Rigging questions with answers graded A+ 2024/2025

RiggingShackle - correct answer a metal link, typically U-shaped, closed by a bolt, used to secure a chain or rope to something Thimble - correct answer Designed to prevent crushing or overstressing wire rope at the terminal end which is used to protect the eye of a wire rope or strap Nicropress - correct answer swaged sleeve refers to a mechanically swaged connector used to make a mechanical or electro-mechanical connection. These sleeves join or terminate: wire rope, aircraft cable, synthetic cable, fibrous rope, or electrical conductor/cable. Crosby Clamp - correct answer “U-bolt" Turnbuckle (Define) - correct answer a coupling with female screw threads used to connect two rods, lengths of boat rigging, etc., lengthwise and to regulate their length or tension. Turnbuckle Example (4) - correct answer Eye, Job, Stub, Hook Wire Rope Define - correct answer a length of rope made from wires twisted together as strands; cable. Wire Rope Example (2) - correct answer Aircraft (core), Wire (no core) Hanging Iron Define - correct answer designed to support broadway flat from bottom Hanging Iron Examples (2) - correct answer Bent Foot, Hinged Foot Ceiling Plate Define - correct answer used when the scenic unit's playing position is horizontal or when it is not possible to lift from the bottom, Hollywood