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ImaX
03-20-2005, 05:51 PM
Hi - it's funny that the rotoating truss-stand-topic came up here the last days, since I got mine ready just yesterday. I just got it ready in time to bring it on stage the same day.

I have to mention that I got my first rotating stand directly from standbuilder(tm) himself and used parts like the legs, the bearing (with a new own bearing-holder) and the keyboard-layer for this construction.

Nevertheless it was a lot of work, and I'm proud to present my rotating truss-stand :wink: :

http://www.m-inkognito.de/daniel/stand.jpg
(note the truss-clamps, because on stage I realized that the center of gravitiy was too high to stand sturdy and I had to put some weights at the bottom)

http://www.m-inkognito.de/daniel/bearing.jpg
StandBuilder
03-20-2005, 07:44 PM
Those counterweights can be made a lot easier... :wink:


Stainlessly,

PS
kevmo_fan
03-21-2005, 01:37 AM
hahaha Pat always has to be the best in everything to do with standbuilding, hey? hahahahaha defending his title...

ImaX I think thats AWESOME work you've done there!
ImaX
03-21-2005, 05:32 AM
Thanks a lot :-)

The clamp-solution was just a quick idea on stage - we already stole two stones from the building site on the street to put it on the stand :roll:

Pat: do you mean a massive weight to put into the stand, or just a heavy tube with thick walls? I don't know if I could drill the hole exactly enough through a massive part.
matjr
03-21-2005, 10:44 AM
:twisted: great!!! :twisted:
Luca_Capozzi
03-21-2005, 10:56 AM
Did you used a car wheel hub? :D
StandBuilder
03-21-2005, 11:20 AM
Pat: do you mean a massive weight to put into the stand, or just a heavy tube with thick walls? I don't know if I could drill the hole exactly enough through a massive part.


A massive weight IN the vertical tubes....

You have a machine factory or a "construction place" in Aachen or Koblenz, don't you??? Or... bring it to Nederweert!!! :wink:

Let someone over there do it...
If you try to drill this hole through the massive parts by hand, it'll surely go wrong!!!

Stainlessly,

PS
Lennthorpe
03-21-2005, 12:01 PM
After some weeks of planning and building, I finally finished up with my first rotating stand. :D
It is based on a standard aluminium truss-element. The legs can be folded up for transportation (haven't seen it before that way...), all cables between my rack and the stand are made with multipin-connectors and a multicore for quick and easy setup on stage.
I'm still working on a lighting feature, which will be integrated into the stand in the near future. It will be based on a Microcontroller with a midi-interface and 12 ultrabright LEDs on 3 PWM-Channels (RGB), so the light will be controllable by the keyboard.

Thanks again to the Standbuilder, who was so kind to email me some infos about the bearing.

What do you think guys?

http://www.topfortea.de/lennart/01.jpg

http://www.topfortea.de/lennart/02.jpg

http://www.topfortea.de/lennart/03.jpg

http://www.topfortea.de/lennart/04.jpg

http://www.topfortea.de/lennart/05.jpg
ImaX
03-21-2005, 12:19 PM
WOW :shock:

Great work!! How did you build the connector-case, do you have the machines to weld it? I also thought about integrated connectors, but I decided that it would be too expensive.

Seems as if soon there will a stand-manufacturing-company with Community-members :twisted:
Lennthorpe
03-21-2005, 12:44 PM
No, unfortunately I don't have welding-machinery. I cutted all the parts from a big steel-plate by myself, and a friend of mine welded it all together.

Btw: The multipin I used is not an audio-connector, it's a Harting-connector that is normally used for connecting lighting-bars to Dimmer-Packs etc.
These connectors are cheaper than audio-multipins and do the same job. The only disadvantage is that they are bigger. I purchased them at my local PA-rental service.
Grey Loki
03-22-2005, 04:43 PM
I've noticed these truss stands around the forum for the past few months. I was just wondering why you all insist on welding your own truss when you can get lighting truss for fairly cheap, with little effort other than to cut it's length to the correct height?
Grey Loki
03-22-2005, 04:43 PM
By the way, nice stands!
StandBuilder
03-22-2005, 04:47 PM
Nice job, guys!!!

But no more rotating stands for me anymore.....
The builder is going to do sometyhing completely different..... 8)

Stainlessly,

Patrick
Stimpus
03-22-2005, 04:51 PM
oooooo *waits patiently for pats next materpiece*
ImaX
03-22-2005, 05:01 PM
I've noticed these truss stands around the forum for the past few months. I was just wondering why you all insist on welding your own truss when you can get lighting truss for fairly cheap, with little effort other than to cut it's length to the correct height?

We used lighting trusses and cutted them. The only welded parts as far as I can see are the bottom of Lennthorpes stand, the bearing holder and the keyboard layer.
Lennthorpe
03-22-2005, 05:17 PM
Seems like the Standbuilder has new plans in his desk...
...and also new challenges for us standbuilding-hobbyists... :lol:

We used lighting trusses and cutted them. The only welded parts as far as I can see are the bottom of Lennthorpes stand, the bearing holder and the keyboard layer.

Mine is a standard 80 cm lighting truss, so no cutting was needed for me.
Only the black parts (bottom and layer) of the stand were welded...

The bearing-holder was done by another friend of mine, who is a metal turner. This thing is made of solid aluminium, with two SKF 6205-2RS and an axis in it. The holder is then mounted on an aluminium-plate, which is mounted on the truss. So no welding here, but some nuts and bolts... :wink:
Stimpus
03-22-2005, 05:24 PM
i shall investigate a metal turner! and trusses too......i really can't be arsed with making the damn thing. it'd kill me :lol:
StandBuilder
03-22-2005, 05:41 PM
SKF 6205 2 RS 1

That's how those are called....
I have used hundreds....... :shock: thousands of them.....


Stainlessly,

Patrick
ImaX
03-22-2005, 06:04 PM
Mine is a standard 80 cm lighting truss, so no cutting was needed for me.
Only the black parts (bottom and layer) of the stand were welded...


What kind of truss are you exactly using, isn't it also a litec manfrotto truss? It's different from mine, but it has also the plates at the endings... Mine was only available in 1m and 0,75 m...

I also used screws to get the top plate mounted on the trus, you see that in my second picture.
Lennthorpe
03-23-2005, 01:52 AM
What kind of truss are you exactly using, isn't it also a litec manfrotto truss? It's different from mine, but it has also the plates at the endings... Mine was only available in 1m and 0,75 m...

Mine is an Eurolite Alutruss PST-800 (0,8m). It is also available in 1m (PST-1000) and 0,6m (PST-600). You can purchase it online and watch pictures of it at www.steinigke.de. Simply type "PST-800" in the searchbox.