<div dir="ltr">I've wanted to do the same, and wondered if anyone has tried these from The Light Source.  Looks like the thing for the job.  <a href="https://www.thelightsource.com/products/mega-coupler-pipe-adapter-41">https://www.thelightsource.com/products/mega-coupler-pipe-adapter-41</a>  </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div>Mike Locke</div><div>Technical Director and Facilities Manager</div><div>Numerica Performing Arts Center</div><div>Wenatchee, WA</div><div><a href="mailto:mike@numericapac.org" target="_blank">mike@numericapac.org</a></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Dave Vick via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Wednesday, October 1, 2014, Joe Wilson via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
What's your favorite pipe clamp for piping down for ladders or<br>
pipe-downs / tail-downs?<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div></span><div>Assuming you're using 1-1/2" Sched.40 pipe for everything, I prefer a welded T across the top of the taildown  pipe, and clamp the cross-arms of the T to the batten with heavy-duty <span></span>Doughty clamps. </div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br>-- <br>Dave Vick<br><a href="tel:517-749-3859" value="+15177493859" target="_blank">517-749-3859</a><br>Sent from my iEuphemism<br>
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