Recent content by IsThatMattPorr

I am a big fan of coffin locks or bunt joint latches. they are discrete and they pull tight. I have used these with great success. Dual Lock Butt-Joint Panel Latch (Set) from Rose Brandonly issue i had was that they were a bit stiff when i first got them. Bit of oil and rotating them a few...

The price is a factor for sure. From what i can find it looks like the cheapest I could do this setup with ADC is $700 compared to $250 for the same setup with the barn door track. Also I found one length of the barn door track stashed int he back of the theater a while back and that was the...

That unistrut trolley stuff is pretty cool. I dident know about that. thanks. Not a bad idea with the steel cable. One trick i need to decide on a way to do is I have adoor flat that needs to be used on this system and i was considering just welding the frame, but i dont have aTIG available so I...

Good point with the liability. I maybe should have been more specific. I am a trained professional welder and have been hired by theaters in the past to do custom welding, so I am fine with that end. The boat is permanently docked on a river, so while their wont be any high seas it does rise...

that was the one thing i am worried about. I have a welder and so i was considering making my own carriers for it using small skateboard wheels or something of that nature.

How did the barn door work out? I have been considering using this solution to move flats on and off stage. Our theater is on the first deck of a boat and thus has no fly loft. I dident want to deal with a track on the bottom, so i was just going to attack wagon brakes to the back of the flats...