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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #45 on: November 08, 2008, 12:20:25 PM »

B&H site says that safety cable has been discontinued - is there an updated part number from B&H?


If you search safety cable on B&H, lots of others come up.
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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #46 on: November 08, 2008, 04:56:59 PM »

B&H site says that safety cable has been discontinued - is there an updated part number from B&H?


If you search safety cable on B&H, lots of others come up.

Get picture hanging wire and make one yourself.  Just wrap some of the extra cable and secure with Gaffers tape.  I used 100lb wire and made 4 cables for cheap.  My Grandmother (RIP) made shell plaques that weighted a ton and used this stuff to hang them with no problem.



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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #47 on: November 08, 2008, 08:12:35 PM »
Get picture hanging wire and make one yourself.  Just wrap some of the extra cable and secure with Gaffers tape.  I used 100lb wire and made 4 cables for cheap.  My Grandmother (RIP) made shell plaques that weighted a ton and used this stuff to hang them with no problem.

Also, static climbing rope or cord (between 3 and 9mm) with proper fig8 knots and 2 carabiners should work as well.
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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #48 on: November 08, 2008, 09:49:15 PM »
I keep meaning to pick up some stainless steel fishing leader for this application.
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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #49 on: November 11, 2008, 02:50:57 PM »



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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #50 on: February 10, 2009, 02:30:36 PM »
Bump because this is a good thread to keep around. Does anyone have a picture of the safety cable in action? They don't really come with instructions, and it appears to be self-explanatory, but a picture is worth a thousand words they say.
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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #51 on: February 10, 2009, 02:35:25 PM »
Bump because this is a good thread to keep around. Does anyone have a picture of the safety cable in action? They don't really come with instructions, and it appears to be self-explanatory, but a picture is worth a thousand words they say.

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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #52 on: February 10, 2009, 02:46:11 PM »
Bump because this is a good thread to keep around. Does anyone have a picture of the safety cable in action? They don't really come with instructions, and it appears to be self-explanatory, but a picture is worth a thousand words they say.

This is a good thread to keep around with lots of pictures and links.

I agree with making your own safety cables. I got 15 feet of picture hanging cable for about $3 and a pack of carabiners for around $6. now I have about four cables of varying length.

If you do want to make your own, don't stop at the two or three pound cables but get something like 15 pounds.
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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #53 on: February 10, 2009, 03:34:58 PM »
Bump because this is a good thread to keep around. Does anyone have a picture of the safety cable in action? They don't really come with instructions, and it appears to be self-explanatory, but a picture is worth a thousand words they say.

Look back at the detail pic from my rig on page 3, about halfway down. I have it wrapped around the rail and both ends secured where the stud enters the superclamp

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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #55 on: February 10, 2009, 04:38:02 PM »
Nice! Thanks. We should have this thread sticky'd
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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #56 on: February 10, 2009, 04:46:24 PM »
I think there are longer ones available, that's just the first hit I got. They use then to secure stage lights. And company that sells lighting equipment will have them.
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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #57 on: February 21, 2009, 03:11:21 PM »
"the Avenger" D230 - Super Clamp Grip Head

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/124734-REG/Avenger_D230_Super_Clamp_Grip_Head.html

I'm thinking of trying one of these to clamp from an overhead light bar. The clamp is a little pricey, but should allow me to fabricate an extention bar on the cheap (parts list = a 5' length of pipe, a 3/8" bolt, 2-part epoxy & some black spray paint).

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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #58 on: February 21, 2009, 07:19:14 PM »
"the Avenger" D230 - Super Clamp Grip Head

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/124734-REG/Avenger_D230_Super_Clamp_Grip_Head.html

I'm thinking of trying one of these to clamp from an overhead light bar. The clamp is a little pricey, but should allow me to fabricate an extention bar on the cheap (parts list = a 5' length of pipe, a 3/8" bolt, 2-part epoxy & some black spray paint).

Rather than using pipe you might consider aluminum tubing, You can get it at almost any hardware store. Much lighter weight. You might also consider drilling a couple of holes where you epoxy the bolt in so that the epoxy have a better grip on the tubing. If you go with tubing you might wedge a short piece of dowel rod in the end that gets clamped so that it doesn't crush.
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Re: Help With Balcony Clamping
« Reply #59 on: February 22, 2009, 09:25:22 AM »
"the Avenger" D230 - Super Clamp Grip Head

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/124734-REG/Avenger_D230_Super_Clamp_Grip_Head.html

I'm thinking of trying one of these to clamp from an overhead light bar. The clamp is a little pricey, but should allow me to fabricate an extention bar on the cheap (parts list = a 5' length of pipe, a 3/8" bolt, 2-part epoxy & some black spray paint).

Rather than using pipe you might consider aluminum tubing, You can get it at almost any hardware store. Much lighter weight. You might also consider drilling a couple of holes where you epoxy the bolt in so that the epoxy have a better grip on the tubing. If you go with tubing you might wedge a short piece of dowel rod in the end that gets clamped so that it doesn't crush.

Or you could use PVC.  I use 1/2" sch-80.  Sch-80 is dark grey instead of white.
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