[SML] proper batten clamping device for pipe-downs

[PATRICK MCCREARY]

I like Kee Klamps - 1-1/2" rated at 2000 lbs. axial load -

Patrick

On 10/1/2014 11:18 AM, Joe Wilson via Stagecraft wrote:
> As the titles sez, I'm looking to hang a pipe vertically from a batten
> to create a pipe-down position for a couple of lighting instruments.
>
> I've seen this done with Rota-locks, but I'm not sure if that's kosher
> and it feels a bit kludgey to me.  I haven't been able to find a spec
> sheet that gives a vertical load limit, so that supports my kludgey
> assumption.  (Though I did see one reseller quoted as "great for
> dropping a pipe down from a lighting grid," but no vertical load specs
> supplied.)
>
> What's your favorite pipe clamp for piping down for ladders or
> pipe-downs / tail-downs?


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G. Patrick McCreary
Technical Director
Department of Theater and Dance
Indiana University of Pennsylvania