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Mirror Balls and Mirror Sculptures - HIRE
OUR SPECIALITY!
WE ARE PROBABLY THE LARGEST SUPPLIER OF HIRE STOCK MIRROR BALLS IN THE COUNTRY!
SAFETY
ALL OF THE MIRRORWARE AND ITS ASSOCIATED RIGGING IS TESTED EVERY 6 MONTHS FOR LOLER REGULATIONS. ALL THE MIRROR BALLS HAVE A 10MM ROD WITH A WELDED EYE ON TOP AND ON THE SMALLER MIRROR BALLS AN EYE AT THE BOTTOM. THIS IS SO THAT YOU CAN DOUBLE HANG THEM TO PROVIDE A COLUMN OF MIRROR BALLS AS A BACKDROP. THESE EYES ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY OF THE BALL AND SHOULD NOT TAMPERED WITH IN ANY WAY. THIS IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH WE HAVE SET THE STANDARD. WE THINK ANYONE OFFERING A LESSER SPECIFICATION IS NOT TAKING SAFETY SERIOUSLY AND WE THINK ARE LEAVING THEMSELVES AND THIER CUSTOMER OPEN TO A REAL RISK OF PROSECUTION, IF SOMETHING WAS TO GO WRONG!
WE ONLY USE SUPER HEAVY DUTY ROTATORS AND 100 KG RATED STROPS AND ALTHOUGH THIS MAY SEEM EXCESSIVE FOR AN 8" MIRROR BALL THIS WEEK IT MAYBE AN 8" BUT NEXT WEEK IT MAY BE A 54". CHEAP "SATURDAY NIGHT WONDERS" (£5 ROTATORS) ARE NOT GOING TO DO THE JOB, THEY ARE NOT SAFE AND "A LUMP OF OLD SAFETY CHAIN" TO SUPPORT THE BALL IS NOT SUITABLE. JUST DON'T GO THERE!!!
THE BOLTS THAT FIX THE HOOK CLAMPS TO THE ROTATOR HAVE SPLIT PINS TO PREVENT THEM COMING UNDONE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. LIKEWISE, THE SWIVEL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ROTATOR IS THERE TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE ROTATOR SHOULD THE BALL BECOME WEDGED AGAINST OTHER EQUIPMENT. THIS ALSO HAS SEIZING WIRE, USED IN YACHTING, TO PREVENT THE PINS COMING UNDONE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC. THIS IS ALL TO DO WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WE THINK THAT THIS IS AS SAFE AS WE CAN GET THE SYSTEM.
PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE WIRES, SPLIT PINS OR ANY OTHER SAFETY FEATURE, AS SHOULD THERE BE A PROBLEM, THERE ARE THOSE JUST WAITING FOR LITIGATION!
NOW TO THE FUN SIDE!
THE BEST LANTERNS FOR THE JOB IS A SMALL LENSED, NARROW ANGLE, HIGH POWERED PROFILE SPOT . FRESNELS, PC'S OR FLOOD ARE OF NO USE WHATSOEVER. IF YOU HAVE SAY A SOURCE FOUR 5 DEGREE, IT WILL GIVE "DINNER PLATE" SIZED DOTS DUE TO THE DIAMETER OF THE LENS. FOR THEATRE A SOURCE FOUR 19 DEGREE WITH AN IRIS WILL GIVE YOU THE BEST EFFECT. FOR TELEVISION ANY THING SUCH AS A GOLDEN SCAN OR ANY OTHER "SPOT" MOVING LIGHT, ACCORDING TO YOUR PREFERENCE. FLOODS AND FRESNELS WILL HAVE NO EFFECT AT ALL.
WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE STOCKOF MIRROR BALLS FROM 8" (200MM) TO 54" (1400MM).
WE ARE OFTEN ASKED FOR BIGGER MIRROR BALLS, SUCH AS 6' . WELL WE DON'T KEEP THEM IN STOCK FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.
HOW DO YOU TRANSPORT IT?
HOW DO YOU GET IT THROUGH THE DOOR? HOW DO YOU RIG IT, WHEN YOU CANNOT GET TO THE EYE?
AND
IF YOU COULD GET ONE HAVE YOU GOT A BIG ENOUGH CHEQUE BOOK?
ANSWERS: LOW LOADER, COST AND SPACE TO GET THE TRUCK IN.
GET A BUILDER TO KNOCK A BIG HOLE IN THE WALL AND THEN TO FILL IT UP AGAIN, COST?.
SUSPEND THE MOST JUNIOR MEMBER OF STAFF FROM THIER FEET, OVER THE TOP OF THE BALL FROM THE GRID, TO HOOK IT ON...... NOT A POPULAR IDEA.
HOW MUCH???????????????? I COULD BUY A SMALL CAR FOR THAT!
A 54" MIRROR BALL IS THE BIGGEST THAT WE THINK IS PRACTICAL, IT DOES HAVE 80,000 MIRRORS ON IT, ISN'T THAT ENOUGH? PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS BELOW, THEY SHOW JUST HOW BIG THIS IS.
OUR MIRRORS ARE ALL 8MM FACETS. WE DO NOT USE BIGGER AS THERE IS A REAL RISK THAT THEY BREAK IN NORMAL USAGE AND THEN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTOR WILL REJECT THE BALL AS NOT SAFE AS THE BROKEN GLASS COULD FALL OFF. THEY THEN COST A FORTUNE TO REPAIR, SO IT IS JUST NOT PRACTICAL.
WE ALSO HAVE SCULPTURES WHICH ARE UNIQUE AND OFFER A WHOLE NEW LOOK TO WHAT IS THE OLDEST EFFECT IN THE BOOK....... BUT IT IS STILL THE BEST!!!!
PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE A LARGE BUT LIMITED STOCK OF MIRROR BALLS, SO, WHEN ORDERING WE CANNOT "MAGIC UP ANOTHER" FROM SOMEWHERE BECAUSE THEY JUST DO NOT EXIST!
AN ORDER IS NOT AN ORDER, UNTIL THE PAPERWORK ARRIVES WITH US AND IS ACCEPTED, WE WILL NOT RESERVE STOCK ON THE STRENGTH OF A PHONE CALL!!!!!!
PLEASE NOTE JUST HOW BIG A 54" MIRROR BALL IS!
IS THE GET IN DOOR BIG ENOUGH??????
NOTES ON MIRROR BALLS
BALL SIZE |
WEIGHT |
BOX HEIGHT |
BOX WIDTH |
BOX LENGTH |
54 1.4M |
50KG |
67 |
56 |
56 |
48 1.2M |
40KG |
63 |
52 |
52 |
32 .8M |
18KG |
43 |
37 |
37 |
24 .6M |
12KG |
33 |
28 |
28 |
20 .5M |
6KG |
28 |
24 |
24 |
• IS THE GET IN DOOR BIG ENOUGH? IS THE GET IN ROUTE THE SAME SIZE? PLEASE MEASURE IT ! IF IT DOESN'T FIT, YOU WILL STILL HAVE TO PAY!
• WE DELIVER AS CLOSE TO THE DOOR AS POSSIBLE, YOU MOVE IT FROM THERE.
• ARE THERE STAIRS? HAVE YOU GOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TO MOVE IT?
• HAVE YOU GOT STRUCTURE TO HANG IT?
• THE ROTATOR HAS 2 HOOK CLAMPS TO HANG FROM A 48MM BAR OR TRUSS AND IS 380MM FROM THE TOP TO BOTTOM. IT COMES WITH A SAFETY STROP.
• NO UNAUTHORISED RIGGING TO BE USED. DO NOT CUT OR REMOVE WIRES, SWIVELS, SPLIT PINS ETC
• IT NEEDS A 16 AMP NON-DIM FEED (NOT A DIMMER SET TO NON-DIM)
I.E. PURE RAW MAINS. POWER CONSUMPTION IS ONLY 20 WATTS.
• THE CHOICE OF STROPS IS .CARABINEER, .25M, .5M, 1M, 1.5M, 2M, 3M.
• TRANSPORT OF 48 OR 54 MIRROR BALLS, WILL NEED A 7.5 TONNE VAN WITH TAIL LIFT OR A LUTON VAN WITH TAIL LIFT WE DELIVER ON OUR TRAILER.
• A TRANSIT/SPRINTER TYPE VAN IS NOT BIG ENOUGH AND WE WILL REFUSE TO LOAD! IT CAN'T BE DONE.YOU WILL STILL BE CHARGED FOR THE HIRE & EXTRA COSTS OF DELIVERY.
• IF YOU ASK US TO TAKE THE CASE AWAY, WE MAY CHARGE FOR THIS.
• YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSURANCE WHILST IN YOUR POSSESSION.
• EARLY HOURS COLLECTION IS ADDITIONAL, SO IS WAITING TIME.
• PLEASE SEE FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.