@jneveaux Are you planning to run rigid casters screwed to your stage facing up (Recommended) or casters secured to your revolve and facing down? Accurately aligned rigid, non swiveling, casters facing up are most economical and won't leave a 'bull's eye pattern on your stage. Accurate alignment is fairly easily accomplished with the aid of a long, straight 1"x3" pivoting from your center point.Did you ever post plans for this one? Would especially be interested in a schematic for caster placement.
Any special technique to get casters accurately placed along the radii?
Thanks much.
No. The show was years ago - so I no longer have the plans. After the base “joists“ were laid out and assembled - we blocked it up. As Ron said, we used 1x3s to lay out the radii from the central pivot point. Rigid casters were placed perpendicular to the radii at about 5’ intervals. The base was “flipped“ over (using several people and the over head pipe system). We lucked out in that we didn’t have to have more casters than the 40.Did you ever post plans for this one? Would especially be interested in a schematic for caster placement.
Any special technique to get casters accurately placed along the radii?
Thanks much.
@jneveaux Two more plusses to rigid, non swiveling, casters facing up:@jneveaux Are you planning to run rigid casters screwed to your stage facing up (Recommended) or casters secured to your revolve and facing down? Accurately aligned rigid, non swiveling, casters facing up are most economical and won't leave a 'bull's eye pattern on your stage. Accurate alignment is fairly easily accomplished with the aid of a long, straight 1"x3" pivoting from your center point.
Swiveling casters are the WRONG and MORE COSTLY choice.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard
Delano, MN@JLNorthGA , Where is your space?
Definitely not planning to use swivels. The problem I have as I see it is that my platform is oblong (neither round nor symmetrical) and casters on the floor would not pick up the extreme ends.@jneveaux Are you planning to run rigid casters screwed to your stage facing up (Recommended) or casters secured to your revolve and facing down? Accurately aligned rigid, non swiveling, casters facing up are most economical and won't leave a 'bull's eye pattern on your stage. Accurate alignment is fairly easily accomplished with the aid of a long, straight 1"x3" pivoting from your center point.
Swiveling casters are the WRONG and MORE COSTLY choice.
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard
I think JLNorth was here:@JLNorthGA , Where is your space?
@jneveaux Have you considered rigid casters facing down on the ends hidden by an opaque cloth skirt so you could reach under in the inevitable times of need?
Ah! Close to Murphy!I think JLNorth was here:Peacock Home Page
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