<div dir="ltr">Bill, in lieu of chain, might you consider two equal length spansets choked on both the system pipe and the sub-pipe?<div>Just curious.</div><div>Steve</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Stephen E. Rees</div><div dir="ltr">RAC Addition Project Shepherd<div>State University of New York at Fredonia</div><div>716.673.3208 Office</div><div>716.680.1565 Mobile</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Bill Sapsis 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"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">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><br></div><div>Rigger trick # 487<br><div><br></div><div>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><br><div>
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<br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 24, 2015, at 6:25 PM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:</div><br><div>Howdy y'all.... directed at the installers/riggers out there..... I'm<br>needing to install some sub-battens to hang some legs from the same<br>battens that some borders are on.... I intend to use proof coil, rated<br>hardware, schedule 40 for the shorty battens, et al... and I have a<br>question about what kibbles n bits are needed, and preferences of the<br>rigging masters.<br><br>Two methods, as I see:<br><br>Method One (from top batten down to sub-batten):<br><br>Batten > Batten Clamp > Shackle > Chain > (can I use a turnbuckle<br>here?) > Shackle > Chain > Sub-batten<br><br>Method Two:<br>Batten > Batten Clamp > Shackle > Chain > Shackle > Batten Clamp ><br>Sub-batten<br><br>The question in Method one: can I use a turnbuckle to better dial in<br>the height for leveling? Sometimes the difference is less than one<br>chain link. Chain drop is about 5 or 6 feet.<br><br>Thoughts? Suggestions?<br><br>-- <br>Jon Ares<br><a href="http://www.arescreative.com" target="_blank">www.arescreative.com</a><br><a href="http://backstagethreads.com" target="_blank">http://backstagethreads.com</a><br><br>____________________________________________________________<br>For list information see <<a href="http://stagecraft.theprices.net/" target="_blank">http://stagecraft.theprices.net/</a>><br>Stagecraft mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">Stagecraft@theatrical.net</a><br><a href="http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net" target="_blank">http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net</a><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>____________________________________________________________<br>
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