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Hi Kathy,
We hung numerous aircraft, banners, etc at the Ford Museum. I the case of aircraft, we used a double cable system with cables swaged in place. This satisfied the insurance company and museum brass as well. We also hung signs and light banners with fish line and we again doubled these supports. Both the insurance inspectors and the upper museum management felt OK with this as long as the sign or banner was really light weight. I agree with you that heavy rods, etc. are to be avoided wherever possible.
The swaging tools for aircraft cable are not all that expensive and we use them here at Hands-On all the time. One of the best is the Nicopress tool and we have one for 1/16th cable which is useful for all sorts of attactments.
Finally. When I was hanging 50 pound arc lamps in the machine shop in Greenfield Village, I simply did not trust cables. Instead I used rectagular steel rods with holes at each end and with through bolts with nylock nuts on them. This is surely the safest way to go if you have something really heavy hanging overhead.
John B
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> From: Kathy Krafft
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 1:47 PM
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> Subject: Re: hanging banners and components?
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> I have a safety-related question to pose to you all, regarding hanging banners or other overhead signs or components.
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> We had an exhibition on display at Innoventions at Epcot this past winter. They were required by building code to have professional riggers come hang the banners and overhead video projector and plywood entry sign (4' x 7', 1/2" plywood) that Epcot requested so that It's a Nano World would look attractive in their space with 23' ceilings.
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> The professional riggers had me include 1/2" metal rods to use for hanging the 3' x 8' tall banners with top pockets, which they hung with aircraft cable. They also drilled holes in the plywood sign, which they hung with aircraft cable.
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> When we've had banners on display at our museum, I've been more inclined to use light-weight wooden dowels, hung with fishing line and a backup line as well at each end. We all don't necessarily have the professional's swaging tools, and the thought of a heavy rod up high makes me REALLY nervous.
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> This is an issue I've never seen come up on the listserve, and it didn't come up at our ASTC safety session last month either.
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> Do you have standards for hanging things? Are there industry guidelines, or other standards?
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> Kathy Krafft
> Director of Exhibits
> Sciencenter
> Ithaca, NY
> 607-272-0600 ext 25
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