Recent content by joe2you

I've used wheelchair batteries (gel cell) because they have TONs of staying power and smaller than a standard deep cycle marine battery and a simple 12v power interter. Just recharge overnight and she's good to go again.

One word - LIABILITY... I'd much rather have someone else take the hit if it fails.

How much fog are you looking for?I've built a custom fogger for Shrek out of a plastic garbage and some aluminum dryer vent hose and an in-line vent fan. Start at the bottom and wind your vent hose up the inside of the trash can and fix it in place with eiher hot melt glue or in my case wire...

How / where is the sign attached to the frame? End points of the frame? Equally distributed across the frame? Where are the eye bolts in relation to the sign attachment points?

I've built several plywood versions over the years and agree that the knock down versions are (or can be) lighter than the 2x4 however I always found that they tend to start twisting with changes in humidity. Caveat being that I used 1/2" & 5/8" vs 3/4", perhaps the larger lumber wouldn't. I...

Super simple, very inexpensive (under $8 ea), stable, customizable and repairable - stackable just not foldable.Just drive a couple screws in each leg (I recommend a 3" to 3-1/2" torx star drive as they're easier to remove later and generally stronger than a drywall screw) and you're good to...

Plus one for rope lights at shin level and a spare dimmer channel.The theater I work out of is a combination stage & gymnasium so mounting rope lights isn't an option. A work around was to simply mount a 500W MFL PAR can with a blue gel (don't even use a dimmer) back stage. After 5 years no...

A simple plug lockout w/ an actual key lock will work wonders.

I've built fog chillers out of a smaller plastic garbage and lined the inside with 4" aluminum dryer vent hose (may need multiples depending on size of the can and length of hose) by either gluing or drilling holes and zip tying the hose to hold in place and finally cut/drill holes (1 top, 1...

Yep, right up to the point that they catch a breeze or someone leans against it and falls over onto someone. Outrigered and guy-wired.

or.... Pick up some boat wrap tape. Not permanent by a long shot but it'll allow you to place a label and clear wrap it on an existing cable. Hit it with heat and it'll shrink tight.

Have a look at CBI snake cables

Yep, I've used it for several years now and it's been rock solid. Beats the heck out of a couple CD players.