, dead hung rigging. and as opposed to rigging with ATR <All Thread Rod>, it is greatly preferred, by many Engineers, that we dead hang with chain...

You must have received the same email I did this morning!Also, if RB is too expensive or you have other issues, check your local area for Large format printers usually a Sign or Billboard company <Though most of the Billboard companies have farmed out printing to China and it adds a bit of...

Yeah, which is the way it should be with a chain as well. the pipe pocket or chain pocket should be floating. In the OLD days the pipe pocket would have gaps in it every 5-6 feet. you would use a piece of hardware called a cyc-clamp or... Oh there's another term, anyway you put the clamp ove the...

I understand being on a thin budget but putting hoists into service when you don't know their history, have no idea if their internals are working properly or know the condition of their brakes is a questionable decision (in my opinion). While I realize you want a quick answer, receiving one...