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Comment by Justin Lang on January 21, 2012 at 5:37pm

I was recently working on a new design and a moment in the show, it gives me the feeling of a sunset in a nondescript place. I found the CRAZY place for inspiration, my office window which faces west. Each day there are a number of different sunsets with clouds, without, oranges, purples.

I was wondering, where have you found inspiration?

Comment by Kyle Bjordahl on October 4, 2011 at 2:39am

Just as a reference for anyone looking at old posts, the boom base that accepts unthreaded pipe is known as a Stropini Base in the SF bay area. Basically what Brian described with the locking bolt, except with 2 of them, and perpendicular reinforcements between the pipe holder and the plate. Pretty reliable.

Comment by Claude Neves on October 2, 2011 at 9:07am

Thanks Larry for your tip....

Comment by Mike Mahoney on September 28, 2011 at 6:57am

Hey Larry and Claude - Looks like the "good" LDs are loosing their hair! LOL!

Anyone working in Miami this week on ASTRO?  The Siemens booth and the Accuray booth are doing some very cool video and lighting.  Different from the usual trade show stuff.

 

Comment by Larry Robbins on September 28, 2011 at 12:09am

HI Claude...  you  might want to also check out http://www.lightnetwork.com

 

 

 

 

Comment by Claude Neves on September 27, 2011 at 11:33pm

Hi guys, I’m a LD Tech and would like to network and make friends , also this seems like an awesome group, LD people just like me! If anyone would like to contact me, I’ll be at LDI Orlando on Oct. 28^th !

 

Comment by Brian David Essad on July 19, 2011 at 8:52am

A company in Sacramento, surprisingly called Sacramento Theatrical Lighting, that markets a 66# base that accepts non-threaded 1.5" pipe. One version has lip in the bottom so the pipe won't slide through and the other version allows the pipe to go through. This allows multiple bases to be stacked on on pipe so you and add weight to the base. They all stack nicely on each other for storage as well.

 

The other option is what my company has done. Get a pipe with a slightly larger diameter to pipe you are using. Weld a piece about 6" long onto the center of a 2'x2'x1/2" piece of steel. Drill a hole in the side of the 6" piece of pipe about an inch down from the top. Weld a nut over the hole and thread in a bolt. The bolt will tighten onto your piep and hold it in the base. We also put small pieces of steel on the underside of the 2'x2' plate to help prevent the base from wobbling.

Comment by Mike Mahoney on July 19, 2011 at 7:12am

Home Depot - Quick drying concrete and a bucket!

Comment by Jeffrey E. Salzberg on July 19, 2011 at 4:30am

I've seen some, made with Kee Klamps (or something similar), but I suspect they were made in-house and not commercially available.

Comment by Stephen Ellison on July 19, 2011 at 2:51am

I don't think there is a boom base for unthreaded pipe. I can think of ways to support unthreaded pipe in a vertical position but not with a weighted base. You would need more pipe and scaffolding clamps, "cheeseboro's".

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