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    Assistant Stage Manager

    First of all, welcome! good to see that you were finally able to create an account. Second, you should fill us in on what your hardest change will be like.
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    stone fireplace

    The pink insulation foam that you can get from any Home Depot, Lowes, or Menards is the kind that we used, generally the 2" thick kind if I am remembering correctly. What I mean by imperfections was that each ston is different and unique. Little groves or small pocks into the foam like an actual...
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    stone fireplace

    I know that I'm a rookie on here and all but I found that when I made our fireplace out of foam that imperfections in the faom was always a key point for me. As your shaping it put imperfections in it, don't make everything the same.
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    Tall, Tall Set!

    Alright Ladies and Gentlemen, sorry about not getting back to you earlier with any updates. I was out of town on vacation and upon coming back today it looks like I may need another after the show. The Update: While I was out of town, apparently no one wanted to call me and talk to me about...
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    Tall, Tall Set!

    The batton can take about 1500 lbs. I think so that it most likely can, I need to check the specs on it again. I know for sure it can take 1000 lbs. for sure because thats how much I unloaded after one show! That was a beast and boy did it get warm.
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    Tall, Tall Set!

    We have the rigging battons that im going to chain the set to. we're going to put up the top piece, chain it to the batton, then raise the bar to attach the next section. After all of that is bolted together, then the bar will get raised again, allowing us to bring in the next section and bolt...
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    Tall, Tall Set!

    yeah we're breaking it down into two bottom sections of 8' tall and teh top section 6' tall and bolting it together. if anyone wants it i think that i can try to send them a CAD image or a .jpg
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    Live video projecting

    Ok heres what we have going on. In the play "1984" its is set in George Orwells idea of what the future may have been like from a 1940's viewpoint. In the set we have what is called the telesecreen. basically it is a TV that the Government uses to spew its propoganda and to spy on the citizens...
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    Tall, Tall Set!

    Ok ladies and gents', I am some what in a bind on how to go about construction of my set. We are doing "1984" as our fall play and the designer that we sent the script along with our directors ideas too, came back with plans for a 22' tall set. In all fairness it is a simple set: a 30' long...
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    Leveling a Ramp?

    The issue that I am having today deals with leveling a ramp on our stage to set band members upon it. The show that we are doing is Footloose and we are having the band out on the stage the whole time so the director would like me to level the ramps on either side of the stage. The problem that...
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    Scrims?

    Personally, I think that you could be able to airbrush depending on the type of paint and how lightly you are painting it. However, Scrims are somewhat expensive and like nate said they are costly to replace.
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    Using Dutchman (wheat paste) for softcovered flat seams.

    I know that I am going to sound stupid asking this question, but what is dutchman? I have never heard of it before.
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    What’s your favorite fastener?

    I prefer screws to nails in a big way. Screws are just a lot easier to work with and they are a huge help in strike. I work in a high school as the Set Director so when I am trying to organize a strike that has to get everything down and stored in about three hours, its just a lot less of a...
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    Your opinions of Cordless Drill-Drivers

    My shop uses 2 Makita 14.4 v cordless drills, 2 Dewalt 12 v cordless drills, and 1 Dewalt corded drill. The Dewalts we have had for about 6 years but they are starting to show their age as they won't hold a charge for a long time and one of the batteries is shot. The Makitas we have had for...
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    CAMERAS EVERYWHERE!!!!

    I hate to say it, but its got to be said, Whats the point to having all those cameras for the show.? Is there a lack of trust in your theater or does it make it easier to figure out problem areas during full tech run-throughs?
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