@SteveB Two comments for you:As posted on the Stagecraft mailing list and in response to a question as to how others train their operators.
“Remember your trims, out is clang, in is thud.”
@SteveB Two comments for you:
1; You're always pulling down, NEVER up.
2; Arms in, closest to your chest. You are pulling the near line in. Arms in, the piece flys in.
Arms out, furthest from your chest. You are pulling the far line in. Arms out, the piece flys out.
In. Out. Repeat after me.
Edit: Calling: @whatrigger @egilson1 @theatrEd
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard.
@SteveB
1; You're always pulling down, NEVER up.
@bobgaggle Nah! Back in the old days I was talller.I figured Ron would be the guy who has a story about how back in the old days he needed to stand on a chair in the fly loft and shove the sand bags up the last 2 feet to bring the lineset to its in trim. That being said I have had to pull sand bags up to clear the pin rail, while the guy on the helper line is pulling down. There's always and exception to the rule haha
As i recall Frank Wood died a few years ago. The stagecraft list is still around, the digests are a bit shorter these days.
It's the ancient NNTP news group rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft. Since the protocol has fallen out of favour over a decade ago, most access it via a web portal. So https://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft would be one way to view it. As with most unmoderated news groups, the primary contributors are spammers.
Actually no, http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ is the link. There is a digest that comes out daily and the people on it are not spammers. You have to listen to talk about beer and BBQ, but, our own Ford makes comments on it. Me, I just lurk.
@What Rigger? And other important parts of what you learn: Remember it and USE IT!As always, I like to make this thought the center of a new (rail, automation, flying) person's mindset: Think, remain engaged. You have numerous opportunities to injure yourself and others, with the bonus of also possibly wrecking a large piece of expensive gear.
If you're uncomfortable operating a rail, say so. We'll find another place for you to contribute. Nobody's employment should hinge on being squirrely on the rail.
Ask every question you have, and keep asking until you get clarity. Trainers: keep it simple.
Look out for the people around you and your gear, and they will look out for you. I can't count the number of times over a career I've had someone from another department (or the cast) call a stop because of something they saw that I couldn't or didn't see.
DON'T be "the scary, grumpy rigger" that everyone is afraid of. (Those of you who know me, shush. I've gotten a lot better in the last 10 years. And you know it.)
You'll never know it all. There is no finish line. Accumulate knowledge over your entire lifetime/career.
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