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We're also finding masonite / hardboard to be in short supply lately. +1 for 1/4" MDF.

And pipe is not really measured by inside diameter either (1.5 sch 40 is 1.610" internal and 1.9" external), but some nominal or legacy dimension. See also 2x4. It's just knowledge you gotta build up.Just checking on a point Van made: are the "pipes hanging above the stage" that will stabilize...

Just semantics, but I wouldn't call this a "revolve," which implies a circular deck that spins on a pivot. I'd call it a 2-sided wagon. Your spin does not need to be precise, so I think you'd be fine with swivel casters, and zero-throw more so. Swivel casters give some resistance to changing...

Some testing is in order in terms of the drop vs. your mechanism, but I would think a standard muslin drop would work. Maybe size it with starch and keep the paint on the thin side so it doesn't cake up and crack.

Or skip the lining altogether. They're hardly if at all visible on a bball court anyway. Use a technique blending a few shades in a linear fashion to suggest planks.

In terms of making it non-destructive, you could make every piece a 3D symbol. If you have pieces that repeat or mirror, they can be multiple instances of the same symbol. Then on separate design layers you could arrange those symbols into a staircase, or nested into sheets for cutting. Any edit...

I feel the need to chime in with the old-timey way to make a lightweight wall: Broadway Flats. Not saying it would necessary work here, even if the project were still active.

Some ideas:1) put glides on the legs. Preferably on the beefy side and not just relying on peel and stick 2) put the bench on a sheet of plywood and put that on felt / glides 3) build a low-profile pallet. Methods abound (do a search) but essential plywood (often 2 layers) with rollers inset...

To make these the size of a door the easiest might be to use . . . a door. A hollow core door at your big box store is inexpensive, stable, double-sided and lightweight. A sheet of plywood with no framing is not stable enough.The problem with your hinging scenario is that if you open or close...

I wonder if a sliding door would reduce deflection on the trajectory.

There are lots of threads on here about roll drops; do some searching. A big consideration is whether you do the tube at the bottom (oleo) or the top. The physics are better doing it on the bottom, as the drop itself helps support the tube and reduces (not eliminates) sag. This technology goes...

For our scene shop, we tend to make each unit to break out on sheet layers into a 3D or hybrid symbol. We have a layer for composite scenery, with symbol instances all put together in context. Multiple layers if multiple scenes. If you later edit a unit, it will edit across all the scenes. Then...

I love this forum. Nano tape is new to me. Ordering some now to play with. (US brand, though.)

I'd think about 3M Command velcro. Though stucco is not a great surface for adhesives.

If sound absorption is not a big issue, maybe just remove it. Seems like an ill-conceived hack anyway.