In a few weeks, I’m doing a Laser show in a school and I am planning on rigging some of the lasers on a flat platform 3.2m high created by the seating in the school hall when it is folded up.
I’m trying to think of a way to secure the lasers that is better than gaffer tapping them down.
One option could be to bolt the mounting brackets to a square piece of board and tape or clamp that down using sash clamps. But this does not seem like much of an upgrade compared to taping the lasers down securely.
Keen to know from more experienced, laserists what they would do in this situation?
Call me old fashioned, but I’d just ue gravity if the head sits comfortably behind the lip of those bleachers? Are you expecting extremely heavy low-end in the audio that might vibrate the lasers off the shelf there?
Your idea of a wood base and gaff would be fine. A heavy theatrical base would be best.
How are you cabling this? Seems like it would be a p.i.t.a. on a step ladder given the uncertainty of rear access of the bleachers. I assume the client / venue is cool with you using their property as structure. Are you bringing the ladder? Crank stand solves all of these issues.
Not much bass at this end of the room. I may use the built in bracket to point the laser slightly upwards though. So maybe a bit of gaffer on the bracket to prevent movement.
Thanks, I do have one 3m tripod but plan to use it at the other end of the room. The venue has a ladder so using theirs.
Cabling - there are some above head level wooden ledges/rebates that run all the way round the room so planning to use them as cable shelf going over doors.
I don’t have any theatre bases so I think some wooden board and two bolts per laser will be the solution, then I can use the yoke to angle the lasers up slightly.
