Uncle Dirtnap
Active Member
I've found scatter parts of answers through searching, but most of those were almost 10 years ago so I'll go ahead and get a fresh perspective.
I'm working with a high school theatre, and helping them build their set for the upcoming play. It's a fairly simple design- 2 8x16 areas at low heights (1-2 feet) and a 8x20 area thats 8 feet high. It seems that we can make everything out of platforms, and leave them with a decent stock of new, solid pieces to work with going forward. Going through their platform inventory, it seems that they have 3 decent, solid platforms, leaving us to build 12 or so
I've seen and made a variety of platforms depending on who I was working under - 2x6, 2x4, 2 toggles, 3 toggles, osb, ply - and with done it with nails, screws, staples (yikes). What is the current 'right' way to do it? I'm hesitant to put something like these ancient battleship platforms they have (2x6, inch thick ply) up in the air, but 1x6 seem so light. I know it's all legging, but still....
I'm looked for local source of 5/4 lumber, but no luck - no yale triscuits for me.
-rj
I'm working with a high school theatre, and helping them build their set for the upcoming play. It's a fairly simple design- 2 8x16 areas at low heights (1-2 feet) and a 8x20 area thats 8 feet high. It seems that we can make everything out of platforms, and leave them with a decent stock of new, solid pieces to work with going forward. Going through their platform inventory, it seems that they have 3 decent, solid platforms, leaving us to build 12 or so
I've seen and made a variety of platforms depending on who I was working under - 2x6, 2x4, 2 toggles, 3 toggles, osb, ply - and with done it with nails, screws, staples (yikes). What is the current 'right' way to do it? I'm hesitant to put something like these ancient battleship platforms they have (2x6, inch thick ply) up in the air, but 1x6 seem so light. I know it's all legging, but still....
I'm looked for local source of 5/4 lumber, but no luck - no yale triscuits for me.
-rj