Truss baseplates

[david.elsbury]

Hi there

Just a quick question- what are your truss baseplates made off?

Aluminium, steel, wood? And if I may, can I grab some approximate sizes?

 

Thanks :)

Regards

David

[JonHirsh]

Depends

 

Steel heavier = Much smaller foot print usual 1 or 2' squared

 

Alumininum MEdium = slightly larger not general worth the money

 

Wood Extremely Light = its great for a party but they are huge to balance the truss

 

I once had to bolt together 4 Steel truss plates to courter weight the truss which was 20' High I would say Steel is the best choice for any situation. but hey to each there own

[timmath]

All our XO (foot square) base plates are ali -

we have 350mm2 for things with more than 2 legs which need to have small feet

500mm for ground supported structures that are heavy

and 1m2 for lone towers and goal posts which are good for upto 4m with some stage weights on.

 

A Type, we have custom made 'x' plates about 1.3m from ali which are good for towers of 5m, higher if you got a motor above it to get it to the height you want

 

regards

 

tim