Recent content by lastmanstanding

It's been a while since i've tasked this board with my problems, but this one's a bit of a doozy so I thought i'd come crawling back. My theatre has three CD80 with 24- 2.4Kw channels each, dmx dimmer racks supplied by single phase, 240V 200A fuses (2-200 amp, 120V "legs"). Recently we've...

The mcmaster-carr website has just the open ring with bearings running for $300, though it doesn't look like there's any way to attach to it. the other turntable pallet they sell indicates specifically that it's not for people. it's also freaking 2000 dollars.

I'm probably pretty thick for having to ask this, but what about painters tape makes it so much better/more expensive than run of the mill masking tape? 3M's strangle hold on blue painters tape really baffles me.

I've got a real strong interest in joining the baltimore local 19. I enjoy freelancing immensely, but i really want to stick around this area instead of having to bus up to NYC or down to DC. After this summer I'm gonna sign onto the Dlist and see what comes of it.

Thanks for the advice bob. I haven't done physics in a few years, but it looks like i'm gonna half to dust off that section of my brain. You make get the chance to laugh at a skinny young man who blazes whole new mistakes. maybe i'll post my errors here in another month.

Well, The theatre i'm building the big honking turntable for is The Papermill Theatre in lincoln, NH. A really cool summerstock i found through my college connections. I was master carp last year, and I didn't break anything, so they made me TD this year. I'm also a quasi TD (more like a janitor...

I was poking around for info on how to make a large turntable without pissing off my master carpenter and I decidedly fell in love. I'm always trying to glean info from experienced technicians when there's downtime on jobs, so controlbooth is like a wet dream of talented theatre professionals...