Recent content by Joshua Schoeneck

Lot of 9 Altman FC-1 Focusing Cyc Lights and 7 brand new bulbs. Includes what you see pictured: - 9x FC-1 lights (they are currently ganged in units of 3) with stage pin plugs - 9x FC-CF hinged color frames - 3x FC-3Y three-light yokes - 7x brand new-in-box Osram DWT Bulb 1000W 120V Halogen...

If you have a good reputation with your athletic department, check to see if they have a battery operated water tank that would work or could be integrated into something. Our football team has one that they use to provide drinking water to players. See...

I was looking for a flexible pitch solution this summer and found several companies that make an adjustable aluminum stair designed for floating boat docks. We ended up doing something different, but if your budget allows, it might be something to look into.

Did you drill a hole directly into the floor to put the pipe into?

Are you trying to reuse your RG59 to save money or because it is hard to access? If you can afford all the converter boxes and cameras needed to pull of what you have described, I'd think upgrading cable or parts of it wouldn't be too much of an additional expense.We are in the process of...

I've used a cross-cut paper shredder and white paper to make snow before.

In our auditorium, we used a large monitor and a Chromebit (a Raspberry Pi or other computer could be substituted) together with a simple web page that includes some JavaScript to make a clock that turns into a countdown timer during events. The timer changes color at 5 minutes and 1 minute...

I'm the TD (among other things) for one of these high schools in SE Wisconsin and was terribly disappointed by the vendor/consultant, which I assume is the same one you are referring to. I felt we weren't really listened to or consulted and were just offered their standard package. I'm very glad...

We have a Wenger Strata Orchestra Pit Filler cover on our orchestra pit with the painted (black) tempered hardboard surface option. This surface has gotten scuffed and scratched a lot and gaff tape is pulling the paint off when used in some areas. Does anyone have recommendations for repainting...

Thanks. That looks like an option that might be useful for me.

I have an ENTTEC DMX USB PRO Mk2 that I am starting to use with QLC+ on a PC. Any recommendations for affordable compatible fader wings?

+1 for IFR. We've never noticed additional dust collected on ours.

Our auditorium has a multiple zone paging system and recently had a similar issue with one zone suddenly dropping out. After a lot of troubleshooting, we isolated it to a dirty pot on the mixer that splits the signal among the zones. There are potentially several pots in your signal path from...

I second the importance of considering latency. We recently installed a backstage video monitoring system in our 750 seat high school auditorium. We have 6 HD TVs located in the wings, dressing rooms, orchestra pit, and makeup area. We use the same cameras for recording events to send the...

Started doing A/V work in grade school and have been involved ever since. My full-time job is teaching high school, though I've transitioned to more of an administrative role in the last few years. I do lighting, A/V, and set construction for my school's 3 shows a year plus various other smaller...