Recent content by last125eagle

best noise reduction is from homosote, he is full of it.Drywall is used for fire rating on homes and that alone.I think homosote is fire rated as well.Dry wall is heavy, annoying, and fragile.why not just waste money and cover the whole thing in MDF.

he he he the figure it horribly out of scale for 10 foot walls. That or the figure is meant to be 5 foot even.Nah this is about what I had envisioned in my mind's eye.The wall is no trivial task even for the most skilled builder. Everything must be very tight and stationary or the revolving...

well this is turning into quite the pickle. A free standing 12 or 16 foot structure that has to have revolving panels and not look silly. Something that actors not only have to use but enter through. Some thing that has to positively latch on rotation. Ok so you will need four ball latches...

yeah the panels need to be thick enough to hide he collar within the panel to hold the panel up and give it a bearing surface to spin on.They need to be stiff enough o it ill not look cheesy when someone comes through them.They need to fit tight enough on the axis so that they will not...

Hmm that looks older than my Stilson wrenches lol.

this is an interesting nut to crack. It can be done with many sorts of materials.The questions I have are.That sort of site lines are involved for supporting structure? It is a floating style of does in involve some sort of border? How does it fit with other set pieces around it?What...

I see it I see it!!! I know I know!!! * little kid in a class room*They did not look at the manual. page 7 -9 of it to be precise.http://www.martin.com/service/downloadfile.asp?name=UM_MAC2000ProfileII_EN_M.pdf&cat=65

your usage on the compressor in itself seems to warrant you going to a nice belt driven unit. The noise savings alone are worth it.What sort of tools are you running off the compressor set up.The second tank will have moisture. As the air cools it will deposit it there. My friend compressor...

I used the real tree method. I had a bunch of branches. I turned the ends into a dole shape and then put a hole in the truck. Little wood screw and glue and poof trees made to order. My trees were bare. On the ground I made muslin leaves. I dipped the muslin in the paint, squished out the excess...

I agree. Router out some circles from ply. Put something to hold them apart, wire then glue and paper, muslin cover, or card board cover.The issue may be though what ever is saved on the tubes is spent on labor to build the tubes. how many columns are needed?

We use a a standard miter saw ( old one) and a carbide Milwaukee metal blade at the welding shop I work at. We also throw is in a worm gear driven hand saw. The blades are 65 a pop though. They sell a cheaper saw blade for them but they do not seem to hold up at all. The blades make cuts that...

man i wish i had a 1/2 crown stapler now.Yeah I have had great luck with hard flats than covered in muslin. I makes it a lot heavier but I had them last for 12 shows. Granted the muslin was 1/8 deepbcovered in home depot icky paint by the end.

any plywood on any flat I have seen has failed spectacularly. Granted it was cdx 3/4 pine ply. I have had no luck with it. Any clue to what they do differently with it.1x3 i have found is not rigid enough. 1x4 makes a much heftier flat. Its like those who use 5 quarter for platforms instead of...

Anyone know of a book or informational site I can look to figure out what level of first aid is good to have on hand in the theater / shop.I have a friend who is a first aid red cross instructor who is going to test me and get all my stuff back up to snuff. Now I am concerned about what to...

I have been thinking about the ultimate ways to make Hollywood style stock flats.I personally love Broadway style and even soft flats, but no one seems to use them around here.This is what I have so farbasics.1x4 stiles, toggles, and rails. toogles two feet on ceneter stapled with 1...