Recent content by BLengyel

Greased Lightning? Tips, Idea's How to's?I saw there was another post on this but there wasn't much that really helped me to much, so does anyone have any idea's for greased lighting. you see the problem is our theater is going to be cramped enough with limited room for the many other set...

Your set looks pretty awesome! Ours is build so the juke box frames off the orchestra pit with descending platforms to the sides.

Oh believe me I know, I went through hell last year trying to get our once upon a mattress set level. those platforms just wouldn't stay flush. Our stage just isn't the greatest so It's not level in many place so we may require some shims for this mass of platforms.

haha yeah I just realized that. I do believe it is an 88 weighted board. But I figured in 3 amps at around 50 pounds each and about 100 pounds for the keyboard.

How much would someone estimate that a 4x8 platform framed in 1x6 properly with 3 toggle rails and a 3/4 inch lid 9, 9 compression legs (1 for each toggle, each corner and in the middle of the 8 foot sections of the frame), all braced with 1x4's diagonals and toe rails, with each platform bolted...

So what I think I'm going to go with is 4 4x8 platforms framed in 1x6 with 8-9 compression legs per platform. so basically a leg ever 4 feet, and then brace it with 1x4's and toe rail. Then Bolt all of the platforms together and secure them to the floor with angle irons. I'm a bit skeptical but...

Yes, I'm very curious about this. The varying information makes me worry about taking the risk. I guess it all really comes down to the quality of the build, bracing and legging.

I suppose that would be fine then, would you recommend compression legs. I know we have a ton of compression legs on stock from last years show but I suppose we could build a knee wall legging system instead of compression legs. I feel that the might take the load a lot better then the...

I have 2 2x8 platforms and 4 4x8 platforms built from 3/4" ply and framed with 1x6. I plan on legging these all together to form the pit platform . it has to hold the weight of 2 guitar players, 1 bass player, 1 keyboard, 1 drumset, 1 sax, 2 clarinets, 2 violinist's, and 1 trumpet. I didn't...

Yeah I wasn't sure, You see My recently retired theater teacher with about 30 plus years of theater experience framed all of her platforms in 1x6 and she told me that it should be good. I think what I just need to do is the best but proper method of legging it and bracing . Do you think I could...

Wow I guess the giant jukebox Idea really is pretty cliche. But not the same as my design.

So for our upcoming show grease i have been granted the task of figuring out how to light up the outside of a jukebox ins some way, does anyone have and tips, suggestions or ideas for me?

Yeah the thing is with our stock platforms being build with 1x6 I wasn't sure if it would get the job done. But I'm definitely planning on re framing some of these platforms with 2x4's.

I was just going by derekleffew's My Platform Systme's instructions in my plan for the pit.

Actually I have another question, do You think that I could use luan keystones for bracing the knee wall system for sake of cutting back on the amount of luan we need to buy.