Wow, it's been so long. I was at a show in Colorado and this guy was selling
them off the back of his truck. I'm thinking I paid $160 for the set. He
would ship them anywhere for another hundred. Since then he closed down his
website.
Many other artists have gotten these from local machine shops discards much
cheaper. We don't have any manufacturing in Vegas (sigh) but I imagine any
raw metal dealers locally might be the best bet. You can Google iron square
stock or cast-iron stock or similar and hope for a local supplier.
Here is a page with some prices; they aren't cheap on the net and probably
cost money to ship:
<http://www.speedymetals.com/pc-4299-8389-2-sq-gray-cast-iron-class-40.aspx>
http://www.speedymetals.com/pc-4299-8389-2-sq-gray-cast-iron-class-40.aspx
An even clever-er solution for weights is to buy eight 2-foot pieces. On
regular days, you only hang one two-foot piece on each leg, on windy days,
you bring all 8 of them and hang two together on each leg. Easier to handle
in two-foot lengths. They all have to have rings welded on one end for
hanging/strapping but it's something I did myself and I hate working with
metal.
Maria
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From: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com [mailto:artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Alison Armstrong
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 1:18 PM
To: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [artshow_photo] Re: EZ Up weights
Maria - What do these square iron rods cost? Where did you purchase them?
Alison Armstrong
> After a few years I abandoned my PVC weights and purchased 2 inch square
> rods of stock iron, about 38" long, weight 58 lbs. each. They have a ring
> welded on one end to tie to the booth. Now we're talking! Another
> advantage
> of these is that they are much more compact than PVC and, being square,
> they
> don't roll around in the trailer. I prime and paint them white every
> season
> and secure them with bungies to the top corners of the booth and with
> wide-strap Velcro to the bottom.
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