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So in planning for an upcoming production of Titanic, I need a way to be able to do a large fabric drop in black that I can then adorn with some "rivets" to represent the side of the ship during the opening scene.Size is roughly 19' tall x 34' wide.Having never really ordered a full size...

there are about 75 seats within 15' of the pieces. Another 250 15' to 50' away.

I have to make 2 six foot long sections of balustrade for an upcoming production of Hunchback. Looks like this http://a404.idata.over-blog.com/600x344/0/18/21/95/Paris/Notre-Dame/Chimeres/chimeres69.jpgObviously I'm thinking foam for the central quatrefoil portions, but not sure the best...

So here are two pictures of what I ended up doing. 2x6 stud walls with 2x8 headers and joists. Longest span was 102". The structure was so solid a few members of the orchestra said they have felt more movement on high school permanent stages.

Those are really quite bumpy and loud

Second for the triple swivels Bill linked to above. That's what I used for my 4'x16' barricade for Les Mis, and was able to do a DS move, 180, 180, 360, and US move with only 2 people at any time pushing (there were 12 people on the barricade while moving). It will tend to want to drift...

The theater were I do sets also has this same issue. A fabric cyc (or is it sky drop since it's not curved) is dead hung at the rear of the stage. 38' wide by 25' tall. It has a solid pipe in the bottom pocket that rests on the floor and the fabric is tensioned laterally by line through...

The reason I split the beams (and you can do so, many deck posts get notched on each side for just such a method) is so that the joists had something to bear on (which is what span tables and calculators have indicated). If I double the beam the rim joists only would be resting on the beam and...

So below are pictures of what I came up with. Using essentially doubled 2x6 compression legs (the beam sits where the frame of a platform usually would) and 3 joist/rim joist units sit on top. Using the doubled compression legs is like notching in a 6x6, but in this case the supporting "leg"...

I understand the reluctance (and fear of liability) about answering questions like this, but if people were willing to entertain a discussion on a 16' span that could move (even though most rightly said it was stupid to even try and should be redesigned), I would think asking how to frame a 8.5'...

For an upcoming show I have to create an elevated area 8.5' off the ground that is 32' w x 14' d. This area will be use for a 9 piece orchestra (roughly 32'x8' blue area of picture below) and space utilized by actors (32'x6'). There will be dancing in the show (don't know how much will take...

I also agree with the inertia aspect. When doing les mis I had a 4' x 15' wagon for the barricade, 10 triple swivels. With out any of the "barricade" or actors the thing was like a skateboard when you tried to step onto it. Once we added all the "stuff" the thing was definitely more stable...

I think some got caught up with seeing the word "cantilever" in your post and ignored the "non" part. (I almost did myself). So I assume you want, in simplest terms, a platform with four legs that's tall enough to walk under? Just one single platform? Anything else to attach to besides the...

Thanks! I was actually quite pleased, even if all the set dressing didn't get completed. Guess you do what you can when you have 4 and a half days from build start to opening night.

So I ended up making my own railing out of 2x3, routing the top with a thumbnail bit, and the underside with a quarter round leaving a center section the original depth. Not perfect, but were easily made, easily stained and easily used. One person helping during the build thought the railing...