Rigging In Churches

[James]

Can anyone recomend stands that are stable for putting up on stairs?

 

This is for a church that has a raked balcony where cantilevering bars of the front of the balcony is too low to be useful.

 

Any ideas?

[Ben]

why not build your own with scaff?

[peter]

You could do something with those funky ladders you sometimes see adverts for in catalogues like Innovations, the ones which have 3 sections and can be made to have a flat platform on stairs etc..., but to be honest I think Ben's idea of making your own will probably be most cost effective (talk nicely to a local scaffolder, and if its a church gig the chances are you can blag some very cheap scaff...)

[andy_s]

but to be honest I think Ben's idea of making your own will probably be most cost effective

and safer

[Ian Ferguson]

Have a look at stands designed for film and television. Many have a "level leg" which may give enough adjustment, but the "c" type stands are designed for use on stairs.

 

Manfrotto website

 

Doughty Engineering Website

[Dazzler]

I would agree that making your own is a great idea. It would also be a good idea to try and add a base plate to trhe stand on one of the steps, so that you can put some stage weights on the bottom to counter the weight of the lights.

 

Dazzler

[Andrew C]

To make a short stand:-

Go to local steel stockist and "acquire" a short length of RSJ 18" or so.

Invert hook clamp into the the wide bit (not the top/bottom flange)

Weld in place.

 

Instant(ish) short stand.

 

You could chop a bit of RSJ out from above the grid in your theatre, but I wouldn't recomend it!