Counter Weight System Theatre

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Counter weight system theatre.

A counterweight is a weight that by exerting an opposite force provides balance and stability of a mechanical system. If the rigging performs its function the operators do not think about it. A 3 4 rope haul line runs from the top of the arbor up to the head block down through the lock rail around the tension pulley and back up to the bottom of the arbor. A set of 1 4 steel cables lift lines run from the 1 1 2 steel pipe or batten up to the loft blocks across to the head block and down to the top of the counterweight arbor.

Counterweight rigging systems manual rigging is a practical cost effective solution for theatres of all sizes. Video created by jadyn peterson oliver streck rachael pippen and will ebert. Counterweight rigging equipment is a background tool in the theatre. Counterweights are often used in traction lifts elevators cranes and funfair rides.

A counterweight rigging system operates so that it is not normally seen by the audience. Its purpose is to make lifting the load more efficient which saves energy and is less taxing on the lifting machine. Clancy counterweight rigging systems equipment is engineered for reliability and built to last and can be combined with automated equipment to give theatres maximum flexibility.