rig

The concept from rig it has several uses. In its broadest sense, it refers to set of elements that are needed to perform some tasks. For example: "The firefighters had to use a tackle to rescue the horse that had fallen into the well", "My father built a filler to paint the ceiling more easily", "The boat was refloated with the help of a complex rig".

The idea rigging may refer to a hoist. This term, which comes from the Latin word polyspaston, refers to the machine that is made up of a system combining mobile and fixed pulleys. The hoist can thus be used to move very heavy objects by using a rope that drives the pulleys.

In the field of fishing, it is called rigging to the series of tools and devices used in the activity. The rod, the line, the sinkers and the hooks, in this framework, are part of the fishing tackle.

The nautical rigOn the other hand, it is made up of the sails, masts, rigging and yards of a boat. Thanks to the rigging, the boat can be propelled using the force of wind.

It is established that the origin of nautical gear is already in Ancient Egypt. However, over time it evolved. In this way, for example, a long list of masts such as the ratchet, the mizzen, the countermesana or the bowsprit, among others, began to be shaped.

In the same way, we cannot ignore that there is a great variety of rigs. Specifically, among the most significant we can highlight the royal or starry, the head, the waist, the cat, the tack rig, the crab, the fan, the manageable ...

In the field of building, finally, it is known as rigging how to organize and join the different materials that are used in a construction site. You can choose, in the case of stone rigging, between a irregular rig or a regular rig (which can be small, medium or large). There are also brick rigging, which can be rope tackle, rigging on tambourine and others.

The sardinel, the rope and tizón, the American, the herringbone or the flamenco with other types of tackle that are used within the field of construction.

In the same way, we cannot forget the existence of a profession: that of a surveyor. This is the qualified technician who, under the instructions and orders of an architect, is in charge of executing various works that are related to the construction of buildings. In Spain it is common for town halls to have a rigger who, among other things, is the one who is in charge of setting up different important buildings for the municipality in question.

It is exactly established that this professional can direct a work, carry out a project of a work, legalize the direction of material execution, the project of legalization of works or the direction of the material execution of the work.