Trussing

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Looking at buying myself some trussing this year, I've always hired in or had it taken care of by the light team on some events but tbh I wouldn't mind having a bit always around making life easy to do some smaller shows and corporate work. 
It will be used for lighting weight not just decorative. What do people recommend? mostly hired Global or I think it was some milos. These good safe bets?

Thanks

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wires Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 21 May 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1381	Post Options Post Reply Quote wires Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Trussing Posted: 06 May 2014 at 1:56pm
	Looking at buying myself some trussing this year, I've always hired in or had it taken care of by the light team on some events but tbh I wouldn't mind having a bit always around making life easy to do some smaller shows and corporate work. It will be used for lighting weight not just decorative. What do people recommend? mostly hired Global or I think it was some milos. These good safe bets? Thanks

norty303 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 18 August 2004 Location: Eastbourne Status: Offline Points: 8800	Post Options Post Reply Quote norty303 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 2014 at 4:54pm
	I use UK sourced F33 Global myself, with Prolight compatible spiggots. Keeps the compatibility options open if I need to hire. Note that Thomann sourced stuff has different spiggots. If you shop around you can get UK stuff about the same as Thomann prices, particularly if you're buying a bit of it.
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wires Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 21 May 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1381	Post Options Post Reply Quote wires Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 2014 at 6:50pm
	Cheers Norty, yeah I kind of thought it would be Global tbh. Either UK F33 or F34 it is then :)

csg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 17 September 2007 Location: bedford Status: Offline Points: 6085	Post Options Post Reply Quote csg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 2014 at 8:08pm
	Good call on going with the Prolyte standard spigots, we stock the Milos quad equivalent.
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James Tengo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 09 May 2008 Location: Nomadic Status: Offline Points: 2189	Post Options Post Reply Quote James Tengo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 2014 at 9:24pm
	What do your local companies stock? Going with what is available locally gives you an easy source of extra truss when you need it, and possible sub hires out when you aren't using yours

wires Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 21 May 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1381	Post Options Post Reply Quote wires Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 2014 at 10:38pm
	The main local stocks Global, a few smaller guys have what looks like ultimax. Bit further afield I'm fairly certain their stock is milos, but it's good to know what is more popular overall really.

James Tengo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 09 May 2008 Location: Nomadic Status: Offline Points: 2189	Post Options Post Reply Quote James Tengo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 May 2014 at 11:15pm
	Litec QX30s is stocked in huge quantities as it's rather cheap, and fairly useful weight loadings. It's not that great to work with, the spacing of the web makes it hard to get certain small movers (with two clamps) on to the truss nicely. Total fabs XO is lovely, great finish, lightweight but strong with it, but doesn't like rough handling or heavy handed crew. Both are available to me in huge quantities (ie the biggest stock of XO in Europe is half an hours drive towards London from me) at cheap rates, so personally I'd go with one of them. No one near me who I know (apart from Norty) or work for / with stocks global or milos, so that wouldn't make any sense to me. Your situation is clearly different....