Recent content by Stoickthelesser

I'm trying to wrap my head around some finer details of the physics of stressed skin.Do both plywood skins have to be the same thickness? It feels like they should, because the skins having different deflection strengths would seem to undermine the strength of the construction, but would I...

It sounds like I may be working from some bad starting assumptions. I was taught that the purpose of the wagon brake was to lift its associated caster just off the stage, keeping it from turning and transferring pressure to its opposite caster, in turn increasing that caster's resistance to...

Stage floor is tongue-and-groove, scarred from years of prior TDs letting them screw into it as if it were a proper stage floor.If it sounds like each suggestion yields a fresh problem, that's... not inaccurate. I would never describe my space as optimal.

The casters already have a fair amount of height, so the brake is only really lifting the wagon about a half inch beyond that. The ones I have definitely don't keep a unit in place on their own.I'll definitely check them out- another issue I've run into is that the only brakes I've found that...

I'm going to have to dig through receipts; they, too, were inherited. I've been lowballing their loads in light of that, just using them to lift the wagons for kitbashed friction blocks before there's any cast movement, but it's possible I need to go even lower.

I remember when I was a baby tech, it was possible to get real, solid wagon brakes. What is currently available, however, tends to do stuff likeAnyone know a good brand that won't break the bank? High school theatre TD, so budget is always a concern, but there has to be something better...

Another big Bill in the industry agrees with you, but we're stuck to make the best of it. I haven't even mentioned the bumble****ery that went into the electrics. This system has three sizes of brick, the heaviest of which is wider, but not thicker, than the midweight ones. The electrics are...

This is something my colleagues and I have been trying to persuade our school system of. We have a mix of single-purchase, double-purchase, and motorized systems, but none of the schools with manually operated ones have loading bridges. I can't fly any individual thing that weighs more than...

So, this response got me thinking, and I went back and checked- the lamp got a little brighter before guttering each time I tried to start it. I make a point of telling my students not to brute force things, but lo and behold, a few more attempts over the course of the day and the lamp ignited...

Old lamp blew out impressively during a show. Other one is on its way out. Can you clarify the question?

I've engaged in the lamentable task or relamping a pair of altman satellites that I inherited with my position. After dealing with parts of the housing on one that were glued together, I've installed a new lamp, reconnected power, and attempted to turn on the unit. The fans power up, but the...