My New Dilemma

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That looks like it's supposed to clamp to the truss facade they make. DO you have a table that will hold the weight of the unit and lights?
 
That looks like it's supposed to clamp to the truss facade they make. DO you have a table that will hold the weight of the unit and lights?

If I would use that one. I would run the legs to the ground (perhaps a base)
and secure it to the sides of the table.

If I go with a table top version, I would make it wide enough so the vertical supports were directly over the table legs.

Thanks, THIS is the kind of issue I need to think about, since I hadn't thought of it....yet. :-/
 
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Also, 7' is sort of low for a light bar.
 
Hmmmmmm.
Found this on Amazon.
A bit pricey for $500....
But I could always buy the parts and make one of my own...

With the base having a much smaller footprint than a tripod stand...
this could fit behind me.

GREAT! Now I have ANOTHER option to think about
 

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I use a tripod stand at weddings and use wireless DMX. I've set it behind me when I get shoved in a corner, but often just set it up beside the speakers - either outside them or to one side of me then the speaker out beyond that.

I got a 'goal post' sorta setup, 10' wide, for school dances to hold all the 'extra' lighting I bring to them - moving heads, UV, laser, etc. More setup time, pita to do it alone, much more time consuming - some of that is the number of lights of course.

it's also 2 stands plus the cross bars (2 need put together)..more to carry, load, etc.

My tripod is the stand and a 4play that I attach a kinta to or 2 if it's a bigger wedding/room.

I got a donner wireless setup for dmx off amazon, $125 I think. It wasn't much and works well.
 
Why not save the money, and keep the stand at home?

Put a couple of lights your speaker stands, and be done with it?

...When a customer wants more lighting charge them for the T bar stand, and just put it next to your speakers, on the side, and make sure you have enough room for the light show.

...I think you will find that this new light stand set up endeavor you are going on is going to add set up and tear down time for your set up, and it will be more weight/piecies you are loading in/out. ...And all of this for a next value of ZERO more dollars than you currently get.
 
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You will also have to keep in mind the 'forward weight' on a truss or crossbar.
The vertical poles have a M10 socket on top so you could put 2 o-clamps up and lock a pole across (do they make 8' "poles" ?) .. then it's basic weight management.

The newer Gravity LS431 base ( LS 431 B - (https://www.gravitystands.com/en/products/lighting-stands/16111/ls-431-b) ) has additional M20 receptacles, so you can mount the vertical pole in the center, in the center of the back edge or in the corner, so with it at the center back spot, it can handle weight that is "forward" a bit better. Also allows you to get a speaker close to the corner or back wall if you're really tight for space.
 
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Mike, this thread warms my heart. I almost think you're more of a cheapskate than I am. ;)

And you would be correct. Reality is that I just change my mind too often, and I get bored easily...
so I don't like to spend lots of money on lights. I will with my audio gear.

I got a 'goal post' sorta setup, More setup time, pita to do it alone, much more time consuming - some of that is the number of lights of course. it's also 2 stands plus the cross bars (2 need put together)..more to carry, load, etc.

That's why I want to work on my own "goalpost STYLE" setup.
Trust me, at 55, I am all about making the setup process lighter, easier, and faster.

Why not save the money, and keep the stand at home? Put a couple of lights your speaker stands, and be done with it?

I work in a few odd-shaped rooms...where the speakers are not always is a good spot to light up the dance floor.
And as I stated before, I am all about symmetry.

When a customer wants more lighting charge them for the T bar stand. ...I think you will find that this new light stand set up endeavor you are going on is going to add set up and tear down time for your set up, and it will be more weight/piecies you are loading in/out. ...And all of this for a next value of ZERO more dollars than you currently get.

I always "include" the light show in my price.
But honestly, I am doing this more for me than for profit.
I realize it will add SOMETHING to my setup,
but you can be damn sure that I will find a way to get what I want...with the least added effort possible.
Otherwise I won't do it.
 
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The newer Gravity LS431 base has additional M20 receptacles, so you can mount the vertical pole in the center, in the center of the back edge or in the corner, so with it at the center back spot, it can handle weight that is "forward" a bit better. Also allows you to get a speaker close to the corner or back wall if you're really tight for space.

Exactly.
Something I learned from WAY too many pipe-and-drape installs!
 
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Gravity stands look slick, easier to wrangle than a subwoofer pole mount. Anyone know how much the LS431 base plate weighs?