Rigging Accessories

Spigots and Adapters

Spigots are the connection point between fixtures, cameras or lighting and their support structure, and sizing is critical: Doughty's 16mm Spigot with Female Threads (M8/M10) and 16mm Spigot (Beamer) with Female Thread suit standard lighting fixtures, while the 28mm range, including the 28mm TV Spigot (Short Shank) and 28mm TV Spigots with Male Threads, is built for broadcast camera and TV lighting mounts, available in both Euro and DIN specification. For adapting between spigot sizes, the Light Stand Spigot Adapter (29mm x 16mm) and Doughty TV Adapter let you mount a fixture on a stand or receiver it wasn't originally sized for.

Eye Bolts, U Bolts and Connection Hardware

The Doughty M8 U Bolts with Plates, available for 32mm and 48mm tube, provide a fixed anchor point on truss and tube structures, while the Doughty Receiver for 48mm/51mm Tubes gives a socket-style connection for equipment that needs to be dropped in and removed quickly rather than bolted permanently.

Safety Bonds and Secondary Restraint

A safety bond is a secondary means of support, independent of the primary rigging point, standard practice for anything suspended above people. The Doughty Safety Bonds 5kg-100kg come in SWL ratings and lengths matched to fixture weight and rigging height, and should always be rated to at least the weight of the item they're backing up, not the working load of the primary point.

Scenery Fixings

For attaching and supporting scenery flats and panels, the Doughty Scenery Fixing - Scenery Brace, available fixed or extending from 1m to 4m, supports panels at an angle from the stage floor. Hinges and connectors, including the Loose Pin Hinge and Long Flying Iron, join adjacent flats, while the Grummet Quick Release, Standard Grummet, Peg Plate and Stud Plate cover quick-release and semi-permanent scenery fixing points depending on how often the set needs to change.

Clamps and Mounting Hardware

The Doughty Swivel Big Ben Clamp (200kg WLL) and Little Tom Clamp with 19mm Spigot (50kg WLL) mount lighting and equipment to tube structures at a range of load capacities, and the Clamp Space Saver reduces the offset from tube to fixture where space is tight. For flying scenery and equipment, the Doughty Flyrail Cleats (200kg WLL) secure hauling lines at the fly floor.

Specialist Mounting Solutions

The Doughty Followspot Rail Mount, rated to 50kg or 100kg SWL, mounts a followspot directly to a Studio Rail run rather than needing a separate stand. The Doughty Speaker Adapter and 35mm Speaker Spigot mount PA equipment to standard rigging points, and the Doughty Parcan Stand Top adapts a lighting stand to take a Parcan fixture.

Warranty and Load Ratings

All Doughty rigging accessories sold by MTN Shop EU are genuine stock, sourced through official distribution, so full manufacturer warranty applies as it would from the brand directly. Every load-bearing component is rated to a specific Working Load Limit (WLL) or Safe Working Load (SWL), and secondary safety bonds should always be rated independently of the primary rigging point they're backing up.

Choosing the Right Accessory

Match the spigot or connector to the fixture, not the other way around: 16mm is standard for most lighting fixtures, while 28mm TV spigots suit broadcast camera and lighting mounts, and Euro versus DIN specification affects thread and dimension compatibility between manufacturers. When in doubt about a fixture's spigot size, check the fixture's own mounting spec before ordering an adapter.

Need help specifying rigging accessories for a build or touring rig? Contact our team for advice, or request a trade quote for bulk orders. Browse our full Eye Bolts & Nuts, Safety Cables & Bonds, Scenery Fixings, Spigots & Adapters and Strainers & Turnbuckles collections, or our wider Entertainment range.