Summary
-Organic flowing shape
-Fixed height
-Anti reflective finish on top
-70cm wide top
-Stem and base in texture powdercoat
-stability rating 8/10
-Lift with one hand
-Get free covers if ordered together with the black Arc3 water table
-Made in Australia
In detail
Organic, flowing shape
The Arc3 (both in silver and black finishes) is the best pulpit we make.
Why?
Like the Arc2, it is sturdy and yet light enough to be lifted with one hand.
Unlike the Arc2, The Arc3 has a more flowing and modern shape.
The Arc2 has geometric shapes, like circles, rectangles and cones- like you would have seen in maths at school.
The Arc3 uses elliptical and streamlined shapes. These are often called organic shapes. For example, the shape of the stem flows smoothly into the base.
Of course it’s more difficult to make a fluid organic shape like this. We were told it was impossible to make.
Fixed height
Height:
100cm (39.5”) high
Top is 70cm/28" by 45cm/18"
Anti reflective finish on top
Black tinted acrylic with anti reflective finish. The acrylic is partly see-through. We tested various levels of transparency to get the best result. We found this to be a much more appealing finish than opaque black.
You can see the shapes and shadows of items on the pulpit top, but not the detail.
This acrylic is custom made for us (we buy a lot each time).
The anti reflective finish is a light texture on the top face of the acrylic. This is particularly important if you have a projector screen behind the preacher (most churches do). This has the same effect as anti reflective film (like on our silver (stainless steel) pulpits).
Click here for more information on anti reflective film.
The gloss underside of the top, means that it works best on a stage with a black floor. If you use a persian carpet on your stage, unfortunately you may see the pattern reflected on the underside of the pulpit top.
Stem and base in texture powdercoat
Painted in texture black powder coat. This is a durable finish that is baked on.
The texture finish has 2 advantages
- it is more difficult to scratch
- it has a modern matt appearance (like expensive matt finishes you can get on cars)
Underneath the black texture paint is stainless steel. One of the problems with painted finishes on regular steel, is that the steel can rust, making the paint flake. Stainless steel will not rust, so this will not happen. Its much more expensive for us to make it this way, but we want your church pulpit to last.
If you do manage to make a scratch in the paint, you could touch it up using a sharpie marker
Made In Australia
Although it looks simple, it’s complicated to make. To do something this complex requires our own custom made machines and special set ups. It requires constant checking to make sure everything is done correctly. Thats why we make it in our own factory, and by using engineers with specialised machines.
Warranty
If you break a top within 12 months (unlikely), the replacment top is half price. Stem and base warranty 12 months. We expect you will use this for 20 years.
Freight
They come flat (keeps the parts safer and avoids the cost of sending air). They require assembly. We provide the tools and we expect it to take you less than 5 minutes.
The story behind the Arc3
Although still modern, to us the Arc2 lectern was looking a bit long in the tooth. We tried 17 times to design a better lectern than the Arc2. 16 times our customers said they preferred the Arc2. It was fruitless and exhausting. Finally Stephen designed a lectern shape that was amazing looking but impossible to make. We spent thousands of dollars and many hours painstakingly hand making one. Our select customers loved it. They wanted to buy it. We had to find a way to make it at a reasonable price.
We spent 2 years trial and error working out how to make it. It was impossible to make using conventional machines, so we had to make our own machines. We made machines from a metal cutting flame throwing torch, windscreen wiper motors from tractors, and more conventional parts. In the process, we had 11 suppliers say that various parts were not possible to make, produced 436 design drawings, and we set fire to a tree.
