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I have been a DJ now for almost 2 years now and i am thinking of bringing my setup to the next level. I was thinking of buying 2 ADJ crank stands with 2 "T" Adapters on the top of each stand. Then I want to mount 3pieces of 5foot box truss going across between the 2 stands. Is this possible . Or should I stick to 1 piece of 10 foot box truss. I thinking of mounting alot of stuff on this and i'll need some room thats y i was thinking of having 3 pieces of 5 box truss . And how do you connect the three pieces of box truss togethor . I would be mounting 6 intels in total on the truss plus maybe 4 high tech effect lights too. thanks

DJ_VAN_MAN
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What I would do is try to find one 15' piece of truss, or maybe two 8' pieces (more practical). When you have short pieces and you hook them together like that, each one of those places where they join together gets weaker and weaker. I'm not even really sure how you would mount truss to a T-stand. There are special stand adapters made for holding truss, and they sort of attach to it to make sure it doesn't slide off.

Just keep in mind that an 8' section of truss probably wouldn't fit in your average car, much less two of them Wink I'd try to find some other solution tho, besides (3) 5' pieces.
Heres another one to wet your appitite.


A trick to add ambiance to the atmosphere is to put pars with blue and green gels at the bottom of the truss shooting upwards. Cheep but sweet effect if its vertical standalone truss. Also if your running a big light show like that, make sure you have sufficent power. Dont want to blow thousands of dollars worth of lighting.
Although using a truss takes up space when transporting (amen to deej__millz) ... it is well woth it. I have a 10 foot truss that breaks into (2) 5 foot sections. Hovever I leave the 2 halves combined during transport to save set-up time. How???

Without going into detail, I took some measurements of a floor demo (truss) setup before I bought my 10' truss system. With the additional t-collars (on the truss) the overall "truss" length was 10 feet & 1 inch. My 1996 Dodge Cara"van" will successfully engulf the truss with an inch to spare (I have to load it up to and just barely under the passengers dashboard). The lesson??

While everone might not have a vehicle that will enclose a truss, you might get lucky and be able to take one along. I didn't believe it until I did the math. My initial measurements proved that I could cutdown the hassle of joining the 5' halves together (most of time by my self).

It really has added more profe$$ionali$m to my setup and looks good when DJing or impre$$ing a pro$pective client when gigging (hint).

Regards,
DJExpressway
I got my 12' truss in a 96' Aerostar by letting the passenger seat all the way back and having one end at the bottom of the windshield and the other end supported by equip in the back. It just fit and since it could not move more than an inch, it couldn't slam into the windshield during a sudden stop.
I am thinking about using stands with T for any more lights. From my short experience I have found that you buy the biggest and strongest stand for stability. It will pay off in the long run.
Talamusic

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