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    How to brace Raised platform on turntable without visible bracing?

    Ahh, gotcha. That makes sense. I believe this, along with the other edits, will be the way I will go. Thank you very much for your help
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    How to brace Raised platform on turntable without visible bracing?

    So no platform will go above the curved wall. Instead that wall will continue upward to the second level. So there will be a sort of balcony on either side of the stud wallI see your point with the continuous header on the stud wall. Can’t believe I didn’t catch that myself. Yes that will be...
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    How to brace Raised platform on turntable without visible bracing?

    Do you think the movement is coming from the flexibility of the 2x4 posts (and the screws they’re attached with) or at the stud wall? I’m wondering if the steel posts will be enough to keep it from moving much
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    How to brace Raised platform on turntable without visible bracing?

    I was afraid you’d say that. I don’t have the capability of working with metal unfortunately. The posts are a steel pole covered in vinyl, but they attach with bolts. I was considering removing the above platform, stress skinning and then adding mounting plates to each corner to reduce movements...
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    How to brace Raised platform on turntable without visible bracing?

    Replace the 2x4 stud with with steel? Or just the posts?
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    How to brace Raised platform on turntable without visible bracing?

    I’m building a set for She Loves Me. The designer is more or less copying the broadway production. The middle unit is on a turntable. It has two levels, the first has a door and a spiral staircase, the second is an enclosed office. I have it mostly together but the thing is wobbly as hell. I’m...
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    Rigging with cable stops question?

    I have 10 points where I will be hanging across the unit and I should specify it is 3’ tall and 25’ wide. It’s basically the wall of a house up to the chair rail. Im aware the load increases as I fly which is why I wanted to make sure the cable stop was rated to the same load as the cable like...
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    Rigging with cable stops question?

    The cable is all cut to the same length and the flat has to sit on the ground so the idea is that I would drill a 3/8” hole about 1/2” deep for the stop to rest against, and pass the wire through and crimp the stop. my theatre has an old rope and sandbag fly system so I can adjust for level by...
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    Rigging with cable stops question?

    Hey All, Im the TD at a local theatre here in NJ and we are currently doing a production of Mary Poppins. I have to fly a long broadway style flat, 3-4” thick and about 3’x25’ in total. I came across some cable stops, the small round sleeves meant to be crimped onto the end of aircraft cable...
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    Having trouble with casters on angled steel tubing

    No dancing. The actors are just rolling them into place and then rolling them off. I agree with the 3/4 but, and I quote “I don’t like the aesthetic”
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    Having trouble with casters on angled steel tubing

    Would that require me to weld the angle iron to the legs? I don’t have the ability to weld
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    Having trouble with casters on angled steel tubing

    Im working on a production of Thoroughly Modern Millie and I need to make some rolling desks. My Producing artistic director decided to order $1000 worth of desks without asking me and ended up getting those combination school desks with the angled back legs. It’s made of 1 1/4” steel tubing...
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