Recent content by Chase P.

I’m pretty sure we had the Rosco ones on tour. I had a fire marshall freak out on me in on venue, accusing us of lying about real fire on stage. I guess that’s an endorsement of sorts.

What about covering the field, not upping the size of the wheels? Plywood is the obvious go-to.There are field protector mats for exactly this purpose. They're plastic grids that roll out to cover the turf. They are firm enough to wheel road cases and scenery over. There are floor...

I'm trying to cut down on my plastic use, especially film plastic. Maybe get Wardrobe to sew you some muslin sacks for fixture hanging storage. No drawstring needed, they can just get tied on with tieline. Easy to use the mega Sharpie to label with the degree, or spray paint mark them if your...

For LED rope light, I’ve had good luck with CBConcepts. I worked on an outdoor holiday event/disaster, and the rope lights worked almost flawlessly. They took a lot of abuse, being outdoors and bent over a frame. There are splicing parts available, if a section dies. They’re darn bright...

I’m not a rigger, but is it ok to side load a master link like picture 4/4?I’m pretty sure the 2014 Ringling incident was from a side loaded carabiner. Is a master link stronger material, or is it the lack of a gate that makes it less probe to breaking?

Not right for the Kansas scene, but doing a yellow brick road with herringbone ears of corn would be kinda fun. A nod to Dorothy’s origins, and Oz being her dream.The Wikipedia page for Liberal, Kansas lists some attractions. Pancake Day, the Mid-America Air Museum, the Coronado Museum with...

That sure beats the days of using florescent starters for flicker effects!

Do they make a 400amp, 3phase twist timer?More realistically, it should be easy enough to setup the cue they access to automatically time out after an hour (or whatever)? You could even tie it to the architectural control buttons, if you’re blessed enough to have them.Re-activating (and...

Many of the packs I’ve worked with have the fuse upstream of the triac, ensuring failure and future sales. Thankfully they’re usually easy enough to replace, but really?!My first internet screen name was deadtriac.

We slightly altered the color of some Ringling Brothers driveable props to match red electricians tape. Saved a ton of time on emergency touch ups, but management would have kicked our butts for doing it.

I love this discussion. Scaffold often gets overlooked in this age of Genie lifts.So as far as harnessing on this setup, I guess you could span set around that beam, provided that it’s been rated for that sort of thing. I’d honestly be pretty worried about an escape strategy here, since...

Something that I don’t see mentioned here is the need to isolate the show network from the regular building network. You want control of your gear, so you don’t have to go through a custodian or building admin to access it in an emergency. Similarly, you don’t need a random IT guy to unplug...

What about printing the bottom 3-4’ of the vinyl with just a solid color, even black? Some benefits here: -a solid color can be touched up with commercially available spray paint -the pretty bits are up out of the danger zone (kind of like a house having durable wainscoting below, and delicate...

You are correct, it was not new. It had, however, sat outside in the sun and rain at the salvage yard, so I’m 93% sure it wasn’t too gross.Gross was augering “feminine hygiene products” out of a residential drain this morning. My new job as a maintenance guy is less glamorous than theater...

I actually wheeled one of those bases for a student show! We were doing it for scenic reasons, though.I would say, yes, you can wheel them, but it’s not great. I’ve never seen stem casters with double locks, so I love the droopy sandbag fix someone else suggested.