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    Shrek Dragon

    I have a couple of options in Eastern Iowa if that helps.You can message me if you are interested.
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    A example of when you don't get theater people to reskin your stage

    Well, they got the color right.We had an exact replica of that in our new Center for the Arts. First installation was countersunk and screwed every 8" with no spacing and paint on top after install. Rippled liked an ocean wave within days.Second round the contractor pre painted both sides of...
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    3 Phase vs. 220 V for running revolve drive

    Tech director for performing arts facility, helping out with high school production using a revolve. Rented 20' wood framed (very nice) 20' diameter revolve. Trying to resurrect a drive that a coworker and I fabricated 20 years ago. 3 phase, 1/2 HP 208-220V Dayton AC drive motor coupled with a...
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    Favorite Chair

    Ooof. Yes, our architect office used to specify those in projects. We could maybe afford 1/3 of a chair per year. Maybe Herman Miller is interested in sponsoring some high schools . . .
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    Favorite Chair

    This may seem like a mundane topic, but with how much time my high school students spend in these chairs and how many complaints I get about back pain and inability to see, I am looking for input on your favorite control booth, stage management, and orchestra director chairs/stools. Brand...
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    Clean Floor Pockets?

    Our relatively new theater has 6 floor pockets with a variety of A/V, power and sound I/O's. When installing them, the sound contractor recommended that I cut a thick piece (40 mil, I believe) of rubber roofing and mount it just underneath the door when it is screwed in. This has kept the dirt...
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    Spiking and/or Marking Traveler Ropes

    I'll try the whip idea. We use parallel spikes during productions to find 'open/closed' locations, so we would whip each rope. Is this a 1/2" 'up and down the rope' sewing or 'round and round the rope for 1/2" sewing? (No, those are not technical descriptions . . .)
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    Spiking and/or Marking Traveler Ropes

    Here is the operatin rope- it is not really 'woven', although it says woven cover - I'll give the unravel and ribbon method a try tomorrow:http://www.automaticdevices.com/2830-sash-cord-no.-14
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    Spiking and/or Marking Traveler Ropes

    We have a main rag and 2 travelers rigged onto counterweighted arbors in our space. All three have operation ropes with sandbag holddowns that fly with the system. We are struggling to find a method of marking where to stop the curtains on certain spikes by labeling the operation ropes...
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