Counter Weight System Theatre

A counterweight rigging system operates so that it is not normally seen by the audience.

Counter weight system theatre.

A counterweight is a weight that by exerting an opposite force provides balance and stability of a mechanical system. A counterweight system is easier and safer to use. In these applications the expected load multiplied by the distance. Its purpose is to make lifting the load more efficient which saves energy and is less taxing on the lifting machine.

A fly system or theatrical rigging system is a system of rope lines blocks counterweights and related devices within a theater that enables a stage crew to fly hoist quickly quietly and safely components such as curtains lights scenery stage effects and sometimes people systems are typically designed to fly components between clear view of the audience and out of view into the. Counterweights are often used in traction lifts elevators cranes and funfair rides. If the rigging performs its function the operators do not think about it. Counterweight rigging equipment is a background tool in the theatre.

A set of 1 4 steel cables lift lines run from the 1 1 2 steel pipe or batten up to the loft blocks across to the head block and down to the top of the counterweight arbor. However the elements supported by the rigging are integral to the function of the performance. A 3 4 rope haul line runs from the top of the arbor up to the head block down through the lock rail around the tension pulley and back up to the bottom of the arbor.