speaking of stands...

[filtered]

I thought id start a new thread as it kind of relates to the last (i.e its about stands) but doesnt involve ceilings! Bassically were wanting to use a couple of TV's in our set up, they're normall Tv's, 21", the kind you can buy from any normall store for about ?100. Now in the past to get the up higher we've stacked a few flightases and secured them ontop of them, as you can guess this is sooo not the way forward, and we really want to move away from doing it. So is there anything out there, that will alow me to fly TV's on some kind of stand? About 6-7 ft up. If not how does everyone else fly there tv's? or does no one use them any more? I've looked at unicol, and we've used them in the past however im not sure the budget can strech that far this time (looking at the site and what we would need im guessing it would cost about ?400 per stand which is too much)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Tim
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[syzygy]

Are you willing to butcher the TVs or do you need to place them in some sort of cradles?

Dan.

[filtered]

hmmmm not sure, depends how much butchering!! Idealy i think im thinking of cradles, but then again, maybe not. Why whats your idea?

[USE]

seems mobiltech.co.uk do a selection of stands and t-bars for suspending cradles from which all look okay. not sure what the competetions like, and agrivatingly they dont tell you their prices.

where else is good for t-bars?

[sleepytom]

the relatively cheap way of doing this that is fairly safe is to make tophat stands from 3/4 inch ply and ratchet strap the tv on to it.
http://cpc.farnell.com/productimages/cpc/standard/42385402.jpg
screws onto the bottom of the ply (make sure its under the center of gravity for the tv!)
you then ratchet strap the tv to the ply base (its better to of cut slots for the ratchet strap to go though in the ply - stops it slipping)
then you put the whole ting on a speaker stand
http://cpc.farnell.com/productimages/cpc/standard/42382106.jpg

this will be reasonably secure although the whole thing can be pushed over if you try! - its good enough for places where the punters can't knock into it - but don't put it in the middle of the dancefloor!

you can get all the bits you need to do this from www.cpc.co.uk - they also have a range of proper TV mounts although they are mainly for installation - hanging from the ceiling etc etc

[deepvisual]

its fairly easiy to make a flying cradle out of aluminium scaffolding & hex key clamps.
if you drill and pop rivit the clamps to the poles they will pass a safety test.

[LEVLHED]

sleepyguys way is the cheapest and easiest.
pain in the ass to lug, but you can just put sandbags inside/across the bottoms of the stands to make it way way sturdier.
make sure your weight limits on the stands are appropriate

[sleepytom]

a few stands and bits of wood are much easier to move around than a load of old TVs!

[asterix]

They look similar to some of the speaker stands available - and although TVs are generally wider - speakers would probaby be heavier. Try talking to your PA rental company.

[sleepytom]

yeah they are speaker stands - the bit of wood on a top hat mount works great for all kind of things - projectors / tv's / whatever - just remember to ratchet strap the thing to the wood! - and use sandbags for extra stability in high winds..

[VGA]

and use sandbags for extra stability in high winds..

ah yass yass, sandbags are very useful. I got one last week when my washing drying stand thing got blown off the roof and fell four stories below into my evil next door neighbours garden. Luckily for me that day their washing machine had leaked all over the lounge so they didn't really mind.

[devonmiles]

jerrycans are much more portable. just fill them with water at the gig and they will be as weighty as sandbags. and after use you can empty them into the next sink.

[SilentEclipse]

I've always dreamt of playing out with this stand

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/items/284766.jpg

the Quik-Lok WS-500 - Adjustable Modular Workstation/Stand

Not sure how practical it is to transport though.

[VGA]

Jerry cans!
More car boot VJ'ing!