Les
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I am wanting to build some tormentor lighting positions, and wanted to double-check the thoughts I have so far.
I am going to add a quick sketch of the plan below.
Basically, it is a side catwalk with a handrail lighting position already existing. My thought is to cheeseborough off that with a vertical mast which would extend a little over 4' above the rail. To finalize the position, I am planning to use 18" Mega-Sidearms, which incorporate a Mega-Coupler instead of the traditional Altman C-clamp.
The rig will be cheeseboroughed to the rail in two places - the top rail and the bottom rail. Additionally, the tail-end of the pipe will rest on the floor below the rail. I have thought about using floor flanges here, and I still may, but I don't feel it would be necessary for other than a more finished look. I plan on this being a permanent "curtain warmer" position. The fixtures used here will be two Source Fours; one per sidearm.
One question I probably already know the answer to, is whether Sch. 40 pipe is necessary. I already have a lot of 2" OD 1/8" wall. For this application I wouldn't anticipate any issues with the thinner walled pipe since it's a 4' mast holding two Source Fours, but I was planning on buying a few 8' sticks of Sch. 40 pipe anyway. I just found this pipe in my supply and thought I'd ask.
Anyway, what do you all think? Anything that could be improved upon?
And since context is everything:
What's recommended for safety attachment points? I have heard of secondary clamps with forged eye-bolts. I have also seen some methods where an eye is mounted through a hole in the pipe with a Nylock on the other end, but I am not sure if that methodology is correct. Certainly not on a horizontal or tall vertical structure, I would imagine.
I am going to add a quick sketch of the plan below.
Basically, it is a side catwalk with a handrail lighting position already existing. My thought is to cheeseborough off that with a vertical mast which would extend a little over 4' above the rail. To finalize the position, I am planning to use 18" Mega-Sidearms, which incorporate a Mega-Coupler instead of the traditional Altman C-clamp.
The rig will be cheeseboroughed to the rail in two places - the top rail and the bottom rail. Additionally, the tail-end of the pipe will rest on the floor below the rail. I have thought about using floor flanges here, and I still may, but I don't feel it would be necessary for other than a more finished look. I plan on this being a permanent "curtain warmer" position. The fixtures used here will be two Source Fours; one per sidearm.
One question I probably already know the answer to, is whether Sch. 40 pipe is necessary. I already have a lot of 2" OD 1/8" wall. For this application I wouldn't anticipate any issues with the thinner walled pipe since it's a 4' mast holding two Source Fours, but I was planning on buying a few 8' sticks of Sch. 40 pipe anyway. I just found this pipe in my supply and thought I'd ask.
Anyway, what do you all think? Anything that could be improved upon?
And since context is everything:
What's recommended for safety attachment points? I have heard of secondary clamps with forged eye-bolts. I have also seen some methods where an eye is mounted through a hole in the pipe with a Nylock on the other end, but I am not sure if that methodology is correct. Certainly not on a horizontal or tall vertical structure, I would imagine.
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