ludwig1255
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Do check with aerial animals, they make nice stuff. I got them started making Apperatus when I got too busy.
Some people prefer the tabs and say that the lyra behaves differently.
My suggestion would be to use someone else’s lyra, then turn it so tabs are on bottom, then put on a couple of span-sets and tape them in place and see how you like it before you commit to something.
If you like it, then you have a lyra that can be used with 1, 2 3 or 4 points as needed.
Consider using thin spansets so that they are not too bulky.
Again AerialAnimals.com can help you with that.
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AerialAnimals.com is an excellent source for great apparatus, trapeze, lyra, straps, hardware and information.
I work with her for customers purchasing my aerial rigs. Damnhot.com/trapeze -
Be VERY careful about just putting an eyebolt in a ceiling. Often they have ripped out.
It should be with 2 eyebolts minimum and preferably across TWO ceiling joists.For a lyra, you can also consider a NO TAB lyra, then you can use 1 spanset as a ‘single’ lyra or 2 spansets to use it like a ‘double tab’ lyra. To do that, you just cinch the spanset where you need it then secure it there with gaffer tape so that it does not slide.
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Hi highly recoment
L’Ru Studios is off I-25 and highway 36 (Boulder Turnpike) in north Denver.
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I originally made the lyra for AerialAnimals.com , Her husband now makes them, as well as very nice trapeze bars and even a triple trapeze that breaks down into 2 double traps for separate use and for easy travel. (MY design that I gave them).
Regarding lyra with tabs. I usually suggest a NO TAB lyra. if you have a 1 tab or 2 tab, you are stuck using it that way. with a no-tab, you can use span-sets to be a one point, 2 point, and even a 4point for Chandelyra. http://damnhot.com/trapeze/New_port_rig.htm
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The comment that Lynn made about the Damnhot rig are also false.
I make the Damnhot rig. Her rig is a copy of my Damnhot rig with minor modifications. She bought one of mine and promptly went to my old fabricator and had it copied. Almost indistinguishable from mine.
Mine does not take 4 people to set up. I and one lady set up this light weight style rig to 21 feet just by the 2 of us. I also have a Heavy Duty rig that is a bit heavier and takes 3 people to set up. Mine set up from 6 ft to 24 feet with many , many height adjustment in between. Mine even comes with a extra wide top so Aerial Yoga schools can put 2 people on it at same time side by side.Also the leg sliding off was an issue with early versions when people did not follow instructions and did not properly tighten the screws. Mods were made 2 1/2 years ago to address this issue of improper setup. My rig was the 1st rig ever to be able to be set up to many various height, she copied that as well. Mine uses stainless steel nuts and screws, not hers. Mine is powder coat, which is extremely tough, hers is spray paint that is not even baked on.
Hers is an acceptable alternative to mine if mine does not suit peoples needs.
My web page is http://damnhot.com/trapeze/New_port_rig.htm
I have been making portable rigs for over 14 years and over 200 rigs in the country and come highly recommended by professional riggers. -
ALSO, Tripods do NOT fall over unless they are not properly designed, but they have many drawbacks.
The do get narrow at top, You can’t swing cause leg is in the way, they hold only 3/4 the load because they have only 3/4 of the legs to support the load.Also, the comment about suspendulum by Lynn is correct. this is NOT a good rig, weak and has multiple flaws.
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ALL, Please NOTE, that ANY rig if free standing will tip over if there is a fabric on it and if the fabric , when NOT in use, is tied to the leg of rig. The fabric fills with wind and acts like a sail. NEVER tie the fabric to the leg unless you wind the fabric tightly so that the wind can NOT fill it like a sail.