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Buying aerial hoop
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I am not sure, is hockey tape acceptable? If so, this page is AWESOME for some decorations and colors: http://www.tapebrothers.com/Hockey-Tapes-s/324.htm I buy almost all my tape for my regular hoops from them because they have cool patterns. The question I had: Where did you get that outdoor tripod??? So awesome!
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Just want to rant a little. I ordered my lyra on Feb. 01 and STILL have not got it. I am soooooo glad I paid with paypal so I will get my money back! My husband and I contacted the seller (The Circus Spotlight) many many times with no response. They have over $300.00 of our money! I an now just waiting for the money to get back to our account so I can place an order with some other company. So frustrated!!!!!
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I very much recommend going with aerialempowerment. The hoops were on their way to her when I ordered mine, and she kept me updated the entire time. She was wonderful to work with.
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Thanks! I am going to go with fight or flight! He gave me a great price and I need a 40″! I just really wanted to warn people about “The Circus Spotlight”. Funny thing is the website is now gone. Crazy because they still have my money. I will always use PayPal for ordering high priced items!!! So thankful for that!!!
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Question about installing the anchor point. I have a regular ceiling (no exposed beams). I have done extensive research and can’t find a straight forward answer. It seems that I will need some sort of eye bolt through the joist. The problem I am having is that my ceiling is also on the first floor of my house – so I’m not sure that I can use a nut and washer on the top of the joist bc of the second floor. There are several different types of eye bolts. I know I have to go with welded steel. But what size? And according to my research, if something is hanging straight vertical with no motion, it’s okay to use a regular eye bolt with no nut. But a hoop can have angular motion, in which case it seems to need more support than a regular eye bolt that just screws into the joist. Any advice?
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I just got an aerial hoop for my birthday!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Greatest boyfriend ever! I would definitely contact a pro about rigging if you do not have a sturdy rigging point. I just rigged mine to one of the support beams in the studio (big and steel, very sturdy!) I got my hoop from aerialfabric.com and it was $200. I love it! I had them tape it for me and they did a very good job. You are supposed to tape a hoop from the top to middle of the bottom on each side so when you slide your hands down it it doesn't unravel or roll.
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I got my hoop and taped it purple with a black spiral :-). So pretty! Just got all of the rigging and hardware from aerial essentials. They were extremely helpful! With my problem of rigging the anchor point into my ceiling – which is actually a floor joist bc of the second story above – I went with a steel plate that gets drilled into the side of my 2×12 beam. I just have to buy the steel screws and nuts that will go through it!! I’m guessing I won’t be able to open up the ceiling and install the plate until after Easter but I am super excited!!!
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tape your hoop from the bottom middle to the top so it doesn't roll
from 7 o'clock counterclocwise to top (even 11 so there is overlap)
then from 5 o'clock clockwise to 1
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Determining the size of hoop you need depends on what you plan to do, and on your measurements. For more information, I wrote a blog on this: http://aerialfabric.com/blog/?p=30
There are several hoops that are available at http://shop.aerialfabric.com/Lyra-Hoops_c5.htm
The company does good welds, and uses 11 guauge hollow steel. Very durable and well priced.
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I am in the process of buying an aerial hoop and I am interested in purchasing one with no tabs so that I can rig it as a single or double and eventually I want to try rigging a tippy lyra. Does anyone know how one might rig a hoop with no tabs? I've seen it done in YouTube videos and it appears that it is done with aerial silk perhaps?
Also, many thanks to all that have posted in this thread so far. Your advice and comments have been an enormous help in my research into buying a lyra!
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You would want to use span sets for rigging a no tab lyra 🙂
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Or could I use a sling such as this one?: http://www.trapezearts.com/store/store.php?crn=210&rn=431&action=show_detail
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Sorry, I hadn't seen your response Storypole17. Thank you very much, that was what I was looking for!
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Do any of you know where to purchase a no tab lyra???
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I had a local guy make my lyra, but it doesn’t hurt to ask. I think there is this one site where she can make it for you…I know it’s one of the first sites that pop up when you search but I forgot the name 🙁
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