Glen Belcher from Cornerstone Tupelo in Tupelo, MS brings us this PVC pipe truss.
Glen used four 1″×8′ PVC pipes secured to 1″ PVC end caps on a wooden baseboard for the uprights. For the upper and lower supports, he used 1/2″ PVC pipe connected to 1″×1/2″ reducer fittings (8) that were cut in halves and fitted together to make 90° angles. For the cross supports, he used 1/2″ PVC attached to the uprights with pan head screws. (Note: PVC is very flexible making it hard to keep the uprights straight.)
What’s the weight restriction on that!! Looks great
I’d say 5-10 lbs. The shorter, the more stable. This one is 8ft.
If I bump the corns up to 2″ and add cross support about 1 would that be enough to support 6 mini moving spots
From recent experience that would not work as it is so flexible and it bends you would have to have something very thick and have a nice solid base if you made it with metal it would work better but the weight of the moving heads wouldn’t work as I’ve tried it before. I have also done my oerforming arts course and at that they only recommend metal and no pvc.
How much does just 1 truss cost to make and also what are all the measurements such as the ones at Angles and the ones at the top connected to the tees
how much does 1 cost
This looks great, but it looks to me like it would be much easier to not cut the corner couplings and just add extensions (8″-12″)on the top. It will still look like the pipe is going all the way through the corner couplings. Am I wrong?
How did you secure the bottom piece?
Just a suggestion for those who need more stability. On your long pieces, add a second piece inside of the outside piece, you can usually find a size that will fit very snug.