Recent content by jamesarnold140

Yeah,working with a small budjet can be a pain sometimes.Years ago we had to settle for barn door track to use. It only came sized for metal carrier wheels. I was able to eliminate the noise problem by purchasing carriers with rubber wheels from a theatre supplier in a slightly wider size. It...

Is there any reason that the door frame could not break loose with the door? Mounting the frame with velcro or possibly small breakable dowells would give you a functioning door until a hard kick broke out the supporting hingesand door together. I would think keeping the set stable would be a...

It's not my position to give out someone else's creative ideas,but you might want to seek out Mary Novotny at the Children's Theatre,Minneapolis,Minn.

Why not two fans and two sets of "flames"? I had to build a free standing firepit for a center stage piece this spring.Since the LeMaitre units were all 120v for the size needed I had to change fans to 12v from the discount suppliers,and buy extra replacement fabric. Using the controls from a...

I was asked to build a small snow drum for a window cutout a few years ago. Once again Sonotube came to the rescue. A 4' section with two plywood round ends. Run a threaded steel bar down the center and leave about 6'' atm least stiking out each end.Bolt the unit inside and out with a washer and...

I built something similar last year for a small "dying" birch tree. Iended up making it from a discarded office fake plant with the plastic leaves. For some reason the wood parts were very light and strong for their size. I was able to slice varied size sections 2" to 4" apart at different...

You could call Jason's Dry Ice in St. Paul, they deliver over quite a large area and have always treated us very well. Telephone # 651-645-6433 .

Well,I might as well try my first post. the "Nutcracker" is over and stored away again. This has been my 12th one. This year's last minute project was a cannon for the Toy Soldiers to aim at the Rats. I built it from good old 12" Sonotube and some 36" plywood wheels from a previously built...

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Hello! This looks like a great site to stumble onto. My daughter started dancing ballet at the age of 6. It didn't take long for the company to discover that dad the mechanic knew which end of a crewdriver to hang on to. She has long since graduated from college and I'm still here now as...