mbenonis said:
Except the ones that state: "
Gaff tape is not appropriate for this fix. Grab the
duct tape..."
Except for electrical work where neither is
UL listed for the purpose in which case you grab the electical tape as a minimum fix.
Such a topic or way to fix is based upon the necessity and experience of those doing the fix. That's also what we all get paid for in making things work. A
book of solutions can only be expressed than given that there is any one of many solutions to a specific problem and amongst the solutions stated that those stated match close enough to the actual problems on
hand to work.
Take the leaf for a
barndoor on a
Fresnel drooping in slipping during a show thus cutting down on the beam spread and leaving people in the dark during a show. In between scenes, you might grab a
stage brace or broom and shove it back up into position as a "surviving" fix, or perhaps given a 11/32"
nut driver and
flat head screw
driver are on
hand, you can tighten the screw, but it's still not a perminant fix given the Nylock
nut probably melted and is no longer resisting un-screwing. After that, perhaps you have a replacement 8-32 nylock on
hand, or 8-32 toplock in being a better fix. Otherwise and given the
electric flying the
Fresnel moved during the show, perhaps it's just a quesion of lowering the
electric slower or something not hitting it as it moves out. Perhaps you have time during the show to
gaff tape a tie
line to the
barn door than tie it off to the
yoke. This would work but given the
gaffers tape burns into the
barn door, if given as good advice, would it be the best advice in the long run given someone is going to have to scrape the tape off later?
As seen by only one thing which is but a few of many solutions to a problem, there is many ways to fix it, many more than stated, some work well for the moment, some for the long run, some for the perminant equipment but are dependant upon time and materials. Very much dependant upon materials, time, inspiation and necessity of circumstance and duration of fix.