Hey everyone,
I can't believe this happened, but it did: our standard bottom hanging irons don't fit the depth of the bottom of our theatrical flats. I did a thorough google and CB search, but I guess it seems no one has ever had this problem before (which I find hard to believe). I have included some pictures for your convenience, but basically our flats seemed standard, with the traditional 1x3s, 3-ply plywood fasteners, and 2.7mm Luaun top. But, when we attempt to put the bottom hanging iron on, the depth of the 1x3, plywood, and Luaun won't fit in! We've read everything about flat construction, ordered all the correct stuff from Sapsis Rigging, and have built everything solid. But we never expected this shenanigan since this is the only bottom hanging iron Sapsis (and other vendors) seem to offer, so we assumed they would fit the standard flat construction guidelines published everywhere!
Would anyone please assist us ASAP with ideas? Everything is already built and assembled. We thought of cutting a small piece of the Luaun off the top layer for just the tip of the hanging iron to go around, but it's still a mm or two thick. And all our plywood fasteners are screwed in and we feel it would jeopardize the integrity of the units to cut chunks of those away. What are some options?
Thank you so much in advance for your advice!
Jeremy
Here is a link to the sample photos:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/T6nXLz3pM7hYfFm59
I can't believe this happened, but it did: our standard bottom hanging irons don't fit the depth of the bottom of our theatrical flats. I did a thorough google and CB search, but I guess it seems no one has ever had this problem before (which I find hard to believe). I have included some pictures for your convenience, but basically our flats seemed standard, with the traditional 1x3s, 3-ply plywood fasteners, and 2.7mm Luaun top. But, when we attempt to put the bottom hanging iron on, the depth of the 1x3, plywood, and Luaun won't fit in! We've read everything about flat construction, ordered all the correct stuff from Sapsis Rigging, and have built everything solid. But we never expected this shenanigan since this is the only bottom hanging iron Sapsis (and other vendors) seem to offer, so we assumed they would fit the standard flat construction guidelines published everywhere!
Would anyone please assist us ASAP with ideas? Everything is already built and assembled. We thought of cutting a small piece of the Luaun off the top layer for just the tip of the hanging iron to go around, but it's still a mm or two thick. And all our plywood fasteners are screwed in and we feel it would jeopardize the integrity of the units to cut chunks of those away. What are some options?
Thank you so much in advance for your advice!
Jeremy
Here is a link to the sample photos:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/T6nXLz3pM7hYfFm59