Light bars/pipe

MPowers said:

What that means is that a floor flange will handle a lot of load when used as a wall mount for a torm pipe. In this configuration, the method of anchoring is far more critical than the piece of hardware.

I strongly prefer Kee Klamp fittings for this application as they encompass the pipe for a larger dimension.

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I respect your authorty and study on this subject but disagree in both of your choices for fitting.

We did a test in college with the engineering dept. We could never break the fitting, the mounting always broken first. I think we got it past 6 tons before the mounting broke loose the last time. As people said, it is all in the mounting structure and fasteners.

I had a problem similar to yours as well. I do lighting for a christian campus, and a majority of the youth-based concerts/programs take place in a small chapel in the main church that seats around 300-400. This room has limited power and mounting. In the rear of the chapel, there is a P.A. booth, above that a loft where we keep odds and ends. In order to properly mount lights for programs, we built a wall around this loft and mounted iron pipe on it. We primed it, painted it, and tested it. We hung around 15-20 lights on this railing we made (probably 30 ft length), ranging from Source Four ParNels to zooms and 10 degree Par's. As you know, these lights are quite heavy, and the railing had no problem holding up probably 200-300 pounds of lights, along with taking the beating we gave it (on the other side of the wall is a 20-30 ft. drop) and realized it wasn't going anywhere. I think you'll be fine with mounting thick iron pipe. I would get someone licensed to inspect it and give it the o.k. before permanently mounting anything on it however.