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Create A New AccountMainframes are lightweight, disposable, flameproof fiber color frames that can be closed with a staple in seconds. By using Mainframes, the color frames for an entire production will weigh very little and cost very little.
Note: The Mainframes fiber material is flameproof and will not burn, but some hot wash lights will cause it to dry and crack. Best performance is with hard edge ellipsoidals like Source Four.
Features:
Lightweight, flameproof, black fiberboard color frames
Simple, safe and inexpensive
Secures with a single heavy-duty staple
Available in a wide range of sizes
| Fixture | A | B | C | Cat # | Compatible With |
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“Inkie”
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3 3/4”
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3 3/4”
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3”
|
2352
|
Inkie |
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“Mini Strip” (2 hole style)
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3 5/16”
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4 11/16”
|
–––––
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2358
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Mini Strips |
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“Mini Strip” (rect. opening)
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3 5/16”
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4 11/16”
|
–––––
|
2359
|
Mini Strips Rectangular Opening |
|
Zip Strip
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4 3/4”
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4 3/8”
|
–––––
|
2360
|
Zip Strip |
|
R40
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5 3/4”
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6 3/4”
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5”
|
2362
|
Altman R40 Borderlights |
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6 1/4” |
6 1/4”
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6 1/4”
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5”
|
2364
|
Altman Shakespeare, Altman PAR 46, Altman Baby Zoom Ellipsoidal, ETC Source Four (19°, 26°, 36°, 50°), ETC Source Four Jr., Strand SL, Selecon Pacific (20°, 30°, 40°, 50°), Selecon SPX |
|
7 1/2" |
7 1/2”
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7 1/2”
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6”
|
2366
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Altman 360Q, Altman 6" Fresnel, ETC Source Four (14°), ETC Source Four Zoom |
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7 1/2" Wide |
7 1/2”
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7 1/2”
|
6 3/4”
|
2367
|
Altman 360Q, Altman 6" Fresnel, Altman PAR 56, ETC Source Four (14°, 70°), ETC Source Four Zoom, ETC Source Four PAR EA / MCM / PARNel |
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10" |
10”
|
10”
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8”
|
2376
|
8" Fresnel, PAR 64 |
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12" |
12”
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12”
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10”
|
2382
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10° Source Four™, or any 12" x 12" color frame slot |
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14" |
14”
|
14”
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12”
|
2383
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5° Source Four™, or any 14" x 14" color frame slot |
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100 mm
|
100mm
|
100mm
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80mm
|
2385
|
100mm x 100mm Color Frame Slot |
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125mm |
125mm
|
125mm
|
100mm
|
2387
|
125mm x 125mm Color Frame Slot |
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150mm
|
150mm
|
150mm
|
125mm
|
2389
|
150mm x 150mm Color Frame Slot |
|
185mm
|
185mm
|
185mm
|
150mm
|
2391
|
185mm x 185mm Color Frame Slot |
|
230mm
|
230mm
|
230mm
|
165mm
|
2393
|
230mm x 230mm Color Frame Slot |
|
245mm
|
245mm
|
245mm
|
205mm
|
2395
|
245mm x 245mm Color Frame Slot |
We offer free ground shipping on most items for orders $300 and over, $20 for flate rate ground shipping on orders from $150 to $299.99, and $14 flat rate ground shipping on most items for orders under $149.99. *paints, liquids, and large volume items like boom bases (very heavy) or fake snow (not heavy, but very large) may incur a shipping surcharge. Exclusion of items from Free and Flat Rate shipping is at ProAdv's discretion. Offer is currently limited to Lower 48 US States.
We ship to North American addresses. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations, or even certain states depending on the item and state or local laws.
Our full policy is in our Terms and Conditions page.Please Note: Due to unprecedented raw material and component shortages for finished goods throughout our industry, lead times for items that aren't currently in stock are longer than normal and cannot be guaranteed at present. Equipment needed by a firm date must be noted at time of order. While VLS cannot guarantee delivery by those dates, we will work with our suppliers to do everything possible to meet deadlines. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
Online orders received by noon Eastern time typically ship the same day. If your delivery due date is critical please note your due date in the order messages at checkout, and then contact us.
Why Noon? Well, while we stock quite a few items in our warehouse, many items we have dropshipped by our vendors. They need time to process the order, so to ensure that we can get the order to the vendor and give them enough time to ship it out the same day, we need to get the order to them as early as possible in the day.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight and dimension based, as this is the method that FedEx and UPS use to rate the package's cost to ship.
We understand things happen and items occasionally need to be returned. To make things as hassle-free as possible, we have dedicated pages about our Returns Policy (what’s eligible to be returned) and our Return Process (how to go about returning eligible items)
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