Recent content by ChristopherRobinJ

In the last production I stage managed, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, our revolving bookcase consisted of a bookcase unit, 4'x6'x1' mounted top and bottom to some simple lazy Susan hardware. this sat on top of a 18" high platform with a 2" steel pipe going through the platform and into the...

Industrial pencil sharpener! I can see it being used as that more than bolt repair... but cool idea!

In the past, my theater used pvc pipe screwed onto 2x2 posts with the ends cut to match the curve of the pipe.(the pipe fits snugly into a curved Valley at the end of the 2x2)The pvc is flexible to use in long curves if needed. The rough ends can be covered with a simple wooden plug or anything...

Use 1/8" luan, if it doesn't bend enough, use a router or circular saw set to *just* under an 1/8" depth and cut out some meat of the luon in parallel strips along the part you want to curve. best done in short distances, but might work for a full wall. Takes a steady hand, and be sure not to...

Yes, after a bit if investigating there are indeed mercury switches involved, glad it was something simple! Thanks!

The other day, I was helping my lighting director fix some S4 PAR's that were not working on the clouds we have. However, as we searched for the cloud lights on our board, we discovered that none of them would turn on... We did a full channel and dimmer check. went through our saved shows, and...

Better than having an angry techie punch a hole on the cyc during a show... that was fun. Needless to say he is banned from all theatre areas and events...

Here is a pic of my scar, still pretty apparent after a year..

So far worst injury I have had, has to be the hole saw incident, I had never used one before, My scenic direct handed me a drill motor with a 3" Hole Saw bit on it ans told me to drill some holes in a hollywood flat (to fit some magic door opening sticks through) and after successfully drilling...

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I kid, I kid, everyone knows Gaff vs Duct, just wanted to stir things up a bit. I haven't dove into this site much yet. Just a few clicks here and there. I don't really have any questions yet, just wanted to say hi, I exist. I am a junior in HS, Just closed our fall play Radium Girls, of which I...