Return-Path: X-Processed-By: Virex 7 on prxy.net X-Real-To: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 4.1.8 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: Message-ID: From: "Stagecraft" Sender: "Stagecraft" To: "Stagecraft" Precedence: list Subject: Stagecraft Digest #11 Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 03:01:44 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline For info on subscribing, unsubscribing, and suspending your list subscription, go to the Stagecraft web site at: http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #11 1. Cell Phone Jamming - LA TIMES Story by "Alf Sauve" 2. Re: AutoCad 3D plotting by Paul Masck 3. Re: AutoCad 3D plotting by "F. Randy deCelle" 4. EPG flooring by Heather Hillhouse-Deans 5. Oregon self-serve (was Re: Wal-Mart) by "Jon Ares" 6. Re: sunglasses (was Wal-Mart) by "Karl G. Ruling" 7. Re: EPG flooring by Howard Ires 8. ETC Offers End-User Training by "Sarah Clausen" 9. Re: OSHA and Students by "Jon Ares" 10. Re: Wal-Mart by "Jon Ares" 11. The day the mail died by Jerry Durand 12. Epoxy question by "Paul Guncheon" 13. Undeliverable mail: 'Real' hardware stores by Marty_Petlock [at] sarasotagov.com 14. Scott Parker's School on TV in NY by "Scott C. Parker" 15. Tony Randall, RIP by "Paul Schreiner" 16. Re: Small theatre in Cape Cod... by b Ricie 17. Re: AutoCAD LT by "Rob Johnson" 18. Re: Small theatre in Cape Cod... by "Jason" 19. Re: Tony Randall, RIP by Noah Price 20. OSHA certifications by "Booth, Dennis" 21. Re: Epoxy question by Chuck Mitchell 22. Re: Tony Randall, RIP by "Paul Schreiner" 23. Re: Cell Phone Jamming - LA TIMES Story by Wood Chip-P26398 24. Re: Tony Randall, RIP by Pat Kight 25. Re: sunglasses (was Wal-Mart) by Wood Chip-P26398 26. Re: Small theatre in Cape Cod... by b Ricie 27. Re: Shopping at Home Depot (Was Wal-Mart) by Loren Schreiber 28. Outstanding Theatre Programs by "Delbert Hall" 29. Re: Cell Phone Jamming - LA TIMES Story by MissWisc [at] aol.com 30. Re: Tony Randall, RIP by Rigger 31. Re: OSHA certifications by Bsapsis [at] aol.com 32. Re: Shopping at Home Depot (Was Wal-Mart) by "Joe Meils" 33. Re: repainting a muslin backdrop by b Ricie 34. Spinning Flats by Steve Swaddling *** Please update the subject line of your reply to use the subject *** line of the message you are replying to! Please only reply to *** one message subject in each reply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <034d01c43ccd$60d60ee0$0600a8c0 [at] alf> From: "Alf Sauve" Subject: Cell Phone Jamming - LA TIMES Story Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 07:37:09 -0400 http://www.dailynews.com/cda/article/print/0,1674,200~20954~2136463,00.html Reference in story to theatres wanting to use the technology. Alf ------------------------------ Message-Id: <86720538-A8C3-11D8-B9C2-00039301A716 [at] masck.com> From: Paul Masck Subject: Re: AutoCad 3D plotting Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 08:04:33 -0400 On May 18, 2004, at 6:00 AM, Stagecraft wrote: > Michael Powers writes: > > Randy, you are correct. I can print the hidden lines removed > version quite easily just in the plot window click on "HIDE". It is > indeed the shading that I would like to print. I've entered into this conversation kind of late- ACAD can certainly print the rendered (shaded) version of a 3d model. The best way to do it is to setup a Paperspace viewport that has "rendered" selected for shademode (viewport selected, properties tab). The Page Layout tab will grey this section out then. Printing shaded views from ModelSpace doesn't usually work for whatever reason. I can help further if needed. The PLOT command is one of the most powerful and infuriating commands in autocad. Cheers- P... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Masck paul [at] masck.com www.masck.com slave to the misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: "F. Randy deCelle" Subject: Re: AutoCad 3D plotting Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 08:27:57 -0500 Message-ID: Michael, You can generate an image of an AutoCAD file a couple of ways. For a Rendering, the way I have done it is to first set up the view on my display in Model space. Then go to the View pull down menu/Render/Render and you get a dialog box. Change Destination to File. From there you can go to Options to deal with resolution, file type, etc. You then tell it to Render, it brings up a file dialog box, and you choose where to save it. I usually load it into PhotoShop or something similar to do any other editing. I then go to the Insert pull down menu/Raster Image and select the file. When the file comes in, you probably will scale it. Sometimes, if you reload the AutoCAD file, the image is not there and it is just a blank box that acts as a place holder. The image is actually referenced externally and if you move the CAD or image file, AutoCAD can't find it. If you go to the Insert pull down menu/Image Manager, you can point AutoCAD to the image file again. Past that, I'm not sure what could be happening. Randy _________________________________________________________________ F. Randy deCelle, Assistant Professor, Chair of Scenic Technology Department of Theatre - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ------------------------------ Message-ID: <40AA16A5.40003 [at] lehigh.edu> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 09:59:01 -0400 From: Heather Hillhouse-Deans Subject: EPG flooring Hi All- I'm looking at replacing the surface of our stage floor, and the idea has been broached of using EPG or Unfinished Phenolic Laminate. I know it is extremely durable , what I don't know is how easily it takes screws (we usually use plain old drywall- would I need to use self tapping?), and how hard it is to repair those holes later. I've been assured that "its easy" and all I have to do is "patch the plastic"- I haven't worked much with plastics, so I'm a little dubious. Any help would be great! Heather Hillhouse-Deans Technical Director Zoellner Arts Center/Lehigh University ------------------------------ Message-ID: <001401c43ce2$12a1de10$0201a8c0 [at] BRUTUS> From: "Jon Ares" Subject: Oregon self-serve (was Re: Wal-Mart) Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 07:11:53 -0700 > >>[Simon Shuker] They still do in the UAE - in fact self service is illegal > >> > >> > > > >Same in Oregon (unless it changed recently...) > > > > Nope, we're still happily full-service and inclined (according to the > polls) to keep it that way. > Weeellll.... yes, self-serve is illegal in Oregon, but you could probably count on one hand the number of stations that have "full service." Most offer what legally is called "Mini-serve," meaning they don't check air, oil, etc. Not too long ago, there was a thing on the news about this issue: apparently there's a law in Oregon about what "Full Serve" means... and although I don't recall the particulars, the law states that certain things must be done at every Full-serve island: tires, oil, windshield and back window, and perhaps some others. I was surprised. This report started when people were complaining about paying 5 cents or more per gallon by pulling up at the wrong island, and not knowing what service they were entitled to receive. -- Jon Ares www.hevanet.com/acreative ------------------------------ From: "Karl G. Ruling" Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 10:13:21 -0400 Subject: Re: sunglasses (was Wal-Mart) Message-ID: <40A9E1C1.14017.528940D [at] localhost> Herrick Goldman wrote: > I've been trying to buy some very nice sunglasses for a week now and I > can't find ones i like. Because 90% of the good quality sunglasses > sold in NYC are sold at Sunglass Hut and they only carry a limited > line. Gone are the days of finding unique products in nooks and > crannies around town. Sunglass Hut carries what its owner, the Luxottica Group, makes. The Luxottica Group makes more than 2,450 brands of glasses and designer frames, including Chanel, Ray-Ban, and Revo. If you decide to get some prescription sunglasses, you can go to LensCrafters or to EyeMed Vision Care--your choice, but Luxottica owns both of those, too. Earlier this year, Luxottica struck a deal with the Cole National Corporation to buy Cole National. Cole National operates Sears Optical, BJ's Optical Department, Target Optical, and Pearle Vision stores. That deal is now being scrutinized by regulators because it would make Luxottica Group the owner of all the major eyewear stores in the USA. On the other hand, you could call the Luxottica Group a "mom-and-pop" operation since the founder, Leonardo Del Vecchio, owns 70% of the company. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <40AA1D00.5070904 [at] hillinteractive.net> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 10:26:08 -0400 From: Howard Ires Subject: Re: EPG flooring I prefer a plain old 3/4" plywood floor painted flat black. You can pound nails into it, you can drive screws into it, you can cut holes in it. It takes paint well, it's easy to install, easy to repair, and inexpensive to replace when it wears out. If you plan on using something more exotic get a sample and try it out. -------------howie Heather Hillhouse-Deans wrote: > For info on subscribing, unsubscribing, and suspending > your list subscription, go to the Stagecraft web site at: > http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ > --------------------------------------------------- > > > Hi All- > I'm looking at replacing the surface of our stage floor, and the idea > has been broached of > using EPG or Unfinished Phenolic Laminate. I know it is extremely > durable , what I don't > know is how easily it takes screws (we usually use plain old drywall- > would I need to use self tapping?), and how hard it is to repair those > holes later. I've been assured that "its easy" > and all I have to do is "patch the plastic"- I haven't worked much with > plastics, so I'm a little dubious. > Any help would be great! > Heather Hillhouse-Deans > Technical Director > Zoellner Arts Center/Lehigh University > > ------------------------------ Subject: ETC Offers End-User Training Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 09:25:42 -0500 Message-ID: <0B70E9798A3B4E4080E46327FA359F2129546B [at] MIDL-MAILV.etclink.net> From: "Sarah Clausen" I'm posting this for our Field Service Manager. Please send questions or = comments directly to him - Thanks! Sarah Clausen Product Marketing Group Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. >>>>>>><<<<<<<< ETC Technical Services to offer End-User Training In response to numerous requests and the success of last year's = by-invitation-only class, ETC Technical Services is now pleased to offer = two four-day in-depth courses covering the operation and maintenance of = ETC systems. This training includes your choice of Obsession or = Express/Expression training. Please see the ETC Homepage at www.etcconnect.com for more information = and an application form. Mike Meskill ETC Field Service Manager mmeskill [at] etcconnect.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: <004301c43ce5$fd8621e0$0201a8c0 [at] BRUTUS> From: "Jon Ares" Subject: Re: OSHA and Students Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 07:40:00 -0700 > >Bureau Of Labor & Industry (Industries?) > > Is this a state office in your area? Yes, it appears to be a state office. www.boli.state.or.us As I look over the reams of paper from the district carrier (Liberty Mutual) the info again all refers to child employment, and the myriad of banned occupations (a reasonable list, when speaking of employment). One of the "Prohibited hazardous Occupations or Operations" that was highlighted in the copy given to me is as follows: "Power Driven Woodworking Machine Occupations: Woodworking occupations involving the use or maintenance of power driven woodworking machines for cutting, shaping, forming, surfacing, nailing, stapling, wire stitching, fastening or assembling, pressing or printing of wood or veneer." So by the words of our insurance carriers, students are not to perform stagecraft. (Interestingly, the same document (www.boli.state.or.us/wage/hazard.html) outlines the machinery that IS ok for 16-17 yo's to use: Metalworking tools: Milling function machines, lathes, planing function machines, borers, grinding function machines-drills, drill press reamers, honers.) All this goes back to the issue of whether we're able to instruct/train students in the safe and proper use of tools (and lifts) - or not. The insurance carriers, to keep things simple, clearly state that if an under-age employee is prohibited from using the equipment, then we are not covered if they use the equipment. Educational institution or not. -- Jon Ares www.hevanet.com/acreative ------------------------------ Message-ID: <004e01c43ce6$e80a4bb0$0201a8c0 [at] BRUTUS> From: "Jon Ares" Subject: Re: Wal-Mart Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 07:46:29 -0700 > can't hope to get. Result? A limited stock of items, and no alternatives. This is one thing about the 'big boxes' that drive me crazy: you go buy one of their "Super Deal!" products, perhaps one that requires refills (such as nails, or special rechargables) and when you go back a month or two later, they no longer carry that brand! It's like they only carry what fell off the truck that day, and good luck finding any more later. -- Jon Ares www.hevanet.com/acreative ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.1.0.6.0.20040518083912.00ac6330 [at] localhost> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 08:47:18 -0700 Cc: jdurand [at] interstellar.com From: Jerry Durand Subject: The day the mail died Our mail server broke yesterday morning, it was an awful mess. There were bits, bytes, and words everywhere. The letter store also ruptured spilling letters everywhere like glitter on a windy day (we'll be finding letters for years to come). It's a good thing we have 24 hour support on the server, only we thought 24 hour meant they're available day and night, not that it TAKES 24 hours to fix it. So, all should be well soon (other than the missing letters that will turn up when you least expect them), or so tech support tells us. At least we can send, just not receive e-mail. If you need to contact us, please call or fax. ---------- Jerry Durand Durand Interstellar, Inc. 219 Oak Wood Way Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886 fax: +1 408 356-4659 web: www.interstellar.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: <006101c43cf4$30166f80$0202a8c0 [at] MyLastPC> From: "Paul Guncheon" Subject: Epoxy question Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 06:21:33 -1000 As always, I am looking for "new" and better ways to stick things together. Rather than repeating research by fellow list members, I ask the following: Has anyone had success with a "good" fast setting epoxy? I have tried so many "quick" epoxies that ended up not being what I would call "quick". It seems that the stated curing times are more guidelines than an actual measures of the time it takes for the material to actually harden. "60 second" epoxies take around 5 - 10 minutes to cure, 5 minute epoxy takes around 10 - 15 minute, etc. Anyone have a brand name for a really fast epoxy? I carry in my kit a full selection of cyanoacrylate glues from "ultra thin" to "super ultra supreme mega giant so big you can't spit that far gap filling" along with "zip kicker", but they are not always suited for many of the applications that I face. I have had great success though with many of the hardware store available epoxy putties. Laters, Paul "I can't keep Millie from sliding off her barstool" sail Tom gloomily. ------------------------------ Subject: Undeliverable mail: 'Real' hardware stores Message-ID: From: Marty_Petlock [at] sarasotagov.com Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 13:03:16 -0400 Failed to deliver to 'stagecraft [at] theatrical.net' LIST module(list stagecraft [at] theatrical.net) reports: Your message cannot be posted. It has the content-type: multipart/alternative, and this list accepts text only Reporting-MTA: dns; prxy.net Original-Recipient: rfc822; Final-Recipient: LIST; Action: failed Status: 5.0.0 Received: from internet.sarasotagov.com ([63.148.206.3] verified) by prxy.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3439077 for stagecraft [at] theatrical.net; Tue, 18 May 2004 09:47:58 -0700 To: "Stagecraft" Subject: 'Real' hardware stores MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.11 July 24, 2002 Message-ID: From: Marty_Petlock [at] sarasotagov.com Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 12:47:19 -0400 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on IMAIL/SARACITY(Release 5.0.12 |February 13, 2003) at 05/18/2004 12:51:56 PM, Serialize complete at 05/18/2004 12:51:56 PM Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 005C392285256E98_=" ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.0.3.0.2.20040518135340.034b74e8 [at] mail.hstech.org> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 13:54:07 -0400 From: "Scott C. Parker" Subject: Scott Parker's School on TV in NY Greetings all, Tomorrow morning, Wed. 5/19, Murrow's work will be seen during some short segments on Good Day NY. Fox Channel 5 NY from 7am to 8:30am. They will be showing some of the work we've just done on "West Side Story." I've been told that they will do a couple of very short promo. spots starting at 7 with a short (3 minutes +/-) segment at around 7:45 +/-. Scott Scott C. Parker Production Designer/Technical Director High School Tech Production Web Site hstech~AT~hstech.org High Schoolers: come visit the HS Tech Web Site... http://www.hstech.org Our Mission: To assist High School Technical Theater students in their desire to learn about, create, and execute theatrical productions. ------------------------------ Message-Id: <200405181849.i4IInqeu009689 [at] tshield.longwood.edu> From: "Paul Schreiner" Subject: Tony Randall, RIP Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 14:49:52 -0400 http://news1.iwon.com/top/article/id/404063|top|05-18-2004::14:27|reuters.ht ml Paul Schreiner Technical Director, Longwood University Theatre 434.395.2250 ICQ# 2269284 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20040518185446.1705.qmail [at] web50602.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 11:54:46 -0700 (PDT) From: b Ricie Subject: Re: Small theatre in Cape Cod... IMHO Small theaters in Cape Cod are the best place to be. Cape Cod is also home to the oldest continually running Summer Stock theatre in the country. If any of all y-all do make the trip to lil-old Cape Cod your welcome at my 4th of July party. It runs from the 2nd to and tru the 7th or so. Beach by day and bon-fire by night. Bring a tent and I can give you a place to pitch it. ===== Brian Rice b_ricie [at] yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ ------------------------------ Subject: Re: AutoCAD LT Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 14:09:12 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Rob Johnson" Chip, I taught my self AutoCAD with just the tutorials that come with the program. I found it easy to understand if I just got away for trying to figure out how to use it of theatre and learned the program. I was then able to go back and apply what I learned to making it work for my application. Also, when I did get a book I was better able to understand the advanced lessons. Hope this Helps. Robert Johnson Stages Theatre Co. Hopkins, MN 553430-7552 rjohnson [at] stagestheatre.org -----Original Message----- From: Chip Haas [mailto:chaas [at] bsu.edu]=20 Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 3:42 PM To: Stagecraft Subject: AutoCad LT For info on subscribing, unsubscribing, and suspending your list subscription, go to the Stagecraft web site at: http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ --------------------------------------------------- Hey there everyone, it sure is great to have the list back. I will be moving this fall to join the faculty at the University of=20 North Carolina Greensboro and I have a slight problem. They use=20 AutoCad there and I've only used MacDraft and Vectorworks. So I'm now=20 trying to learn AutoCad as a summer project. Anyway, they've shipped=20 me an old computer (okay, not old, but spare) that has AutoCad on it. =20 Do any of y'all have any suggestions for a Learning AutoCad LT for=20 Dummies book or CD tutorials? I'm pretty proficient with the two=20 programs I know, so I'm reasonably confident that I can get up to speed=20 with AutoCad. On a sidenote, if there are any TD's out there looking for an excellent=20 opportunity, keep your eyes peeled for the announcement here at Ball=20 State sometime in the fall. This has been an excellent place to work=20 with top notch faculty and students. If Muncie just wasn't 12 hours=20 away from the grandparents, I would have stayed here forever (I would=20 like to think). However the chance to be less than an hour away from=20 one set and 4 hours from the other was too much to pass up. Chip Haas Technical Director / Assistant Professor of Theatre Department of Theatre and Dance Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306 765-285-0978 chaas [at] bsu.edu ------------------------------ From: "Jason" Subject: Re: Small theatre in Cape Cod... Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 12:21:52 -0700 Message-ID: Is smoking allowed on the beach? ----- Original Message ----- From: "b Ricie" > > IMHO Small theaters in Cape Cod are the best place to > be. Cape Cod is also home to the oldest continually > running Summer Stock theatre in the country. If any of > all y-all do make the trip to lil-old Cape Cod your > welcome at my 4th of July party. It runs from the 2nd > to and tru the 7th or so. Beach by day and bon-fire by > night. Bring a tent and I can give you a place to > pitch it. > > ===== > Brian Rice > b_ricie [at] yahoo.com > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. > http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ > ------------------------------ Message-Id: From: Noah Price Subject: Re: Tony Randall, RIP Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 12:36:58 -0700 On May 18, 2004, at 11:49 AM, Paul Schreiner wrote: > http://news1.iwon.com/top/article/id/404063|top|05-18-2004::14: > 27|reuters.ht > ml If you have trouble with that link, beware the line break (make sure you get the "ml" at the end). As a hint for posting long links, if you put the URL in < > many mail programs will do a better job of picking out the link when it's broken across multiple lines. For example: Noah -- | Noah Price | http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ | | Stagecraft Mailing List | Web issues: stagecraft-web [at] theprices.net | | Web site administrator | Personal: noah [at] theprices.net | ------------------------------ Message-ID: <659CC0547BC6D3118B9200508BC270EA035BB5A9 [at] ncsamail.ncarts.edu> From: "Booth, Dennis" Subject: OSHA certifications Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 15:27:28 -0400 While OSHA safety training requirements are stated to be for employees, there's no reason why the same standard can't be applied to students. Since 1998, OSHA has required safety training and regularly scheduled evaluations of operators of many types of equipment that we use in our industry, including industrial powered lift trucks (forklifts) and various types of personnel lifts. OSHA allows for "Train-the-Trainer" certifications so that one employee of a company can receive a certification to train his/her fellow employees, thereby establishing base level safety awareness, and regularly scheduled safety evaluations, and certifications for employees. At NCSA Design and Production, I've taken the tact of acquiring OSHA "Train-the-Trainer" certifications for myself on personnel lifts (single-man, scissors, and boom) as well as Sit-down, Counterbalance and All-terrain Forklifts. I then offer the OSHA certification training to my students as part of a class or as needed for specific production work. The operator's certifications are site-specific and equipment-specific to the venues that we are working in, but OSHA allows a simple process for off-site sign-off for other venues and jobsites. I also exercise my trainer's certification in order to provide certifications for my IATSE local's equipment operators. It's a simple process to give this training, which involves a video presentation, discussion, a written test, and a practical "skills" test. Unlike the operator's certification, the trainer's certification has no expiration (until the law changes, of course.) In my case, I received the "Train-the-Trainer" certification from my local industrial equipment rental outlet that services our equipment. An additional benefit to the training is that all of our equipment receives a required annual inspection by our service company, so our equipment stays in good working order. I feel that my students, as well as our employees, deserve training that establishes a base level of safety awareness, and the OSHA certification does exactly that. This type of training was developed for industry to help reduce forklift and personnel lift accidents through effective education. Dr. Doom and our esteemed ESTA list members, I think it would be a worthwhile effort to develop these OSHA certifications for climbing wire rope ladders and truss, among other things, for our own industry. Dr. Davidson, who do we talk to at the Federal level? DGB Dennis Gill Booth, Technical Director North Carolina School of the Arts School of Design and Production 1553 South Main Street PO Box 12189 Winston-Salem, NC 27117-2189 * Voice: (336)770-3232 x127 * FAX: (336)770-3213 * Email: boothd [at] ncarts.edu * D&P URL: http://www.ncarts.edu/ncsaprod/designandproduction/ * Faculty URL: http://faculty.ncarts.edu/dandp/booth/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 14:39:09 -0500 From: Chuck Mitchell Subject: Re: Epoxy question Message-id: <5.2.1.1.2.20040518143348.00badcd8 [at] wiscmail.wisc.edu> > >Has anyone had success with a "good" fast setting epoxy? > >I have tried so many "quick" epoxies that ended up not being what I would >call "quick". It seems that the stated curing times are more guidelines >than an actual measures of the time it takes for the material to actually >harden. "60 second" epoxies take around 5 - 10 minutes to cure, 5 minute >epoxy takes around 10 - 15 minute, etc. > Two different terms here. The "minute" epoxies SET, so the pieces stay together, often take several minutes more than packages say, but the full strength bond, or when the adhesive has CURED, is hours not minutes. Hard use until the joint has cured risks joint failure. Chuck Chuck Mitchell Scene Studio Supervisor University Theatre - University of Wisconsin-Madison 608-263-3330 FAX 608-265-4075 ------------------------------ Message-Id: <200405182014.i4IKE9kY022379 [at] tshield.longwood.edu> From: "Paul Schreiner" Subject: Re: Tony Randall, RIP Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 16:14:08 -0400 > If you have trouble with that link, beware the line break > (make sure you get the "ml" at the end). > > As a hint for posting long links, if you put the URL in < > > many mail programs will do a better job of picking out the > link when it's broken across multiple lines. It's tough, though, when one doesn't know one's email is going to get line-wrapped like that until one gets it back... Paul Schreiner Technical Director, Longwood University Theatre 434.395.2250 ICQ# 2269284 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <6728517EECE7D511981B00D0B78290310ACCF981 [at] az33exm27.corp.mot.com> From: Wood Chip-P26398 Subject: Re: Cell Phone Jamming - LA TIMES Story Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 13:16:28 -0700 "... A lot of hospitals use them to prevent cell phones from triggering someone's defibrillator. ..." "Casinos use jammers to prevent people from cheating using cell phones... " "The FCC rules are clear," said Travis Larson, spokesman for the international Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. "Jamming is illegal, but whether there is an exception made for law enforcement is a decision the FCC will have to make." OK, which is it? If they are illegal, how can hospitals and casinos be using them? From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Alf Sauve http://www.dailynews.com/cda/article/print/0,1674,200~20954~2136463,00.html Reference in story to theatres wanting to use the technology. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <40AA7830.1050400 [at] peak.org> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 13:55:12 -0700 From: Pat Kight Subject: Re: Tony Randall, RIP Paul Schreiner wrote: >For info on subscribing, unsubscribing, and suspending >your list subscription, go to the Stagecraft web site at: > http://stagecraft.theprices.net/ >--------------------------------------------------- > > > > >>If you have trouble with that link, beware the line break >>(make sure you get the "ml" at the end). >> >>As a hint for posting long links, if you put the URL in < > >>many mail programs will do a better job of picking out the >>link when it's broken across multiple lines. >> >> > >It's tough, though, when one doesn't know one's email is going to get >line-wrapped like that until one gets it back... > Another option is to use one of the link reduction services, such as http://www.makeashorterlink.com/ or http://tinyurl.com/ Takes just a second, and solves all your link-breaking problems forever. -- Pat Kight kightp [at] peak.org ------------------------------ Message-ID: <6728517EECE7D511981B00D0B78290310ACCF983 [at] az33exm27.corp.mot.com> From: Wood Chip-P26398 Subject: Re: sunglasses (was Wal-Mart) Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 14:02:36 -0700 You learn the weirdest things here! I was never concerned about (sun)glasses monopoly, but suddenly now I do. -----Original Message----- From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Karl G. Ruling That deal is now being scrutinized by regulators because it would make Luxottica Group the owner of all the major eyewear stores in the USA. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20040518211554.37630.qmail [at] web50607.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 14:15:54 -0700 (PDT) From: b Ricie Subject: Re: Small theatre in Cape Cod... >Beach by day and bon-fire by night >Is smoking allowed on the beach? Sorry, I should clarify. The Beach stays the beach at night, The bon-fire is in my back yard. ===== Brian Rice b_ricie [at] yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ ------------------------------ Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20040518142936.02809d90 [at] mail.sdsu.edu> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 14:43:28 -0700 From: Loren Schreiber Subject: Re: Shopping at Home Depot (Was Wal-Mart) When I shop at Home Depot, I do not expect to receive any help or advice for anything. What most of their employees will tell you is often wrong anyway. But this just makes those of us who do know hardware and what it's for that much more valuable. I often find myself helping out others in the aisles--making suggestions or correcting an employee's mis-information. Even the big box companies aren't long for the world. Something else will take their place too, eventually (Internet?). I see the big box stores as the non-stellar equivalent of a red giant--inflating until it blows itself away. That, or Wal-mart gets so big that there is only ONE store with doors in every city. Loren Schreiber Director of Technology and Production School of Theatre, Television and Film San Diego State University ------------------------------ From: "Delbert Hall" Subject: Outstanding Theatre Programs Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:24:04 -0400 Message-ID: <000601c43d2f$36a3acb0$6400a8c0 [at] delbert> Every year I do flying effects for a number of university theatre productions, and I have seen many good and bad programs. So far, this has been an especially busy year, but fortunately the majority of theatre programs have been good one. Recently, I have done work for two outstanding theatres programs in which members of this list teach. In April I did ANGELS IN AMERICA with Loren Schreiber at San Diego State University. I was there over Easter weekend, so I did not get to meet a lot of the students, but the ones that I met (mostly graduated students) were very competent. Loren does a lot with automation and this production had four automated track systems. In addition, one grad student had built a hydraulic elevator for the show, and another had built a pneumatic lift into a bed. The students' work was fairly sophisticated. Loren had also built articulating wings for the angels that were pneumatically powered. They were very nice. It was great working with Loren. Just a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to work with Steve Waxler at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music on the opera HANSEL AND GRETEL. I was not familiar with this program but I have come to believe that it may be one of the finest production programs in the country. They quality of the work (construction, automation, scenic painting, etc.) was truly outstanding. What impressed me most was the professionalism of the students. The students were polite, listened intently to my directions, did not talk among themselves during rehearsals, and ran the system flawlessly. I also got to see how well the shop ran. Even more impressive than the load-in and rehearsals, was the strike this past Sunday. When I arrived at the theatre there were approximately 30 students, all dressed completely in black (except for their white hard hats) striking the set. What was amazing was how quietly they worked (no yelling, no crashing scenery, very little noise at all). No one was standing around watching or waiting for someone else to do something; they were all working as if the strike had be choreographed and rehearsed many times. They were also one of most efficient crews that I have ever seen. The huge set came down at an incredible pace. They took down my rig, packed it, and had it in my truck in record time. I believe that the quality of the students is a direct reflection of the quality of the instruction, and therefore I have to commend Steve and his staff. I highly recommend the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music to anyone student (graduate or undergraduate) who is looking for a truly professional education. Just my opinion. -Delbert ------------------------------ From: MissWisc [at] aol.com Message-ID: <32.4824e705.2ddbfab3 [at] aol.com> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:48:03 EDT Subject: Re: Cell Phone Jamming - LA TIMES Story Cc: Chip.Wood [at] motorola.com In a message dated 5/18/4 3:26:51 PM, Chip.Wood [at] motorola.com wrote: <> I'm not certain about hospitals, but in my area of the USA, casinos are the "property" of the Native American nation which owns them and thus are considered to be sovereign in their own right. In other words, they are a legal country unto themselves and can make their own laws within the framework of their treaty with the USA. More recently imformed legal minds can let us know if it's still true, but it used to be that because they are a sovereign nation, you can't sue them in the US court system without their permission. (Then again, not all the tribes are recognized as sovereign by the US feds... a whole 'nuther topic.) I.e., you may have a contract with the tribe, but the courts aren't able to help you in making certain the terms are met. See what we learn from each other! :) Kristi http://www.marykay.com/kross-clausen ------------------------------ Message-Id: Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 21:19:35 -0400 From: Rigger Subject: Re: Tony Randall, RIP At 12:36 PM -0700 5/18/04, Noah Price wrote: > As a hint for posting long links, if you put the URL in < > > many mail programs will do a better job of picking out the > link when it's broken across multiple lines. Or alternately, run the humongous URL through . -- Dave Vick, IATSE #274 Head Electrician, The Wharton Center for Performing Arts at Michigan State University Carpe Per Diem ------------------------------ From: Bsapsis [at] aol.com Message-ID: <1df.20dc171e.2ddc1330 [at] aol.com> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 21:32:32 EDT Subject: Re: OSHA certifications In a message dated 5/18/04 3:47:17 PM, boothd [at] ncarts.edu writes: << This type of training was developed for industry to help reduce forklift and personnel lift accidents through effective education. Dr. Doom and our esteemed ESTA list members, I think it would be a worthwhile effort to develop these OSHA certifications for climbing wire rope ladders and truss, among other things, for our own industry. Dr. Davidson, who do we talk to at the Federal level? >> Dennis. You make many salient points in your post. However, I would like to suggest that rather than talk to the Federal government, you should talk to the folks at ESTA who are involved in developing standards and certification for a wide range of job descriptions and products. The Federal Government is not in the business of training everyone how to do their jobs safely. Take Fall Arrest, for example. They have excellent rules and regulations for this area, but they do not offer a certification on any level. they do not conduct classes in fall arrest but leave that to a select few companies in the private sector. to my knowledge there hasn't been a fall arrest class ion the last 4 - 5 years, at least not on the east coast, primarily due lack of response (ie..interest) When you check into ESTA you will discover that they (we) have written a standard for wire rope ladders that not only describe how to build and install one, but also specifically states the need for a fall arrest system when climbing one. There are many more standards in the works and several types of certification being worked on. Check 'em out. Hey, it's your/our organization after all. Be well Bill S. Sapsis Rigging, Inc. www.sapsis-rigging.com 800.727.7471 800.292.3851 fax We stand behind, and under, our work. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <001f01c43d3b$df356600$40edbed0 [at] hppav> From: "Joe Meils" Subject: Re: Shopping at Home Depot (Was Wal-Mart) Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:54:41 -0500 Sort of like that old Arch Obler script: "The Chicken Heart." LOL It just keep growing until the Earth is consumed... Joe I see the big box stores as > the non-stellar equivalent of a red giant--inflating until it blows itself > away. That, or Wal-mart gets so big that there is only ONE store with doors > in every city. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20040519022942.88068.qmail [at] web50606.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 19:29:42 -0700 (PDT) From: b Ricie Subject: Re: repainting a muslin backdrop The thing I worry about more than crcaking with this repaint, is will > the wrinkles be visible? If you had a couple days to let it set, everything > would be fine... but if this is for a travelling show, how can you fold > without obvious creases? Always fold Bottom to top , bottom to top, till the size is right to travel. Then fold from the sides to the middle sides to middle remembering to leave an adequate hinge. When you re-hang the drop be sure to put bottom pipe in and let it hang off the floor for a bit. All that usually takes care of any creases, however the persistent ones can be remedied by the warm water spritzing. Horizontal creases will hang out it is the vertical creases that cause the problems. ===== Brian Rice b_ricie [at] yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 23:30:07 -0700 From: Steve Swaddling Subject: Spinning Flats Message-id: <003e01c43d6a$ba5bc2a0$f69b5118 [at] STEVE> I am constructing 12 1'X8' flats which will rotate on a center axis. The set is painted on both sides and when the change occurs each 1' panel will rotate. I am trying to find out what angle I need to make the sides of the panels so they rotate without catching on each others edges. So the pieces would look like this: XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX Flat 1 Flat 2 Anyone know the angle? **************************************************************************** ************* "Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young." Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, English dramatist (1855-1934) "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world." Anonymous "We must work in the world and the world is thus. No Senior Huntar, thus have we made the world, thus have I made the world. The Mission **************************************************************************** ************* Steve Swaddling's Home Page Betty Huff Elementary School Surrey Elementary Athletics Society Anvil Island Teens Camp 7 Anvil Island Boys Camp 4 Teacher's PREP ICQ# 42777014 ------------------------------ End of Stagecraft Digest #11 ****************************