Recent content by TimFrancis

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These have been claimed.

Continuing the purge.... Volumes 1, 2, and 3 of Technical Design Solutions for the Theatre: the Technical Brief Collection. The combined collection has +/- 330 articles detailing "how to" solutions to myriad production challenges. I'd prefer to keep the set of 3 together for $120 plus shipping...

I am clearing out and downsizing. I have hard copies of the USITT Biennial Tech Expo from 1989 through 2019. I'd prefer to sell as a package for $75 plus shipping. All are in very good to excellent condition. The 16 catalogs have nearly 450 articles detailing "how to" solutions to myriad...

Did this in 2019 covering about 30'x60' (42' prosc. but ran off into the wings). Bought used turf from- https://artificialgrassrecyclers.com/?v=f24485ae434a What we bought was from a soccer field somewhere and "stored" a nearby landscaping supplies place. Purchased extra because we would need...

I am hoping to find a good home for 6 Strand N21 DMX Nodes and 1 Strand N21 rack mountable Network Node. All were working when pulled from service about 4 years ago. 5 N21 Nodes are POE and manufactured in 2008. 1 N21 Node was manufactured in 2011 and has different specs than the other 5...

Jackery and Goal Zero make portable power stations that should work. This one claims a13 hour run time with 300 watts continuous draw- https://www.jackery.com/collections/portable-power-stations/products/explorer-1000-portable-power-station They are pricey......the one above is $900.

Intellectual Property for Producing Theatres by Matt Davis outlines the core principles of copyright (and other protections that are often mistaken for copyright) to give the reader an understanding of the terminology and basis for each protection. I don't have my copy in front of me but one or...

A few ideas you may want to consider are in the attached pdf file. "Quiet Heavy-Duty Traveler Track" by Richard Gold in Volume 2 of Technical Design Solutions for Theatre (Tech Briefs)"Skate Wheel Scenery Carrier" by Matthew McKinney in the 2004 Tech Expo catalog.Both use skate wheels as...

My sources like the Bernina 1008 which should be under $1000 new. She says that w/ the correct needle it can sew thicker material including leather. Make sure the there is a local business that can service the machine which shouldn't be a problem in the Chicago area. You should also be able to...

There are several articles in Yale Tech Briefs, USITT Tech Expo catalogs and USITT Technical Source Guide about using pneumatic cylinders as platform lifts or brakes. A Technical Source Guide (early 90's?) and Exhibit #2 from the 1995 Tech Expo(some words are jumbled from scan conversion) are...

If your Leko Zoom looks like the one pictured, an EHD 500W 120V Lamp, 2000hrs will work. Link to a spec sheet with other lamp options - http://www.theatrecrafts.com/archive/documents/leko1830.pdf

I'll be. The check showed up today! Tim

We sent our equipment back 2/12/19 and got notification of "Your rebate has been processed and your rebate check has been mailed" on 4/25/19. I never saw any record or confirmation on the rapid-rebates website. Still waiting for the check.......Tim

Here is an article for an ERS Follow Spot Stand from the 1999 USITT Tech Expo. It is essentially a piece of 1" cold roll welded to flat bar that the ERS yoke is attached to. The cold roll slips into a flange bearing attached to a 1 1/2" pipe flange threaded on to a 1 1/2" pipe. Pipe can...