Well now that you mention the
stage screw, I have to do the joke!
What's the difference between a
stage kiss and a
stage screw?
About 15 minutes...
Never heard that one before and don't understand it. Got my 1926 oak 16'
stage brace from a theater that had a
stock of 18"
thru like 20' ones. Used it over the years from pulling
gel between scenes to pulling tape off my peg wall for it. Never used it for its purpose but its an antique and I do love it as a concept for what it did. Should I still do scenery it would still have a purpose for me if
quick change for the upper support a
jack didn't fill the need for most often.
Kind of like a fire hook back
stage overall, don't get rid of them even if not as much needed these days. Could be years but still useful. At least every fourth month I do pull such a thing out for a useful pushing, grabbing or pulling application - very useful tool to have about. And for theater such tools are still useful especially for support of taller flats where a
stage jack won't support as well short of more material should it be needed.
Found in the past you don't persay need to screw
jack into the floor to suppot such a thing, say a plate of soft rubber under a
stage weighted plywood
floor plate such a
jack is screwed into. With weight the
jack won't move and you don't need to screw into the floor in a similar way to if you add
stage weight and soft rubber to a
stage jack, you also don't need to screw it to the floor.
Makes damage to the
deck and tie for removal less no matter which
system used.