Recent content by Shane

This work well for flats on a plane or interior corners, but the return gap is just too wide for tape.

This is essentially what I did, although I used 1x. because it could bend and flex a little more to cover irregularities. We are a school so we use a lot of stock, so building flats that are beveled is just a bridge too far. Although, I do think We will learn the lesson and create some 45 deg...

Sorry, to be unclear. We are using stock hollywood flats. The framing 1x3s are set on edge, so each flat is 3-1/8" deep. Because I can't mitre the flat for protruding corners, I have a 2-1/2" gap to cover I was hoping to find how others disguise the gap as seen in the image below.

Building our first box set in years using Hollywood Flats. Interior corners are fairly simple to mask, but the exterior corners are a bit more work. Wing wall come off at a 45 deg angle and then return to parallel. I would be interested to know your preferred method for masking these exterior...

Thanks for the quick response. We are a high school theatre and don't really have a fabricator on staff. There are places that sell sill irons in England, but it seems like I will have to get it Fab'd at a shop here. Thanks again!

Looking for inexpensive pivot ideas for an 8' manual revolve. I'd love any thoughts or assistance.

Van, Where do you buy your sill iron? I am having trouble finding a supplier stateside.

I am TD for a HS theatre Program. Has anyone used the ETC Source Four Fresnels for video applications. Trying to set my Black Box up so that it can be used by our media students as a studio from time to time but I can't break the bank. Thanks in advance for your opinions! Shane

I am the TD for an academy. We are supposed to be opening our new theatre building in August, but I can't see that happening. I am really not sure that I foresee being able to do shows with an audience until after the new year at least. Maybe not until later. Fortunately, my school is...

Wow. Wendell Pierce handled that in about the best fashion possible!

yup. Ventilation and power (lots of wall power and retractable) and air, all covered in the building phase. Just trying to get a sense of what others spent on storage, equipment, etc. to get running after construction.

Yes. You are correct, of course. We are a high school theatre program that does approximately 14 shows per year. The new shop is 1600sqf. We work primarily in wood and occasionally in Canvas. Yes we have a dedicated paint area. Panel saw, table saw, router station, band saw, radial arm...

We are building a new theatre and scene shop. My Administration would like to find what other schools or orgs spent to outfit their scene shops on Day One. Looking for costs or estimates for Storage, safety, equipment, etc. Has anyone outfitted a shop in recent memory? Any ball park thoughts...

Thanks! Good breakdown, here. I have a grip on how it should be used and the categories. My admins want to establish some comparables. Being a nonprofit I have to balance what I need versus the perception of what that should cost.

Thanks, Van. I appreciate your input. I have been searching the site for a while but I guess I am not looking in the right ways. THis is not included in the construction cost, so I am hoping to find what others spent in total (including equipment, storage, safety, etc.) . My administration...