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    Leaning Wall Effect

    lol now I'm trying to remember how we did this in college. Once "Twelfth Night" closed its run, the three walls were all leaned in and some other decorations changed and "Night Twelve" premiered. The reimagined work was not well received haha.Anywho, I believe we use static lines to the grid...
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    Potential of scaffold ladder tipping in this scenario

    Not like its been beaten to death around here, but how often do y'all follow all of the proscribed safety code when working on ladders?Like, are you the kind of person to climb down off the ladder and insist that your employer go out and rent an articulating lift, rather than kinda just...
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    What should they know?

    Not this wittiest thing I've ever read, but it does the job I suppose
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    What should they know?

    Now I've gone down the rabbit hole. Apparently "Eat humble pie" is a very English expression and is a bit of a pun because the poor would make pies from the viscera (or, "umbles") of animals. So it was a very humble meal of umbles. This is weird to me because the American version of this...
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    What should they know?

    @StradivariusBone said the right things.Not to demean formal education, but all the technical knowhow will be learned and relearned as the tech evolves along with best practices. Knowing the answer is far less important than know how to find the answer. So, diagnostics and troubleshooting...
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    Cool way to make Barbed Wire

    Why not just use real barbed wire? You gonna tell me that a pointy cut off end of a zip tie isn't going to rip my arm when I walk by too close?
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    News?....or Humor?......or Horror? Fyre Festival Returns presale tickets already sold out

    Isn't there some ancient wisdom in our collective consciousness about humans like him? Something about "fool me once...."
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    steel frame flats? Thoughts?

    T Nail at your own risk. We tried it on two different jobs with two different tools, couldn't get the thing dialed in just right. Luan is thin enough that you have to be very precise on how deep you're setting the nail, else you just blow through and there's no wood left for the nail to hold...
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    steel frame flats? Thoughts?

    I've built many many steel framed flats. 1x1 16ga steel square tube is great. Luan skins with screws just like you said. I haven't used an adhesive, wavy luan isn't really a problem if you use enough screws. Totally worth it to pre drill a standard bolt pattern in the stiles on your drill...
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    Lexan sheets as flooring?

    lol why? They're going to hate it and the director shall overrule!
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    Exterior corners in Box set

    what do you mean 'masking'? Often they're painted into the general look of the set, with the trimwork wrapping around the corner. Sometimes they're styled like the proscenium (if its close by) but usually only if there's a header as well. The first set of legs will tuck in behind them and...
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    "Cheaper to Just Buy It"

    and some experience under your belt...
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    Making Hay Bales

    Mandatory warning about the flammability of dried hay, take appropriate precaution. Carry on...
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    Is this safe?

    Ive only been in the trade show realm for a year now, but I've heard some stories about convention center riggers. One of our Senior PM's told me he's shocked every time a show goes up without somebody getting killed by show riggers. I've been onsite for one install and saw a three bleary-eyed...
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