[SML] Bottom hanger irons

[e-mail frank.wood95]

These are fine, this being what they are designed for. Provided that
they are properly fitted, so that the strain is always dead vertical.
There should always be a ring fitting somewhere near the top of the
flat, through which the hoist line passes.

I once had our Master Carpenter build me a light box to hang ove a
set. I was slightly alarmed when I saw it, thinking it far too heavy.
Still, whe flew it up and dead hung it. It was fine through the run.
Unfortunately, I was unable to be present at the get out. The crew
managed to get it on the piss, and the hangers are not designet to
take this sort of loading, especially when secured by 1"#8 woodscrews!
First one and then another hanger pulled off, and we had to replace a
couple of boards in the stage floor. Mercifully, nobody was beneath it
at the time.

On 15 September 2014 00:29, Scott Spidell via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> I was going to email Bill directly, but I thought I should throw this out to
> the list as well...
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> Your Honourable Mr. Sapsis,
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> I know I could have asked one of your minions, but... I want to fly some
> Hollywood-style flats. I looks as though you only sell bottom hangers for
> the traditional style of flat. What should I use?
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> Scott
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> I wrote "honourable" in the Canadian/British way because I think it "sounds"
> better - if I had dropped the "u" you might think I was from Philly and was
> saying it sarcastically.
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