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Stagecraft Digest, Issue #851

 1. Re: GAMTorch Fuel Pellets
    by "Paul Guncheon" <paul.guncheon [at] hawaiiantel.net>
 2. Air flow
    by "Fred Schoening, Jr." <bigfred [at] mindspring.com>
 3. Re: Air flow
    by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
 4. Re: Air flow
    by "Fred Schoening, Jr." <bigfred [at] mindspring.com>
 5. Re: NYC trip
    by Loren Schreiber <lschreib [at] mail.sdsu.edu>
 6. Re: Air flow
    by Stephen Litterst <slitterst [at] ithaca.edu>
 7. Re: GAMTorch Fuel Pellets...Help!
    by Clive Mitchell <bigclive1 [at] ntlworld.com>
 8. Re: NYC Trip
    by "C. Dopher" <brooklyn [at] dopher.com>
 9. Re: Air flow
    by "Mt. Angel Performing Arts Center" <admin [at] mtangelperformingarts.com>
10. Crazy Rainbow
    by SS <cueonego [at] gmail.com>
11. Re: Air flow
    by Stephen Litterst <slitterst [at] ithaca.edu>
12. Re: Crazy Rainbow
    by "Idaho Scenic & Rigging" <idahoscenic [at] earthlink.net>
13. Re: Air flow
    by "Idaho Scenic & Rigging" <idahoscenic [at] earthlink.net>
14. Re: Crazy Rainbow
    by SS <cueonego [at] gmail.com>
15. Fire at ETC
    by "Storms, Randy" <rstorms [at] bham.wednet.edu>
16. Re: Air flow
    by Clive Mitchell <bigclive1 [at] ntlworld.com>
17. Re: Air flow
    by Clive Mitchell <bigclive1 [at] ntlworld.com>
18. Re: OT - THX Colour Test
    by CB <psyd [at] cox.net>
19. Lawsuit over welding fumes
    by CB <psyd [at] cox.net>
20. Re: OT - THX Colour Test
    by Jim Hyslop <theatre [at] dreampossible.ca>
21. Re: Building Giant Eggs
    by "David Silvernail" <dsilvernail [at] controlbooth.com>
22. Re: Air flow
    by "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>
23. Re: Crazy Rainbow
    by "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>
24. New Book
    by "Ronald Mahan" <rmahan [at] lbusd.k12.ca.us>
25. Re: New Book
    by "Jon Ares" <jonares [at] hevanet.com>
26. Re: Building Giant Eggs
    by "Salvatori, Jason" <Jason.Salvatori [at] vaughan.ca>
27. Re: thanks for the 'Beauty & the Beast' help
    by Jacqueline Haney Kidwell <jacki14fr [at] yahoo.com>
28. $60.00hr    was Re: New Book
    by "Idaho Scenic & Rigging" <idahoscenic [at] earthlink.net>
29. Re: Air flow
    by "Occy" <OneOccy [at] hotmail.com>

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Message-ID: <004f01c69460$9301d560$0202a8c0 [at] HUNKACRAP>
From: "Paul Guncheon" <paul.guncheon [at] hawaiiantel.net>
References: <list-31323059 [at] prxy.net>
Subject:  Re: GAMTorch Fuel Pellets
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:56:31 -1000

<<I have six GAM Torches coming for
Beauty and the Beast and GAM is out of fuel pellets! >>

Anybody know what GAM fuel pellets are made of?  A local theatre has some
extremely cool self extinguishing torches in which they use GAM's pellets.
Unfortunately, due to the slimmer deign of the torches, the props people
need to trim the pellets to fit... losing about 40% or so it seems. In any
event, the chips cannot be (re)amalgamated by melting or pressure. Heated,
they do not melt, but scorch and burn.

I was looking for a way to resolidify the chips for use.

Laters,

Paul

"Hi, Laverne," Tom said surely.



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Message-ID: <25084320.1150807248898.JavaMail.root [at] mswamui-backed.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:40:48 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: "Fred Schoening, Jr." <bigfred [at] mindspring.com>
Reply-To: "Fred Schoening, Jr." <bigfred [at] mindspring.com>
Subject: Air flow

Howdy, gang!

Does anybody have a formula or guideline for what size 
air hose is appropriate for a given number of tools? We're 
going to be running air lines through our shop from the 
compressor to drop-downs with regulators.

We don't often use high-volume tools (i.e. sprayers, 
pneumatic ratchets, sanders, etc.) Mostly staple guns 
and the like.

Thanks,

Fred

--
"Big Fred" Schonening
Technical Director, Dallas Theater Center
Dalas, Texas, USA

"...a root word of technology, techne, originally meant 'art.' 
The ancient Greeks never separated art from manufacture 
in their minds, and so never developed separate words for 
them."
- Robert M. Pirsig, _Zen and the Art of Motorcycle 
Maintenance_

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Reply-To: <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
Cc: bigfred [at] mindspring.com ('Fred Schoening, Jr.')
Subject: RE: Air flow
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:43:37 -0400
Message-ID: <008c01c69467$26ed0e10$6501a8c0 [at] Dell>
In-Reply-To: <list-31327407 [at] prxy.net>


> "Big Fred" Schonening
> Technical Director, Dallas Theater Center
> Dallas, Texas, USA

As a lifelong Houstonian, I must ask:

Are you in Dallas, in Texas, or in the USA?

Make up your mind.


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Message-ID: <401154.1150808286427.JavaMail.root [at] mswamui-backed.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:58:06 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: "Fred Schoening, Jr." <bigfred [at] mindspring.com>
Reply-To: "Fred Schoening, Jr." <bigfred [at] mindspring.com>
Cc: stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com
Subject: Re: Air flow
Cc: bigfred [at] mindspring.com ('Fred Schoening,Jr.')

Well, where I'm definitely NOT is The South! No sweet 
tea (iced, for those of you across the pond), no kudzu, 
hardly any biscuits, and, as far as I've seen, no Waffle 
House. ;)

Let me put it this way: if I put up a flagpole in my front 
yard, it'd have the U.S. flag on top. (YES! The flag thread 
AGAIN!!) 

Then it would have the Texas flag, I reckon. 

I don't think I'd put up a Dallas flag, even if there was 
one.

How's that? ;)

Fred

-----Original Message-----

>As a lifelong Houstonian, I must ask:
>
>Are you in Dallas, in Texas, or in the USA?
>
>Make up your mind.
>


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Message-Id: <6.1.1.1.2.20060620061547.03c442d0 [at] mail.sdsu.edu>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:24:13 -0700
From: Loren Schreiber <lschreib [at] mail.sdsu.edu>
Subject: Re: NYC trip
In-Reply-To: <list-31323059 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-31323059 [at] prxy.net>

I once asked our in-house travel person to book me a room at the Algonquin, 
with visions of Dorothy Parker's Round Table. When the time came to make 
the call, she couldn't remember the name--some indian sounding thing. I 
ended up at the Iroquois next door. It was a dump at the time.

Loren "Grits" Schreiber, Technical Director
School of Theatre, Television and Film
San Diego State University

Long Reach Long Riders announce dates for the 2006 Charity Ride.
Check out www.lrlr.org   for more information, and then join us! 


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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:26:46 -0400
From: Stephen Litterst <slitterst [at] ithaca.edu>
Subject: Re: Air flow
In-reply-to: <list-31327407 [at] prxy.net>
Message-id: <4497F796.2050601 [at] ithaca.edu>
References: <list-31327407 [at] prxy.net>

Fred Schoening, Jr. wrote:
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Does anybody have a formula or guideline for what size 
> air hose is appropriate for a given number of tools? We're 
> going to be running air lines through our shop from the 
> compressor to drop-downs with regulators.

We didn't use a formula, but when we replaced our compressor and 
installed pipe for our air system we used 3/4" sched 40 from the 
compressor and stepped down to 1/2" after about 40' of pipe.  The 1/2" 
pipe then ran to our air stations.

When we need to use long hose, it's almost always the 3/8" hose going to 
a splitter with individual 3/8" hoses to each tool.  I've never really 
noticed a problem with air supply at the tool.  (Air Supply in my CD 
collection, now *that's* a problem!)

Steve L.
-- 
Stephen Litterst
Technical Supervisor
Ithaca College, Theatre Arts
607.274.3947
slitterst [at] ithaca.edu

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Message-ID: <fwhCOeB43$lEFwTi [at] ntlworld.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:54:00 +0100
From: Clive Mitchell <bigclive1 [at] ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: GAMTorch Fuel Pellets...Help!
References: <list-31315983 [at] prxy.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-31315983 [at] prxy.net>

In message <list-31315983 [at] prxy.net>, Jennifer Criswell 
<jennifercriswell [at] yahoo.com> writes
>I need your help.  I have six GAMTorches coming for Beauty and the 
>Beast and GAM is out of fuel pellets! I have a tray of 16, but will 
>rapidly run out even if I ration. I tried the search with other 
>companies and they either go through GAM or cannot ship because they 
>don't have a hazmat shipping license. Is there a vendor out there that 
>can help or perhaps someone has some extra that I can purchase. Thank 
>you for your time!

Has anyone ever tried barbeque lighting blocks?

-- 
Clive Mitchell
http://www.bigclive.com

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References: <list-31323059 [at] prxy.net>
Message-Id: <219DDA92-0116-48A6-9C4E-FCA52CB21840 [at] dopher.com>
From:	"C. Dopher" <brooklyn [at] dopher.com>
Subject: Re: NYC Trip
Date:	Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:12:52 -0400

Chip wrote:

> Given inflation that is about a $Jillion in today's money.  Besides  
> when the
> Dutch bought it, there wasn't Broadway.

Actually, there was.  Broadway evolved from a game trail, which  
became a footpath for the natives, which became a cart path for the  
white settlers, ... you get the idea.  I wish I could remember which  
book I found that in... It was about eight years ago, I was  
researching for a show that never happened, so I didn't keep my notes.

Cris Dopher

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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:36:36 -0700
From: "Mt. Angel Performing Arts Center" <admin [at] mtangelperformingarts.com>
Subject: Re: Air flow
In-reply-to: <list-31328888 [at] prxy.net>
Message-id: <449807F4.2040501 [at] mtangelperformingarts.com>
References: <list-31327407 [at] prxy.net> <list-31328888 [at] prxy.net>

Stephen Litterst wrote:
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Fred Schoening, Jr. wrote:
>> ---------------------------------------------------
>> Does anybody have a formula or guideline for what size air hose is 
>> appropriate for a given number of tools? We're going to be running 
>> air lines through our shop from the compressor to drop-downs with 
>> regulators.
>
> We didn't use a formula, but when we replaced our compressor and 
> installed pipe for our air system we used 3/4" sched 40 from the 
> compressor and stepped down to 1/2" after about 40' of pipe.  The 1/2" 
> pipe then ran to our air stations.
>
> When we need to use long hose, it's almost always the 3/8" hose going 
> to a splitter with individual 3/8" hoses to each tool.  I've never 
> really noticed a problem with air supply at the tool.  (Air Supply in 
> my CD collection, now *that's* a problem!)
>
> Steve L.
Also, on the subject of shop air lines, there's been considerable 
discussion on another list about metal vs. plastic for the air lines.

The general consensus was that plastic is bad for air lines, as a 
failure may result in a rather nasty explosion of stiff shards of sharp 
plastic flying everywhere.

I didn't want to take a chance and so we're going to use copper pipe for 
shop air...  just as soon as we get some time... Until then, lots of 
rubber hoses...

YMMV

Carla

Carla

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Message-ID: <8231e7ea0606200806j159dd54ey51af8312d27bdfd2 [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:06:01 -0400
From: SS <cueonego [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Crazy Rainbow

Cool/Rare weather phenomenon. Excellent picture accompanying the article.
http://tinyurl.com/hdrjl
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/06/060619-rainbow-fire.html

Rob't, you and your shop kids up to some funny business out there in Idaho?
:)


-- SS
TTS-EKU
"if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCALATOR = EVERLASTING FUN"

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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:54:21 -0400
From: Stephen Litterst <slitterst [at] ithaca.edu>
Subject: Re: Air flow
In-reply-to: <list-31330705 [at] prxy.net>
Message-id: <44981A2D.5070905 [at] ithaca.edu>
References: <list-31327407 [at] prxy.net> <list-31328888 [at] prxy.net>
 <list-31330705 [at] prxy.net>

Mt. Angel Performing Arts Center wrote:
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------

> The general consensus was that plastic is bad for air lines, as a 
> failure may result in a rather nasty explosion of stiff shards of sharp 
> plastic flying everywhere.
> 
> I didn't want to take a chance and so we're going to use copper pipe for 
> shop air...  just as soon as we get some time... Until then, lots of 
> rubber hoses...

We went with sched 40 black pipe. Had a grand old time with the pipe 
threader and all the fun fittings.

Steve L.

-- 
Stephen Litterst
Technical Supervisor
Ithaca College, Theatre Arts
607.274.3947
slitterst [at] ithaca.edu

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Message-ID: <002201c69486$07eeb210$6401a8c0 [at] amd2200>
From: "Idaho Scenic & Rigging" <idahoscenic [at] earthlink.net>
References: <list-31331331 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: Re: Crazy Rainbow
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:24:39 -0600

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "SS" <cueonego [at] gmail.com>

> Cool/Rare weather phenomenon. Excellent picture accompanying the
article.
> http://tinyurl.com/hdrjl
>
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/06/060619-rainbow-fire.html
>
> Rob't, you and your shop kids up to some funny business out there in
Idaho?


Not me
Didn't do it.
"Mom, Davey is trying to blame me for messing with the clouds." (sorry
flashes of childhood coming back)

Might be them U of I people in Western Central Idaho.  We don't have a
Washington border this far south.  I.'ve warned Jake Jacobi to keep
the caps on those chemicals.  Then.... Spokane could have done it.
The Gonzaga kids are closer to (a) God. They might have had something
to do with it.

What strikes me funny is the London Daily Mail is the one who
apparently picked it up and sent it to NG.    There are maybe 200,000
people in northern Idaho (roughly the size of VT, NH, CT and MA) I
didn't know the London Mail had a branch there.

There are some weird cloud formations here in Idaho,  we can easily
blame them on Seattle and Tacoma or even sometimes Northern CA, but
the wind has to be right.

Did I flame enough people/ states/ schools?

Nice picture though.
Rob't


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Message-ID: <002c01c69488$13c134d0$6401a8c0 [at] amd2200>
From: "Idaho Scenic & Rigging" <idahoscenic [at] earthlink.net>
References: <list-31327407 [at] prxy.net> <list-31328888 [at] prxy.net> <list-31330705 [at] prxy.net> <list-31332466 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: Re: Air flow
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:39:18 -0600

Several years back we set up air in the temporary shop I was at.
Hoses.  one thing we did was set up regulators at the compressor for
each  run of hose off the compressor, 3 if I remember correctly.  a
couple of these branched off to areas.  Then on the rare occasion we
needed higher pressure it was there.
And we tried to keep the all apprenti away from the adjustments.

Two doors down, at a cabinet shop, had a plastic pipe break. Nobody
hurt but the explosion / dustcloud/ and shrapnel were impressive.
Rob't


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Litterst" <slitterst [at] ithaca.edu>
To: "Stagecraft" <stagecraft [at] theatrical.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: Air flow


> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see
<http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Mt. Angel Performing Arts Center wrote:
> > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see
<http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> > ---------------------------------------------------
>
> > The general consensus was that plastic is bad for air lines, as a
> > failure may result in a rather nasty explosion of stiff shards of
sharp
> > plastic flying everywhere.
> >
> > I didn't want to take a chance and so we're going to use copper
pipe for
> > shop air...  just as soon as we get some time... Until then, lots
of
> > rubber hoses...
>
> We went with sched 40 black pipe. Had a grand old time with the pipe
> threader and all the fun fittings.
>
> Steve L.
>
> -- 
> Stephen Litterst
> Technical Supervisor
> Ithaca College, Theatre Arts
> 607.274.3947
> slitterst [at] ithaca.edu


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Message-ID: <8231e7ea0606201033t14db0306i81e815242d64c151 [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:33:24 -0400
From: SS <cueonego [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Crazy Rainbow
In-Reply-To: <list-31333412 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-31331331 [at] prxy.net> <list-31333412 [at] prxy.net>

>>>>There are maybe 200,000 people in northern Idaho (roughly the size
of VT, NH, CT and MA) I didn't know the London Mail had a branch
there.<<<<


Yeah, and I'm sure they're all just visting Coeur d'Alene. Nice town it is.
Or maybe just passing through to hit Kelly's  [at]  State Line!!

:)

-SS
TTS-EKU
"if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCALATOR = EVERLASTING FUN"

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Subject: Fire at ETC
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:14:59 -0700
Message-ID: <555928311F8B2943B65FC7197942C3B70538C2B8 [at] es1.bsdnet.wednet.edu>
From: "Storms, Randy" <rstorms [at] bham.wednet.edu>



From today's PLSN news:

Written by Jacob  Tuesday, Jun. 20, 2006 MIDDLETON, WI-A minor fire was =
reported last night, Monday, June 19, 2006, at the headquarters of ETC =
(Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.) in Middleton, Wis. Local fire =
authorities responded at approximately 8 p.m. to a fire that had broken =
out in the cardboard-storage area of the manufacturing section of the =
factory. Damage was minor and limited, and the fire was fully contained =
and extinguished by 10 p.m. according to fire officials. No injuries =
were reported. The cause of the fire is not yet known.    ETC management =
closed the building for business Tuesday, June 20 to secure the =
facilities and ensure that full fire inspection, safety processes and =
all appropriate cleaning and ventilation procedures could be carried =
out. Managers reported to the headquarters' external amphitheater in the =
morning for updating. Other employees were asked to not return to =
premises until the building had been officially cleared for occupancy.  =
ETC intends to re-open for business on Wednesday, June 21, 2006, and =
expects to resume normal operations and shipping of product as =
scheduled.  Roughly 450 ETC employees work at the Middleton =
headquarters, but only a small group of individuals working a =
second-shift schedule were in the building at the time of the incident, =
and all were reported safe.  The corporate facilities, built in 2004, =
house an architecturally elaborate theatre-like atrium with an elaborate =
1940's 'Town Square' design. No part of this atrium or the headquarters' =
administrative departments were directly affected by the fire, which =
occurred in a remote area of the factory.	=09





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Message-ID: <+6xqMCF3REmEFw$Y [at] ntlworld.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:54:47 +0100
From: Clive Mitchell <bigclive1 [at] ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: Air flow
References: <list-31327407 [at] prxy.net> <list-31328888 [at] prxy.net>
 <list-31330705 [at] prxy.net> <list-31332466 [at] prxy.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-31332466 [at] prxy.net>

In message <list-31332466 [at] prxy.net>, Stephen Litterst 
<slitterst [at] ithaca.edu> writes
>We went with sched 40 black pipe. Had a grand old time with the pipe 
>threader and all the fun fittings.

Mmm, the smell of burnt oil and the inherent risk of making what 
resembles a professional pipe bomb.

-- 
Clive Mitchell
http://www.bigclive.com

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Message-ID: <n6lsMjEnQEmEFwcu [at] ntlworld.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:53:27 +0100
From: Clive Mitchell <bigclive1 [at] ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: Air flow
References: <list-31327407 [at] prxy.net> <list-31328888 [at] prxy.net>
 <list-31330705 [at] prxy.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-31330705 [at] prxy.net>

In message <list-31330705 [at] prxy.net>, Mt. Angel Performing Arts Center 
<admin [at] mtangelperformingarts.com> writes
>The general consensus was that plastic is bad for air lines, as a 
>failure may result in a rather nasty explosion of stiff shards of sharp 
>plastic flying everywhere.
>
>I didn't want to take a chance and so we're going to use copper pipe 
>for shop air...  just as soon as we get some time... Until then, lots 
>of rubber hoses...

It's the type of plastic that's important.  PVC piping shatters 
explosively.

Copper pipe sounds good.  In my dark past as an electrician with a 
shop-fitting company we ran our compressed air in copper and never had a 
problem.

Get those lovely (but hideously expensive) silent compressors that use a 
bank of fridge style compressors and you can even have the compressor in 
the shop.

-- 
Clive Mitchell
http://www.bigclive.com

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Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20060620122340.00b79518 [at] pop.west.cox.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:23:40
From: CB <psyd [at] cox.net>
Subject: Re: OT - THX Colour Test

>So... I pull out the THX calibration DVD (okay - Star Wars box set) and
>discover that I'm lacking the set of blue gel glasses to perform the colour
>test.

Ehm, the blue gel (or the 'blue only' button on pro monitors) is to adjust
phase. Or as real people call it, 'tint'.  Unless you are messing with an
NTSC signal, you really shouldn't have to adjust this, should you?  I've
been staying out of consumer video kit till the dust settles and some sort
of standard starts to poke its head up in the sea of standards.  One of the
things I seem to remember being discussed is that the new LCD, plasma, and
other devices would be doing away with the one weakness of an NTSC signal,
and that is the variability of the phase. You kids at Barco should have
some sort of idea about this, don'cha Ken?
OTOH, there are other ways of checking this.  Get an SMPTE color bar signal
and check the colors.  80% grey, banana yellow, cyan, green, magent, red,
blue, and on otehr colorbar images you get a 7% black bar at the end.
Rosco 80 Primary Blue will work really well as a filter in a pinch, and
SMPTE bars are easier to adjust to.  Just get all the bottoms the same
brightness as the tops of the color bars, and phase is adjusted properly.
I can e-mail you a SMPTE bar pattern if you like.
				Chris "Chris" Babbie
				Location Sound
				MON AZ

Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment.  Rates
negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment...

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Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20060620123316.00b79518 [at] pop.west.cox.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:33:16
From: CB <psyd [at] cox.net>
Subject: Lawsuit over welding fumes

I dunno, if the sticks say that they're harmful and the fumes should be
avoided, should they be able to sue because the warnings don't say
'Parkinsons'?  It's beyond me, I don't pretend to understand...
More importantly, on an adjacent page, researchers have concluded that
there are also health benfits attributed to the signature drink of mine,
the PMS.  <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13281392/>
				Chris "Chris" Babbie
				Location Sound
				MON AZ

Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment.  Rates
negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment...

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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:32:28 -0400
From: Jim Hyslop <theatre [at] dreampossible.ca>
Organization: Dreampossible Inc.
Subject: Re: OT - THX Colour Test
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Stuart Baulch wrote:
> Someone out there must be enough of a geek  -  sorry I mean technically
> skilled in the art of video calibration  -  to have a set of these specs and
> might be able to figure out a Lee or Rosco equivalent.

You get the most accurate results if you can shut off the red and green
pixels. If your TV uses RGB inputs, then simply disconnect the red and
green inputs.

-- 
Jim Hyslop


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From: "David Silvernail" <dsilvernail [at] controlbooth.com>
Subject: RE: Building Giant Eggs
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:59:33 -0400
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Message-ID: <449853bd.0cd3cc90.7c84.2358 [at] mx.gmail.com>

We had great success with a similar project using quarter inch pvc pipe
rigged with wire.

-David 

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Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 10:32 PM
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Subject: Re: Building Giant Eggs

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Weather balloons and paper mache.

Cheers,

Jerry George

-----Original Message-----
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Wadhwani
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 10:28 PM
To: Stagecraft
Subject: Building Giant Eggs


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Hi all,
We are currently doing a procution of Honk!
We need to build 4 large eggs, and 1 extra-large egg.
When I say large, I mean large enough for a kid to pop out of, so they also
need to be in halves. I was thinking about 3-4 feet tall. The extra large
egg is for a 13 year old. The rest are for 6-8 year olds.

Only the fronts of the eggs *really* need to be visible.

Does anyone have any suggestions about building these?
We were thinking about making some kind of frame with wire hangers or
something and using "rigid wrap" or paper mache to build them. But - they
have to be strong enough to be handled and lifted off of kids, by kids. And
- we are on a limited budget. Very limited.

Anyone have any brilliant ideas?

Thanks!
-Alok



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Message-ID: <3296.205.215.255.172.1150845370.squirrel [at] webmail.peak.org>
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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:16:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Air flow
From: "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>

>We went with sched 40 black pipe. Had a grand old time with the pipe
>threader and all the fun fittings.

I vote for the malleable iron pipe. It is plenty strong for the pressures
that can be produced by a compressor. I seem to recall that, for sizes up
through 1 inch, schedule 300 working pressures are somewhere around
2000-3000 psi up to 150 deg C or so.

Copper might be fine if the pipe run is well protected. Otherwise, it is
subject to denting when bumped by anything hard. No idea what the pressure
ratings may be. I have never seen high pressure lines that use copper.

Bill


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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:43:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Crazy Rainbow
From: "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>

> There are some weird cloud formations here in Idaho,  we can easily
> blame them on Seattle and Tacoma or even sometimes Northern CA, but
> the wind has to be right.

Since this is a high altitude cloud phenomenon, it can occur just about
anywhere - but may require the presence of the jet stream. It has been too
long since I studied meteorology to remember for sure.

I have seen the phenomenon twice in almost 60 years. It IS a lovely sight
if there are enough clouds present.

Bill


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Message-Id: <s4983199.085 [at] dist-gwrt-fs.lbusd.k12.ca.us>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:33:46 -0700
From: "Ronald Mahan" <rmahan [at] lbusd.k12.ca.us>
Subject: New Book

I want to share a new book that is now in my library.  It's, "PRACTICAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL THEATER OPERATIONS", By Dr.
Randall W. A. Davidson (Dr. Doom).  I been told that the book has been
discussed before but I haven't seen it.  I thought I would pass the
information along to the list.

Category:   Education, Risk Management, Facility Safety, Theater Safety
Publisher:  Risk International Publishing
Format: Hardcover, 430+ pages
Pub Date:   December 2005
Price:      $75.00 plus $10.00 shipping & handling in the U.S. ($15.00
overseas), and state tax
ISBN:       0-9774525-0-6
To order, call or write:    Risk International Publishing, PO Box
622029, Littleton, CO  80218 -- 
               Phone (720) 922-0707
Or visit our website:   www.theaterhealthandsafetybook.com

I have had the book now for about two months and want to say how much
the book is an "eye opener".  The book is written for anyone who works
in a theatre of any kind or size, but is geared for the educational
theatres, which numbers in the thousands throughout the country.

I have been in the profession for 25 years and have searched high and
low for such a resource to help me make my theatre safe.  This book
should be found right next to the Backstage Handbook and all the other
great reference books on one's desk.

Ronald W. Mahan
Stage Instructor/Stage Director
Woodrow Wilson Classical High School
Long Beach, California
rmahan [at] lbusd.k12.ca.us


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Message-ID: <000301c694cc$ae9b9970$0600000a [at] BRUTUS>
From: "Jon Ares" <jonares [at] hevanet.com>
References: <list-31344255 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: Re: New Book
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:50:24 -0700

> I want to share a new book that is now in my library.  It's, "PRACTICAL
> HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL THEATER OPERATIONS", By Dr.
> Randall W. A. Davidson (Dr. Doom).
<snip>

I'll throw in my admiration for this book, as well.  Excellent book.  Glad I 
got it.

Now, if only I could get the district superintendent, school board, and all 
other PTBs to read it, but 1) I'll never get my book back, and 2) they 
won't.

We have brand new (quite nice!) facilities opening this summer, and even 
with extensive community pressure towards the district to take care of the 
facilities (with a Facilities Manager, etc) the superintendent has recently 
decided that he'll contract an outside company for $60/hour* to manage all 
outside rentals (with their own 'crew').  (This of course means that for 
in-house stuff (concerts, plays, meetings, etc) it'll be 'business as 
usual' - whoever's using the space is on his/her/their own when it comes to 
setting up, using all equipment, including the flies, sound and lighting, 
and for student safety and locking up.  Oh, and of course it will the 
theatre dept's responsibility to replace and repair all the broken stuff - 
like I said, business as usual.)

*I don't know the name of this company and I don't intend to malign anyone, 
but for $60/hour,  but I can't imagine $60/ gets much of a trained 'crew.'

Am I upset?  Yup... as is the entire department, and a couple of other 
departments... and a ton of community members.  But, as they say, "It's a 
done deal."  I'd like to smack "them" over the head with Dr. Doom's 
excellent, and heavy, book.

    - Jon Ares
www.hevanet.com/acreative 


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Subject: RE: Building Giant Eggs
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:54:24 -0400
Message-ID: <D8EF734253AC3F4586D8595391742684025247B0 [at] EXCLUSTER.vgn.cty>
From: "Salvatori, Jason" <Jason.Salvatori [at] vaughan.ca>
Cc: Jason.Salvatori [at] vaughan.ca (Salvatori, Jason)

We had a production of honk last year.  The eggs they used
were all about 40" tall, the big one more like 68" tall. =20
The internal structure was 5/8" ply cut in to arcs, that=20
merged at the top.  At the bottom they would curve in a bit,=20
but then end in a flat bottom. A small seat was built inside=20
for the kids to sit on while they wait to hatch (about 10 min.=20
in to the show).  The outside of the Eggs were paper mache=20
over chicken wire that was fastened to the ply structure.=20
Remember to leave a jagged hole in the front for the kids=20
to hatch out of.  for this we built a 1/8" ply outline of
the hole and the plug so they would mate nicely, then put=20
some tabs on the inside frame to stop the plug from falling=20
all the way in.
In our production the eggs were screwed down to a dolly to=20
facilitate bringing them on and off.

Email me of the list if you want some quick sketches=20
unfortunately I don't have the actual plans)

HTH,
Jason Salvatori
Technical Director
City Playhouse
Work: 905-326-7469
Fax:   905-882-7949



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Message-ID: <20060621030207.38575.qmail [at] web36202.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:02:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jacqueline Haney Kidwell <jacki14fr [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: thanks for the 'Beauty & the Beast' help
In-Reply-To: <list-31272979 [at] prxy.net>

I'm not at that fax number any longer (it was a temp
position), so let me know when you are available and I
will try to arrange somewhere else to send things.

Thanks!!

      Jacki

--- ~Sandee <sjaeger [at] elp.rr.com> wrote:

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> 
> Jacki, email me offline, I have some paperwork I can
> fax you on the props, 
> etc.  sjaeger [at] elp.rr.com


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Message-ID: <001101c694ee$d519c140$6401a8c0 [at] amd2200>
From: "Idaho Scenic & Rigging" <idahoscenic [at] earthlink.net>
References: <list-31344255 [at] prxy.net> <list-31344647 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: $60.00hr    was Re: New Book
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:54:51 -0600

Jon.
Overall a very good rant and I especially like the way you tied in Dr.
Doom's book at the end to stay on-topic.

>
> *I don't know the name of this company and I don't intend to malign
anyone,
> but for $60/hour,  but I can't imagine $60/ gets much of a trained
'crew.'

Is this a Contract MANAGEMENT company?  They have one guy who
contracts crew and every thing else, that gets billed back to the
outside renter?  Can the students get in on those crew calls?
Will they be authorized to use in house equipment?  Fly, boards,
instruments, mics... Is there a charge for that that can go into the
"replacement fund"?

"My" building has one full time and two part time Theater / Production
Techs.  There are eight of us specialists / grunts that get called in
with regularity  for setups for the in house / building rental stuff.
This is not to be confused with a larger show call that WE bring in
IATSE.     I cannot,  Can Not, imagine some of these inexperienced
groups getting stuff done effectively without us.
Even with the billing that they sometimes, but rarely, wince at,  they
are usually glad that their show came off with a professional touch.
The only time outside crews are brought in is to set up their own
rental equipment e.g. pipe and drape.
Is this Management company going to hire knowledgeable people?  e.g.
Someone who knows HOW to work the fly system safely?
Can you get the management company to read Doom's book?

>Oh, and of course it will the
> theatre dept's responsibility to replace and repair all the broken
stuff -

With a bill-back to the same account that caused the damage, right?
:-7  (wry smile)

Keep us/me posted.  I would like to see where this goes.
You can contact me off list,  I'm curious as to what this is.
University / High School / Public Assembly Hall etc.

Rob't

>
> We have brand new (quite nice!) facilities opening this summer, and
even
> with extensive community pressure towards the district to take care
of the
> facilities (with a Facilities Manager, etc) the superintendent has
recently
> decided that he'll contract an outside company for $60/hour* to
manage all
> outside rentals (with their own 'crew').  (This of course means that
for
> in-house stuff (concerts, plays, meetings, etc) it'll be 'business
as
> usual' - whoever's using the space is on his/her/their own when it
comes to
> setting up, using all equipment, including the flies, sound and
lighting,
> and for student safety and locking up.  Oh, and of course it will
the
> theatre dept's responsibility to replace and repair all the broken
stuff -
> like I said, business as usual.)
>
 I'd like to smack "them" over the head with Dr. Doom's
> excellent, and heavy, book.
>
>     - Jon Ares
> www.hevanet.com/acreative
>


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From: "Occy" <OneOccy [at] hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Air flow
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:03:37 -0700

Considering that compressed air has moisture in it. I have always used 1/2 
or 3/4 inch galvanized pipe, on any vertical down leg I used a 1 foot drip 
leg that pass the quick connect and little valve at the bottom to drain the 
water out. I even did 2 systems with plastic truck air brake line too.

I think copper would be a lot more work than steel piping and cost a lot 
more too unless it was donated. And where the quick connects are would get 
all bent up as air hoses always seem to get caught on something moving or 
tripped over.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Nelson" <billn [at] peak.org>
>

> I vote for the malleable iron pipe. It is plenty strong for the pressures
> that can be produced by a compressor. I seem to recall that, for sizes up
> through 1 inch, schedule 300 working pressures are somewhere around
> 2000-3000 psi up to 150 deg C or so.
>
> Copper might be fine if the pipe run is well protected. Otherwise, it is
> subject to denting when bumped by anything hard. No idea what the pressure
> ratings may be. I have never seen high pressure lines that use copper.
>
> Bill
>
> 

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