Recent content by DMurphy

We are looking to pivot an archway column and I wanted to see if anyone had done something like this before. Basically, we have two 10-foot columns that are about 1'x1' attached at the top by a 1'x1' header/capital. We are looking to anchor one of the columns so it will not move laterally, but...

We recently had a spiral staircase donated to us. The treads basically slide onto the center pole and were fanned out to the correct place, then bolted to each other and the whole thing was attached to the stage and to the top of a deck (it's about 8 feet tall).Unfortunately, the staircase did...

The floor is concrete, so attaching the legs to that would be very tough.I think we're going to use the sandbags until I can convince someone to let me drill into the front of the stage. :lol:Thanks again everybody!

Thank you for the advice everyone!We are going to use C-clamps for the next few weeks and then we are going to buy coffin locks and install them on the platforms.I found out yesterday that we cannot drill into the front of the stage, which is just plywood. The extension does not move very...

Hello everyone!We recently built a stage extension for our proscenium stage which adds about six feet to the front of our stage, but we built it in pieces. Unfortunately, our theater is used during the day for classes (it's at a university) and the extension cannot remain there during the day...

Hello! My name is Dan and I am the Technical Manager for a theater club at a state university. My focus has been on Sound for the last few years, but I am starting to get more into Set Construction as well. And I'm relatively new at building sets, so I can guarantee you I'll have lots of...