About
A standard in the industry, Menace Arm kits allow you to extend a light fixture out and over an area where you would otherwise see the stand in the shot. Great for scratch/back lights, or getting a lantern over a poker table.
It’s a bit hard to explain how the kit works, but essentially it allows you to hang a light fixture off one end of a pipe, and then counterbalance that light’s weight on the other end of the pipe. If you look at the photo, it gives you a better idea of what’s involved. There are many manufacturers of these kits, we went with Kupo for a couple reasons. All of the points that need tightening in the build of the kit have handles rather than counting on a hex wrench. The Kupo kit includes a pipe joiner. Rigging a single pipe is ideal, but how many renters can fit a 20′ pipe in their hatchback? By using say two 8′ pieces of pipe, the rig is much more useable. The Kupo kit’s fixture end has the option for either a Baby or Junior light, and it has two Baby pins at that end. This allows you to attach either size of light, and then secure a flag or diffusion frame via a grip arm attached to the second Baby pin. The other end has hooks to suspend counterbalancing sandbags.
The kit includes a heavy duty Mombo Combo stand with a Rocky Mountain leg and a 4 1/2″ grip head. The Mombo Combo has thicker walls to take the added weight, a wider base and is required for use with this kit. The kit also includes up to three ratchet straps to brace the pipe and secure the counterbalance end, as well as a safety chain. What’s known in the industry as 1.5″ schedule 40 pipe (closer to 2″ diameter in reality) is available at $0.50 per foot. Sandbags are extra.
What Comes with it?
- Mombo Combo Stand with 4 1/2" Grip Head
- Pipe Joiner
- Fulcrum Center Piece w/Ear
- Fixture End Piece with Junior Receiver / Baby Posts
- Safety Chain
- Weight End w/Sandbag Hooks
- 3 Ratchet Straps
- 3 Pony Clamps
Price
| Day | $50 |
| Weekend | $50 |
| Week | $150 |