To my beloved Riggers,
I am in need of your advice. In my theatre we often hang 2 screens for video. They are Da-Light brand 11' X 19' Fast Fold screens and the shipping weight is 187 pounds.
We have been hanging them on 2 1/8" cable anchored up in the ceiling. At the moment we cannot afford a motor to raise and lower these at the push of a button. Instead we must set up the screens and hold them in the air while I connect a shackle + sling to the cables which are set to a certin length by making loop with wire nuts (and by NOT saddling a dead horse).
This isn't a good system because: one if you need to change the height it's a major pain, set up takes too **** long and I have had trouble creating repeatable looks once we change back to the normal working height.
A union buddy of mine suggested I swap them out for Verlocks and be done with them. I looked into that but also came across Gripple and their hardware. Both claim that they can help me. Both say they can hold well above the weight I need. Gripple has a 5:1 safety ratio (still waiting to hear back from Verlock). Both are in my price range.
So my question is this:
Given the needs of my theatre what would be better to get Verlock, Gripple or is there another solution?
These screens are NOT over and audience and come up and down at least 50 times a year. Until we can afford to have a motorized system I have to do this. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks GBTimex
I am in need of your advice. In my theatre we often hang 2 screens for video. They are Da-Light brand 11' X 19' Fast Fold screens and the shipping weight is 187 pounds.
We have been hanging them on 2 1/8" cable anchored up in the ceiling. At the moment we cannot afford a motor to raise and lower these at the push of a button. Instead we must set up the screens and hold them in the air while I connect a shackle + sling to the cables which are set to a certin length by making loop with wire nuts (and by NOT saddling a dead horse).
This isn't a good system because: one if you need to change the height it's a major pain, set up takes too **** long and I have had trouble creating repeatable looks once we change back to the normal working height.
A union buddy of mine suggested I swap them out for Verlocks and be done with them. I looked into that but also came across Gripple and their hardware. Both claim that they can help me. Both say they can hold well above the weight I need. Gripple has a 5:1 safety ratio (still waiting to hear back from Verlock). Both are in my price range.
So my question is this:
Given the needs of my theatre what would be better to get Verlock, Gripple or is there another solution?
These screens are NOT over and audience and come up and down at least 50 times a year. Until we can afford to have a motorized system I have to do this. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks GBTimex