You know, while I absolutely understand the need to make your cabling as safe as possible, there's this little part of me that says "Why bother?" I've seen dancers trip on a tape line holding down a dance floor, at nearly every dance show I've ever worked!
... I have a 2 cubits worth of tieline (peace through cubits) choked around the female end of all cables...
... If the connection needs to hang out in space where there is no where to secure the connection I do the following:
-plug the two ends together
-bring the tie line across from the female connector's cable to the base of the male connector
-wrap both ends of the line around the cable twice and tie a nice bow.
Choked, as in Lark's Head?...choked around the female end of all cables...
As for the length of the cubit. I put the tip of the rope in my hand, wrap around the elbow and bring it back up to my hand and cut. There was a lot of joking about Metric vs. Imperial measurement here a year or so back and in jest we decided we could all get along by using cubits as God intended. But the truth is two cubits is just about the perfect length for tie line. It's a little long at times but you never run out of line when you have a bunch of cable to tie to in an odd space. Peace through CubitsWould that be a traditional 18-inch cubit or the distance from the tip of your middle finger to your elbow?
But the truth is two cubits is just about the perfect length for tie line.
Remember, Charc is an "all or nothing" kind of guy, living in a black and white world. It's either safe, or it's not. Do or die.I still haven't voted on this poll, because my vote of "occasionally in certain cases" isn't available.
This is where we need to start training performers. Teach them the basics of what's backstage, and not to touch anything. My high school actors know enough not to touch cables - we don't tape down any more than we need to for safety now, and I haven't had problems for a long time. But I swear, every other group and outside rental lets performers run around and amuck through my theater, tearing everything up. I hate to generalize, but...sheesh! If my hyperactive performance centered adolescents can pull it off, anyone can.You know, while I absolutely understand the need to make your cabling as safe as possible, there's this little part of me that says "Why bother?" I've seen dancers trip on a tape line holding down a dance floor, at nearly every dance show I've ever worked!
It's "pin SpLitter," and the definition can be found in our glossary, courtesy of Gafftaper.I've never heard of a pin spitter. I've done a quick google search and cant find a pin spitter. Anyone got a link to one?
Stage pin connectors today have THREE pins, Mr. Terry. I've never heard of friction tape to hold connectors together, only for hodding. Perhaps gaffers tape had not yet been invented?So, perhaps I'm feeling my age, but when I was an active production electrician...
So, perhaps I'm feeling my age, but when I was an active production electrician, the idea of using gaffers tape on connectors was anathema. Tape adhesive residue and mess! A much better alternative from the dark ages was Bulldog brand friction tape, which dry-adhered to itself but was easily removable from a connector pair.
Has this gone out of fashion? If so, I wonder why?
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Does the color code go on both ends? I've just been putting it on one end (male). Tieline on the female end, clove hitch > square knot?
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