So, I found out today that two ambitious students are going to try to build an olio drop in our auditorium. I do not believe they should be doing this, however, no matter what I say, they seem to believe they are alright in doing this.
They plan on using 3" sch. 40 PVC pipe on 1.5" casters bolted to the beams across our ceiling to hang a 25'x20' muslin backdrop. I am trying to convince them not to do this, but I am trying to find out how they are going to make it work. I believe what they plan on doing is running a piece of angled aluminum - think the corner of industrial aluminum adjustable shelving - and using the casters to create a "cradle" for the pipe to sit in.
Help me convince them NOT to do this. Apparently they have the approval of the drama adviser. I have used the argument that they do not know what they are doing, and that they do not know how to include safety catches on the drop in case of a fall, but they are still confident that it will work.
They plan on using 3" sch. 40 PVC pipe on 1.5" casters bolted to the beams across our ceiling to hang a 25'x20' muslin backdrop. I am trying to convince them not to do this, but I am trying to find out how they are going to make it work. I believe what they plan on doing is running a piece of angled aluminum - think the corner of industrial aluminum adjustable shelving - and using the casters to create a "cradle" for the pipe to sit in.
Help me convince them NOT to do this. Apparently they have the approval of the drama adviser. I have used the argument that they do not know what they are doing, and that they do not know how to include safety catches on the drop in case of a fall, but they are still confident that it will work.