<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">You’re using proof coil chain so the WLL of the chain is gonna be, what…maybe 10 times the weight of what you’re hanging. Use the chain. Forget the turnbuckle. They’re dumb.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Rigger trick # 487<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If the height adjustment is off by something less than the length of a link, give the chain a bit of a twist. Not a full twist, mind you, because then the links tend to climb up on one another. A 1/4 or 1/2 twist will take care of it.<div class=""><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 24, 2015, at 6:25 PM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" class="">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">Howdy y'all.... directed at the installers/riggers out there..... I'm<br class="">needing to install some sub-battens to hang some legs from the same<br class="">battens that some borders are on.... I intend to use proof coil, rated<br class="">hardware, schedule 40 for the shorty battens, et al... and I have a<br class="">question about what kibbles n bits are needed, and preferences of the<br class="">rigging masters.<br class=""><br class="">Two methods, as I see:<br class=""><br class="">Method One (from top batten down to sub-batten):<br class=""><br class="">Batten > Batten Clamp > Shackle > Chain > (can I use a turnbuckle<br class="">here?) > Shackle > Chain > Sub-batten<br class=""><br class="">Method Two:<br class="">Batten > Batten Clamp > Shackle > Chain > Shackle > Batten Clamp ><br class="">Sub-batten<br class=""><br class="">The question in Method one: can I use a turnbuckle to better dial in<br class="">the height for leveling? Sometimes the difference is less than one<br class="">chain link. Chain drop is about 5 or 6 feet.<br class=""><br class="">Thoughts? Suggestions?<br class=""><br class="">-- <br class="">Jon Ares<br class=""><a href="http://www.arescreative.com" class="">www.arescreative.com</a><br class="">http://backstagethreads.com<br class=""><br class="">____________________________________________________________<br class="">For list information see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/><br class="">Stagecraft mailing list<br class="">Stagecraft@theatrical.net<br class="">http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></div></body></html>