Featured Products

MiniEight
& MicroEight
These figure 8s have side ears that let you easily vary the friction,

UFO
Universal Focusing Object.

HISTORY

Rock Exotica introduced the first production rig plate at the International Rescue Symposium way back in the late eighties. It was a big, beautiful gold plate with our name milled directly on it.

Before that, rig plates had been mostly homemade affairs using aluminum or steel that was bandsawn and drilled in someone's garage and pressed into service with unknown strength characteristics.

Our big plate was an instant success and soon after we made a medium-size plate that became known as the Paw. The basic shape and even the name were copied by others and now everybody and their dog makes rig plates.

Our plates are the best and are milled from oversize material so that ALL surfaces are machined, even the faces, for flatness, surface defect removal and precise dimensions. All edges are beautifully rounded with carbide milling cutters for a full, smooth radius unobtainable by tumbling alone.

All plates are anodized and then laser marked and the holes numbered, which can come in quite handy at times.

USES

Rigging plates excel at keeping your rigging organized. They simplify the situation by multiplying anchors and keeping various lines orderly.

Omni-Block pulleys are particularly nice with rig plates because they can swivel as needed and clear other components.

Rigging Plates

The BOLT

RP5

The BOLT rig plate uses a quick-detatchable stainless steel rod, or ‘bolt’, allowing you to connect your gear directly to the five connection points without using carabiners. The result is cleaner connections, and when pulleys are involved, more efficient use of space when lined up side by side than when using a traditional rig plate.

Weight: 18.9 oz (535 gm)
Breaking Strength: 36 kN

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TriRig

RP1

RP1-B

The lightest high performance 3 hole plate. Weighs less than a locking carabiner.
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Mini 3 Hole Rigging Plate
Weight: 1.79 oz (51 gm)
Breaking Strength: 36 kN
Certification: CE

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PentaPlate

RP2

RP2-B

7075 alloy makes it the lightest medium-sized rigging plate.
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Super Light 5 Hole Rigging Plate
Weight: 3.84 oz (108 gm)
Breaking Strength: 36 kN
Certification: CE

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Se7en

RP3

RP3-B

Full-sized plate with all the holes you'll need. You can even connect several side-by-side.
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Full Size Rigplate
Weight: 13.3 oz (376 gm)
Breaking Strength: 36 kN
Certification: CE

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UFO

RP21

RP21-B (Black)

Universal Focusing Object. A new generation of rigging plate allowing you to position in three dimensions.

Weight: 16 oz (470 gm)
Height/Width: 3.5” (89 mm)
Breaking Strength: 36 kN
Certification: CE

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Background photo courtesy of Ropes That Rescue