3000' of Tie-line, case of black 2"
gaff, 6 rolls of white 2"
gaff.
Heat shrink. Colored
e-tape. Black
e-tape.
Friction tape. Stagepins in both flavors. Lamp sockets for all the types of instruments you own. Soldering gear. Multi-meter.
Power strips.
GAM CHECK! For the love of god a
gam check.
As far as lamp inventory goes, I like to have one spare lamp for about every 10 fixtures I have in
stock. That tends to keep ordering to a minimum.
I agree with all of Footer's list. I will add, some type of organizational
system. An organized work place is usually more efficient and safer. You don't want to spend half of you time looking for the right
hand tool, proper screws, or the paperwork you need to prep an order. Tubs, bins, folders, and a label machine are cheap.
Also don't forget a variety of Sharpies (don't forget silver), first aid kit, appropriate adapters (
stage pin,
edison, 3 and 5 pin
XLR,
etc.),
DMX terminators,
DMX tester, a good
stock of
hand tools,
Cam-Lok turnaround and tees (or appropriate
power distribution tees).
~Dave
Thats a good number of lamps, I like having 2 cases of black
gaff, 1 of white
gaff, a bin of 2-5 rolls of Red, Blue, Green, Pink, White, Grey, Purple,
etc colored
E-Tape, a bunch of rolls of black
E-tape, a couple rolls of colored
gaff can be useful, I like Neon Pink, Neon Green and Neon Yellow (1
roll each). A large number of black zip ties, finger
trap stuff for whips and the like (you can buy a pretty large
roll IIRC), 12 and 18
gauge wire for practicals, Ring Terminals, A NICE (for the love of God, a nice one)
crimping tool,
wire strippers, a SMALL
power drill with Phillips and
Flat screwdrivers, a nice set of
hand screwdrivers, 100' and 50' tape measures,
plumb line, china markers, spare Crescent wrenches, ratchet set, spare parts for all kinds of instruments in your inventory, a tool box for all your tools, I like the mechanics style boxes on wheels with a
flat top, so you can
roll the entire thing out and work wherever you are, use the bigger drawers for parts, smaller ones for tools. Nice capable solder station.
Large number of sharpies. Large
chopper style paper cutter.
Flat files for
gel sheet storage, hanging files in drawers for
gel cuts. More china markers. Sharpies in black. Paint pens not made by
sharpie in silver. A box of red pencils. Box of normal pencils. Highlighters in yellow and at least 2 other colors. A box of Black Uni-ball
Vision and a box of Uni-ball
Vision Exact pens (only pens worth buying). White legal pads. LOTS OF ADAPTERS!!!!