r/Rigging

Source: reliancehexham

I have a few of these threaded bolts sticking from the ceiling. They seem to have M8 thread on them and I was thinking I can buy one of those eye anchors, secure it with a normal bolt from above and a bolt with the anti-slip rubber from below and then use a carabiner to hang a punching bag on it.

How bad of an idea is that?

P.S. I don't have the bag yet, I wanted to figure out the mounting situation first.

I’m trying to hang a batting cage net around the interior of the 50x50 total on my half, the full building is 100x50, office 20x12 /8x8 bathroom.1 multi piece I-beam in the middle of the space, I assume there is another behind the dividing wall. The walls are 8” purlin 14ga I think. I assume rafters are the same size. There is overlap of purlins across each ibeam. Horizontal purlins are 4ft, 7ft, 12ft, and 16ft at the roofline.The z-purlin has prefab holes in every piece on either side of the ibeam and against the outer wall. I was thinking about using 24” unistrut clamped to the center I ran to support a retractable net. I am struggling to come up with the least intrusive method possible to support 3/16th tensioned cable running from the outside of each bay door to the opposing side bay doors. The entire netting system would weigh no more than 500lbs total.

What’s the best way to attach/hang from the purlin and mount a brace for the turnbuckle on each end.

Was at a local event and noticed this. To my understanding shouldn’t it be choked on the bottom chord, not the top chord?

Side Note: I’m not concerned safety of this, was more so curious for my own knowledge/experience.

Hi all, I’m a project manager at a large regional production company. I have IA training as a rigger, haven’t actively worked in that role in a decade but I try to keep my chops sharp. Thought you all might like a little entertainment on a Saturday. An agency client sent me this last night. “Ran your LED panel count through Gemini so I could diagram out rigging points, can you use this?” 😆💀

It reinforced why I absolutely never spend time under a suspended load at an event unless I know who hung it. Have fun everyone, be safe out there.

I’m thinking of putting an eye bolt either at the bottom or into the side. Is this a good idea or am I risking damage to the structure. The nets will be getting filled here, so highest working load will be impacted by if hay is getting dumped in by hand and for the raising to be loaded. I think the beam is 12x4 - I forgot to measure. Can update with measurement if it’s close. It’s a 15’ span between posts.

Got this from someone who worked at a merchant marine academy. It’s pretty heavy, any ideas?

Anybody in here work the Ed Sheeran loop tour? I'm trying to scope out what the shed is like but the LED wall and masking on the PA truss make it impossible to see what the steel is like behind it. They only have 10 upriggers called for it, which feels suspiciously light for a stadium tour. I managed to find one glimpse behind the wall and it doesn't seem like anything crazy is going on back there. Is it just a standard shed build? Anything funky about it or noteworthy?

It will only be my second time rigging in a shed, if I'm able to take the call, so I just wanna make sure I'm not out my depth. For context, my first rig in a shed was for the R&B tour (Usher/Chris Brown) and I did some climbing hand work for the SummerSlam show that just happened, so anything relatively close to those/regular truss shouldn't be too different/difficult. Any info on what the rig is like, number of points, motor sizes, etc. would be greatly appreciated! (Pics for reference/algorithms)

Thanks ahead of time for any info!

*Title Edit* - Warehouse ceiling purlins.

We have a 20kg kinetic sculpture that needs occasional raising and lowering. Could one electric hoist lift its upper steel ring using a three-leg bridle?

We’d remove the existing light and ideally position the hoist there. The roof has light-gauge C/Z purlins with anti-sag rods. We know the rods, lamp bracket and roof sheeting aren’t lifting points.

Would a purpose-built trimmer spanning several purlins be appropriate, or should the load be taken back to the primary portal frame?

Any help or ideas are welcome!