alistermorton Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 This isn't directly a theatre related question, but I thought I'd pick some informed brains. My partner has a small photographic studio, and wants to put some hi-glide up to suspend her flash heads from. The problem is the roof is a) not horizontal and b) supported on thin wooden beams.So fixing the higlide support bars (which are alu scaff) straight to the ceiling isn't going to be possible. So what we thought was a rectangular scaff frame, standing on scaff legs with bracing, and then suspending the higlide from that. The studio isn't large, and the area we're covering is about 3m x 3m. We were going ot anchor th eframe ot th ebeams to stop side to side movement, but the weight woul dbe borne by the floor. The flash heads are Bowens gemini 500 and weigh 3.5kg, plus about the same for the diffusers so total 7kg per unit. There are three units. What we want to know is what, if any, documentation or signing off would be needed on this free standing structure? EDIT: Thinking about it, the area is nearer 4m x 4.5m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the kid Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Have a look at the manfroto auto poles. they might be just what you are looking for, using super clamps for holding up a bar or the lights themselves. + portable for taking to a shoot if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 I'll take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImagineerTom Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Assuming it is a "private place" as opposed to a licensed performance space there's no legal requirements for anything at all and only the HSAW requirements for anything you do/use in your place of work to be reasonably constructed to be appropriate to the job it's doing and not present any obvious immediate risks of injury as assessed by a competent person rather than any official regulated or certified person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 It's a photographic studio into which clients would be taken to photograph them, but it's not a licensed entertainment premises. We were going to contact a scaffolding company to do the actual construction and cutting of bars etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave m Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I would use keyclamp rather than staff fixings.I have a studio that uses a similar set up but bigger with doughty pantographs that ultimately hang off keyclamp from the ceiling. It looks a bit better than scaff connectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry davies Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I suspect he means Kee Clamps. And they would be ideal in your situation. Easy enough for you to do yourself as well. Comes in pretty colours as well, see the brochure on that site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Yes, I was going to specify kee clamps rather than straightforward scaff clamps. Much neater, and unlikely to snag stuff. EDIT spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave m Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Yup that's embarrassing. They were invented in my town! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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