So sorry for the tardy reply!
Thank you so much everyone! I’m really enjoying going through all your recommendations, and considering all the different products you’ve posted links to. Some really great solutions out there.
Let me take a few moments to answer all your clarifiying questions, as I have definitely used some of the wrong terminology and have been too vague with some details (sorry)!
First of all, let me bring clarification to a detail that Jeff and Mark brought up... I definitely used the word rigging very incorrectly! Sorry.
My intention is to use these lifting units from the STAGE, on the ground. I am NOT intending to rig these devices from rigging from the ceiling or on truss or overhead supports.
Thw word rigging really should have been replaced with something else more appropriate.
Should I change the title of this topic, to clear up some ambiguity?
Mark, answers to your questions:
- Weight to move: the fixtures I’m planning to use will all be small, maximum of 10-15 kgs (22-33 pounds), usually lighter than that. Picture fixtures similar in size and weight to something like a Chauvet Intimidator Spot 255 IRC.
- Vertical travel desired: anything like 1 mitre/3.3 feet (or more) vertical travel would suit me fine. I’d say, minimum 1 metre/3.3 feet.
- Speed of raising and lowering: as this is a first endeavour, I wouldn’t be fussy about speed. If the lifting mechanisms have a set speed (slow or fast), I can happily work with that.
- Noise while moving - ideally, I’d like the units to be quiet while in motion, but most of their movement will be accompanied by sound/music, so an operational noise can be masked.
- Continuous adjustment/fixed increments - I want to be able to continuously adjust the units’ height and movement as the performances play out. I’d like to be able to control the units so that they can be stopped at different heights at different times.
- Precision of asjustments - I can’t be sure of the minimum increments of measurement that I want the adjustments to be capable of (maybe half inches?), my main priority is to have the adjustments in height to be smooth and seamless. As if the fixtures were floating beams of light.
And no, I DEFINITELY couldn’t afford those Genie material lifts, unfortunately! But thanks so much for the recommendation, Mark.
Sorry if my ever-stringent requirements and minimal budget are frustrations in this line of enquiry, everyone!
Maybe it might be a better idea to just suggest some sites and/or search terms that I should try.
Len and Don, thank you for the link and the suggestions on product types to look into! Much appreciated. Unfortunately, I don’t think I could afford nultiple units of the Wahlberg units. But I’ll keep my eye out for them. And I’ll check out some screen/video monitor lift products, just in case the perfect solution pops up!
Thanks for all your help so far, everyone.
Michael