Recent content by PracticallyDone

I'd love so see any shots of the build you have, to see if we're doing joinery in different ways and to take a look at the seams. Ya, I think doing stressed skin will help with many of the concerns, I have to do a weight calc to see how much I have left after that for the substructure.

Thank you for the info. I am planning on the deck being 48"x48"x3" stressed skins (at least at this point in planning). The spans and vertical supports are the fat I'm chewing. Thanks again. I'll have to price the aluminum vs. steel vs. doug fir.

I'm definitely not saying 'art' is an excuse to create a hazard. I'm simply looking for advice from other builders and also mentioning that at our institution, we do not typically get permits for builds unless they are egregiously dangerous. And in my museum experience, this seems to be par for...

I'm trying to be upbeat and positive here, just thought I'd talk fab with some other builders but it seems many people here have a very reactionary and bellicose attitude towards others.I never said we don't have money to build it safely, I mentioned that we may not have the budget for...

So, I know tone is hard in written form, so know that I say this with a big smile but also concerned eyebrows. You guys wouldn't *believe* the stuff that gets through/approved 'because its art.' The one time I've had to get an engineer involved was when we hung a 26,000 lb sculpture in our...

Thank you for the reply. In a way, it is different as art and we do get a bit more freedom. This is an interactive sculpture. It has been installed at previous museums at the slope shown in the photos. We are aware of the accessibility issues and will likely have to produce language for that...

Hello everyone,First, I hope that my presence here isn't too out of line as I work in a museum and not a theater. Much of my work overlaps the theater knowledge set and I have worked in theaters before. I am in charge of all fabrication at my museum and I'm looking to hear some ideas and...