msfixit
Member
Howdy,
I have probably one of the better problems to have: We are doing "Meet Me in St. Louis" and I'm currently in the process of building the Trolley. I had decided to put zero-throw casters on the bottom of the trolley to allow it to pivot and turn every which way during the trolley song and in our wingspace. However, after affixing the six zero throw casters to the bottom of the 4x6, it definitely a hazard. I could not step up onto it without it moving a lot under my weight. Even with MDF on top.
The casters are new and definitely in tip top form, but it's WAYYYY too much wiggle for a prop to be safe for high schoolers, let alone a single person stepping onto it.
I'm debating adding two regular swivel casters in the middle to replace two zero throws. I want to maintain the manoeuvrability, but we definitely need to up the resistance. Any ideas are appreciated!
(Also, we are on a very slick wood floor, so that doesn't help either.)
I have probably one of the better problems to have: We are doing "Meet Me in St. Louis" and I'm currently in the process of building the Trolley. I had decided to put zero-throw casters on the bottom of the trolley to allow it to pivot and turn every which way during the trolley song and in our wingspace. However, after affixing the six zero throw casters to the bottom of the 4x6, it definitely a hazard. I could not step up onto it without it moving a lot under my weight. Even with MDF on top.
The casters are new and definitely in tip top form, but it's WAYYYY too much wiggle for a prop to be safe for high schoolers, let alone a single person stepping onto it.
I'm debating adding two regular swivel casters in the middle to replace two zero throws. I want to maintain the manoeuvrability, but we definitely need to up the resistance. Any ideas are appreciated!
(Also, we are on a very slick wood floor, so that doesn't help either.)