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hollywood_steve · 2nd July 2002

As for photography and lighting stands adapted for microphones, I think most common grades of aluminum are too soft for such use. Those stands are designed to be lightweight, not strong.
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There are quite a range of lighting stands available. The stand that I referred to in my original post, an Avenger A510, is made of nothing but Steel. The stand / boom combo is rated to support 88lbs directly over the center post and 26lbs with the stand at full reach and the weight at the end of the 10ft boom!!! Thats strong enough to support a dozen of the heavier tube mics at full reach.

I have seen the "hobbyist" grade all aluminum stands and agree that they aren't strong enough for a 200lb man to perform pullups off the boom. But the gear I originally linked to might just hold him.

Good luck with your venture. Any chance you'll be at the LA AES show?

2nd July 2002	#18
hollywood_steve Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: uh..... Hollywood Posts: 1,242 Thread Starter	my new boom As for photography and lighting stands adapted for microphones, I think most common grades of aluminum are too soft for such use. Those stands are designed to be lightweight, not strong. ************************************************** There are quite a range of lighting stands available. The stand that I referred to in my original post, an Avenger A510, is made of nothing but Steel. The stand / boom combo is rated to support 88lbs directly over the center post and 26lbs with the stand at full reach and the weight at the end of the 10ft boom!!! Thats strong enough to support a dozen of the heavier tube mics at full reach. I have seen the "hobbyist" grade all aluminum stands and agree that they aren't strong enough for a 200lb man to perform pullups off the boom. But the gear I originally linked to might just hold him. Good luck with your venture. Any chance you'll be at the LA AES show?