[SML] Sub-batten rigging suggestions....

[Lou Poppler]

You can also choke the second ends of the roundslings, if they are installed from the ends of the sub-pipe.

However, another concern with roundslings is fire safety.  I was always taught to backup roundslings with a wire-rope safety in all the temporary and rock'n'roll rigging I've done, so that the load is still supported in case of enough heat to degrade the roundslings.

----- Bill Sapsis via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>If, by Spanset you mean a synthetic roundsling*…Then yes….sort of…You cannot choke both ends of a roundsling.  You can choke one end but the other end will require a shackle or a similar device.My concern with using a roundsling is that it could possibly slip along the pipe.  As I’m sure you’ve seen, people, especially kids, love to grab on to legs and pull them around.  They could conceivably pull the leg hard enough to pull the sub-pipe out of the sling.  Yeah, I know it’s a bit farfetched but it could happen.With a chain/shackle/batten clamp assembly it can’t possibly happen.  I like that a lot better.*Spanset is a brand name that is sometimes used as the generic name for synthetic roundslings.  I’ve got nothing against Spanset but I do prefer to call rigging equipment by it’s proper name.  Makes for better accuracy.  I like accuracy.Thanks
>Bill bill at sapsis-rigging.comhttp://www.sapsis-rigging.com+1.267.278.4561   mobile+1.215.228.0888   x206
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>On Sep 24, 2015, at 9:27 PM, Stephen Rees via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:Bill, in lieu of chain, might you consider two equal length spansets choked on both the system pipe and the sub-pipe?Just curious.Steve
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