Lighting Stand Cart
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Lighting Stand Cart
I partner with a lighting guy for a lot of youth events in my area. He uses a lot of tripod stands for his lighting setup. After nearly seven years of carrying all of his stands in canvas stand bags, I built him a cart. This started with a retired hospital laundry cart, some pine 1x4 and some good-old PL. All in all, this reduces the load-in / load-out by at least eight round trips to the trailer.
Last edited by David Raehn on Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:22 am, edited 1 time in total.
BFM rig:
6 OT12
4 T48
4 WH8
Other:
56 box Electrotec LabQ rig
Way too many cables
6 OT12
4 T48
4 WH8
Other:
56 box Electrotec LabQ rig
Way too many cables
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Re: Lighting Stand Cart
Here's another couple pictures. There are 27 triangular slots for the tripod stands. The extra vertical spaces are handy for cross tubes and tees.
BFM rig:
6 OT12
4 T48
4 WH8
Other:
56 box Electrotec LabQ rig
Way too many cables
6 OT12
4 T48
4 WH8
Other:
56 box Electrotec LabQ rig
Way too many cables
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Re: Lighting Stand Cart
Excellent!
6 - T39 3012LF
4 - OT12 2512
1 - T24
1 - SLA Pro
2 - XF210
"A system with a few knobs set up by someone who knows what they are doing is always better than one with a lot of knobs set up by someone who doesn't."
Re: Lighting Stand Cart
Bruce Weldy wrote:Excellent!
I agree. That's awesome! I need to do something similar for mic stands...
I gotta say though...that's a whole lotta tripods! What would you call that many? A troop of tripods? Maybe a forest of tripods?
Built:
4 Jack 112L- 3012HO, melded array
17.5 wide AutoTuba with Infinity 860w
6 Wedgehorn W6 w/ Panel Mount Piezos
2 T48 Slims (15" wide) with 3012LF
4 T48 Fattys (32" wide) with 3015LF
4 Jack 112L- 3012HO, melded array
17.5 wide AutoTuba with Infinity 860w
6 Wedgehorn W6 w/ Panel Mount Piezos
2 T48 Slims (15" wide) with 3012LF
4 T48 Fattys (32" wide) with 3015LF
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- Joined: Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:56 pm
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Re: Lighting Stand Cart
I'm getting ready to do a mic stand addition to my main gear cart. I forget where the thread went (can't seem to find it) that I did some time ago about my 'everything' cart. I'll repost when the modifications are done. I usually carry at least 8 mic stands. I need to get a couple more shorty desk-top stands. They really are handy for putting the '57s in front of guitar amps....
This lighting stand cart was a real joy to make: We were going back and forth about dimensions for a couple weeks when low-and-behold, I ended up at the ER with my youngest (who had just that evening done his first FOH gig (at 10 years old)). I saw the laundry bin and thought "that's perfect". I remembered that the Goodwill stores use these quite a bit. After wheeling and sealing at the Goodwill, I brought home a pair of them for $150.
The math for the woodwork ended up being dirt simple, I can show anyone who may be interested. The two frames involved used up exactly 10 eight foot 1x4s in total and took about 3 hours to cut and assemble. The cart was not modified at all.
This lighting stand cart was a real joy to make: We were going back and forth about dimensions for a couple weeks when low-and-behold, I ended up at the ER with my youngest (who had just that evening done his first FOH gig (at 10 years old)). I saw the laundry bin and thought "that's perfect". I remembered that the Goodwill stores use these quite a bit. After wheeling and sealing at the Goodwill, I brought home a pair of them for $150.
The math for the woodwork ended up being dirt simple, I can show anyone who may be interested. The two frames involved used up exactly 10 eight foot 1x4s in total and took about 3 hours to cut and assemble. The cart was not modified at all.
BFM rig:
6 OT12
4 T48
4 WH8
Other:
56 box Electrotec LabQ rig
Way too many cables
6 OT12
4 T48
4 WH8
Other:
56 box Electrotec LabQ rig
Way too many cables