Return-Path: X-Scanned-By: RAE MPP/Clamd http://raeinternet.com/mpp X-Scanned-By: This message was scanned by MPP Lite Edition (www.messagepartners.com)! X-Real-To: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net Received: by prxy.net (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 4.2.10) with PIPE id 34968795; Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:01:20 -0700 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,NO_RECEIVED,NO_RELAYS, TW_ZL,URI_SCHEME_MIXED_CASE autolearn=no version=3.1.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.5 (2006-08-29) on localhost X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 4.2.10 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: Message-ID: From: "Stagecraft" Sender: "Stagecraft" To: "Stagecraft" Precedence: list Subject: Stagecraft Digest #953 Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:00:28 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.4 X-prxy-Spam-Filter: Scanned For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #953 1. Re: CD-80 Dimmer Pack flickering Problems by Charlie Fraser 2. Re: CD-80 Dimmer Pack flickering Problems by "Bill Nelson" 3. Re: Wyatt Sebastian Price by Stephen Rees 4. Re: Torches and flashlites by Stuart Baulch 5. Re: Cue Lights by Rigger 6. Re: Torches and flashlites by "Jon Lagerquist" 7. Re: Cue Lights by Dale farmer 8. Re: the magic flute and snakes by Nikki 9. Re: HP DesignJet 70-Opinions? by Dale farmer 10. Re: the magic flute and snakes by Pat Kight 11. This maybe a newbie question but... by 12. More OT Book Stuff by "Steven J. Backus" 13. Re: This maybe a newbie question but... by Clive Mitchell 14. Re: This maybe a newbie question but... by Jerry Durand 15. Re: Wyatt Sebastian Price by SS 16. Re: Wyatt Sebastian Price by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" 17. Re: Cue Lights by "Benjamin G. Stickels" 18. Re: hullo? by Jim Hyslop 19. Re: More OT Book Stuff by Rigger 20. Cue lights/ mini-mag re fit by b Ricie 21. Re: More OT Book Stuff by "Steven J. Backus" 22. Re: mini-mag re fit by Rigger 23. Re: More OT Book Stuff by Rigger 24. Re: Wyatt Sebastian Price by "Michael Finney" 25. Re: Cue Lights by "Michael Finney" 26. Re: Name the quote win a prize by "Don Taco" 27. Re: Name the quote win a prize by Stephen Litterst 28. Re: Name the quote win a prize by Herrick Goldman 29. Re: mini-mag re fit by Clive Mitchell 30. Stage fall. by Clive Mitchell 31. Re: mini-mag re fit by "Jerry Durand" 32. Fire breathing. by Clive Mitchell 33. Re: mini-mag re fit by Clive Mitchell 34. Re: mini-mag re fit by "Jerry Durand" 35. Re: Fire breathing. by Clive Mitchell 36. Re: More OT Book Stuff by Stuart Wheaton 37. MiniMags, Switches, and LEDs (was Re: Cue Lights) by "Andy Leviss" 38. Stagehand's Breakfast by "Andy Leviss" 39. Re: Name the quote win a prize by megironda [at] att.net (Gerry G.) 40. Re: mini-mag re fit by Rigger 41. Re: MiniMags, Switches, and LEDs (was Re: Cue Lights) by Rigger *** 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: <450BD3B0.9080203 [at] charliefraser.com> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 06:36:32 -0400 From: Charlie Fraser Subject: Re: CD-80 Dimmer Pack flickering Problems References:

In-Reply-To: Hey All, I just might have solved the problem but it's still weird. One of my techs hadn't yet shown up to a performance last night and off course I got the frantic call that no one was there to run lights. I went to the theater with the intention to at least run act I while I sorted this out. The house was already open, while I don't like testing the lights while the house is open, I ran a quick light check and I noticed the ominous flickering was back. I remembered I put 2 new 750 watt fresnels on the pipe that hadn't been on before and on a lark I took down dimmer 11 and brought the lights back up and the flickering was gone. I quickly went backstage and patched the 2 fresnels into another dimmer and at least as far as I could see the flickering was gone. Could a dimmer be going bad? Now that I remember the bad flickering started when these lights were installed but I had reports that flickering had happened before but no where nearly as frequently or noticeable. Any thoughts? Should I still replace the TA4M connectors on the XLR cable ? (which I planned to do after this run ended). The tech eventually got there (15 minutes into act 1) she was held up at work and didn't think to call anyone :-X . My bachelor party is tonight I will be the guy in the limo carousing NYC tonight ;-) so the TD has to cover any no-shows at the theater. Charlie Bill Nelson wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > >> If your control card gets fried, you can also look at the retrofit card >> from >> Johnson Systems at http://www.johnsonsystems.com/strand_cd80_pack.htm. I >> have used their retrofits on a number of older Strand installations and >> been very satisfied with the results. >> > > Looks good. Thanks for the link. > > Can you tell us what the list price is for the two versions? > > Bill > > > > ------------------------------ Message-ID: <1803.205.215.253.72.1158413939.squirrel [at] webmail.peak.org> In-Reply-To: References:

Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 06:38:59 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: CD-80 Dimmer Pack flickering Problems From: "Bill Nelson" > gone. Could a dimmer be going bad? Now that I remember the bad > flickering started when these lights were installed but I had reports > that flickering had happened before but no where nearly as frequently > or noticeable. Any thoughts? Should I still replace the TA4M connectors > on the XLR cable? A bad dimmer should not affect the other dimmers in the pack. I had similar symptoms when the problem occurred at ACT. Removing the power to the suspected dimmer module did not eliminate the problem. When I brought up the slider for that dimmer, the flickering occurred again. I still think it is a bad connector or cable. As I mentioned before, my problem was not with the data cable feeding the packs, it was the input connector on one pack that was failing. I don't know why this caused flickering of all dimmers in the pack only when certain channels were raised, but it did. Bill ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:13:26 -0400 Subject: Re: Wyatt Sebastian Price From: Stephen Rees Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Dear Noah and Family, Very best wishes on your increasing brood. Steve Rees > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Noah Price" >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> Everyone's doing well! >> >> >> >> September 14, 2006 >> 12:01 AM >> 6lb 11oz >> 19 1/2" >> >> Noah & Heather & Ryan >> >> ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:30:11 -0400 Subject: Re: Torches and flashlites References: <1158416354.3A63A015 [at] fb9.dngr.org> From: Stuart Baulch Message-Id: <1158417014.3AFF5CA4 [at] fb9.dngr.org> The LED / tail-cap switch conversion kit is sold by Nite-Ize. I believe its about $12CDN and they sell the two parts seperately too. The tail-cap switch works fine in a holster, but turns on all the time in a toolbox or road case. The LED kit gives greatly extended battery life, a whiter light and a broader beam, but it looses the ability to focus and does have the same throw distance. I've never liked the headlamps - because its not on my belt, its not near me when I need it and unless I know that i'll need it, I'm just not willing to wear it around all day. That being said, I have one of the Petzls and it is invaluable in some circumstances (bosun's chair, trying to fix a VL in the air during focus). Also check out Coghlin's (I think that's how its spelled). Their kit is usually sold in green packaging in camping stores - the product line is the tent peg, cookstove accessories, string hammock sorta thing. They have a headlamp with two settings: 5 white LED or 1 red LED. Perfect for backstage and cheaper too. Stuart B ------------------------------ Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References:

Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:57:34 -0400 From: Rigger Subject: Re: Cue Lights At 10:29 PM -0400 9/15/06, Bruce Purdy wrote: >> ISTR seeing a little toy for the Mini Mag that converts the >> stock end-cap to a lockable push-button switch, similar to >> the Mini Mag clone you could get at one time (and perhaps >> still?) at Eddie Bauer... Click, it's on, click, it's off, >> twist the button a quarter-turn, and it's locked off. > > I seem to recall seeing those once as well, but not lately. > My concern is: Would it interfere with it's ability to slide > into the Mini Maglite holster. I bought two of the Eddie Bauer clones for research purposes. They worked finely in a Mini Mag holster, however I will stipulate that it was to your advantage to remember to lock the push-button switch before holstering the light. This was a closed-bottom holster, though; I can't say whether the same issues would apply to an open-bottom holster. > Some great recommendations for other lights, but do any of > them come with holsters? When I bought my Surefire 6p eleventy-hundred years ago, it came with a holster. Dunno if they do nowadays, though, although I believe you can buy holsters as "options" on the Surefire website and at the usual retail outlets... -- Dave Vick rigger [at] tds.net "There comes a time when one should quit drinking and gracefully pass out." --Jack Tollett ------------------------------ From: "Jon Lagerquist" Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 08:33:34 -0700 Subject: Re: Torches and flashlites Reply-to: jon [at] lagerquist.com Message-ID: <450BB6DE.3257.8F3FA95 [at] jon.lagerquist.com> In-reply-to: > The LED kit gives greatly extended battery life, a whiter light and a > broader beam, but it looses the ability to focus and does have the same > throw distance. Focusing lamps are available at: http://www.tek-tite.com/src/products.php?c=1055 or http://tinyurl.com/npr6x http://www.theledlight.com/led_flashlightbulbs.html or http://tinyurl.com/eq5bf If you want real throw in an LED light I suggest the Pelican M8 http://www.pelican.com/lights_detail.php?recordID=8020 or http://tinyurl.com/frbnr Jon Lagerquist Technical Director [at] South Coast Repertory Costa Mesa, CA ------------------------------ Message-ID: <450C1E03.1070406 [at] cybercom.net> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:53:39 -0400 From: Dale farmer Subject: Re: Cue Lights References: In-Reply-To: CB wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > >> In over 30 >> years in the business, I don't know that I've ever worked with a color blind >> stagehand. At least I have never worked with a stagehand who's color >> blindness was an issue. > > How'd the Ground and Neutral get turned around, then? I thought it was > because one out of ten electricians are colorblind or something... > Chris "Chris" Babbie > Location Sound > MON AZ I've spent the last week or so reterminating feeder cables. The company we bought out apparently had a fairly color blind technician assembling them. Same cable, red on one end, green on the other. Blue green and red/blue swaps as well. They had previously been 'corrected' with layers of colored electrical tape. This thread has started a new practice for me. I'm writing out the name of the color on the colored connector jacket. Hopefully it will help. Although I suspect that color blind electricians already know that they are, and have evolved their own tricks to hook them up correctly. --Dale ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20060916160237.93925.qmail [at] web52715.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:02:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Nikki Subject: Re: the magic flute and snakes Cc: stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com In-Reply-To: In college, I worked on a production of Pippin where we only used CO2 for the smoke/fog effects. We contacted several local fire stations and asked them if they had extinguishers that were out of date and needed to be emptied before being refilled and re-tagged. They were happy to have the CO2 go to a useful source instead of wasting all the CO2. My only caution on this is because they were out-of-date, a couple of them did not work the best so if you go this route, always have a back-up canister ready. ~Nikki __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: <450C2176.4030306 [at] cybercom.net> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:08:22 -0400 From: Dale farmer Subject: Re: HP DesignJet 70-Opinions? References: In-Reply-To: Clive Mitchell wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > In message , "ladesigners [at] juno.com" > writes >> I am very happy with my DesignJet 100 (24"x36" sheetfeed, plus a tray >> for 11"x18", 13"x19" and other sizes). It cost $800 direct from HP. It >> plays very nicely with AutoCad 2D and 3D, and does good color work. > > I wonder if there are any large printers that are refill friendly. I > bought a Canon printer recently after researching the easiest printers > to refill. The Canon was by far the most popular for refilling > according to Google and it certainly is easy to refill without any > clogging problems like the HP technology. That can save a lot of cash > on ink in large format printing. > While not a plotter, my trusty ink jet printer at home is getting obsolescent. ( I.e. The local office supply place has marked down the remaining stock of ink cartridges and is now only special ordering them.) So I'm researching continuous ink supply systems for it. One site I found had a kit specifically for my model, and I'm probably going to buy the quart sized bottles of ink for it. They also had reasonably easy to follow directions and the pieces and parts so one could construct a continuous ink supply system for any ink jet printer. Google continuous ink supply [your printer model] for more info. --Dale ------------------------------ Message-ID: <450C2D75.2070604 [at] peak.org> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:59:33 -0700 From: Pat Kight Subject: Re: the magic flute and snakes References: In-Reply-To: Nikki wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > the snake I would like to have it blow smoke out of > its nose, one way I thought of was a CO2 fire > extinguisher> > frown on fire extinguishers' being used for anything > other than extinguishing fires.> > > In college, I worked on a production of Pippin where > we only used CO2 for the smoke/fog effects. We > contacted several local fire stations and asked them > if they had extinguishers that were out of date and > needed to be emptied before being refilled and > re-tagged. They were happy to have the CO2 go to a > useful source instead of wasting all the CO2. My only > caution on this is because they were out-of-date, a > couple of them did not work the best so if you go this > route, always have a back-up canister ready. The company that supplies and servicese our fire extinguishers was glad to lend us a couple for a "boiler explosion" effect in a production of "Enchanted April" earlier this year. We clearly labeled them "for special effects use", and they worked great. They also suggested having a bathroom scale handy to weigh the cannister so we'd know when it was getting low enough to need replacing. The local fire marshall, a new guy who'd been putting the screws to our theater on code compliance, happened by for an inspection during the run. When the effect was explained to him, he said it was a great idea, and much better than any sort of pyro. It also looked cool, and when a recorded explosion sound was synched with the blast, sounded cool. One caution: plan the effect so the "smoke" doesn't hit actors or any part of the floor where they'll be walking right away. CO2 is *cold*, and can leave an ice slick for the few seconds it takes to dissipate. -- Pat Kight Albany (Ore) Civic Theater kightp [at] peak.org ------------------------------ From: Subject: This maybe a newbie question but... Message-Id: <20060916125641.CFO92390 [at] mail.uisd.net> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:56:41 -0500 (CDT) One of my friends wants to tape some gels onto his flourescent bulbs... I know they make the gel tubes for the lamps, but he doens't want to spend 18 bucks a tube. . He is running 6 40W lamps per panel He is also using R95 gels. Will this cause any hazardous problems? Violate fire saftey codes? They are going to be a semi-permanent installation. And probably be running from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00a.m. Thanks in advance, Michael ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:38:46 -0600 (MDT) From: "Steven J. Backus" Subject: More OT Book Stuff Message-ID: Thanks whoever suggested Christopher Moore, he's a lot of fun. Check out Fluke (Or, I know Why the Winged Whale Sings). Steve ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:59:34 +0100 From: Clive Mitchell Subject: Re: This maybe a newbie question but... References: In-Reply-To: In message , macarrillo [at] uisd.net writes >One of my friends wants to tape some gels onto his flourescent bulbs... >I know they make the gel tubes for the lamps, but he doens't want to >spend 18 bucks a tube. lamp>. He is running 6 40W lamps per panel He is also >using R95 gels. Will this cause any hazardous problems? Violate fire >saftey codes? They are going to be a semi-permanent installation. And >probably be running from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00a.m. I' ve seen this done before with the gel wrapped round and held in place with Selotape. I did this years ago in my Rock-Ola jukebox and the only thing that is unusual is the slight discolouring near the electrodes which is probably due to UV more than heat. -- Clive Mitchell http://www.bigclive.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:28:59 -0700 From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: This maybe a newbie question but... In-reply-to: Message-id: <691EB610-BDC7-4BE5-B14A-99FC49A38B64 [at] interstellar.com> References: On Sep 16, 2006, at 12:59 PM, Clive Mitchell wrote: > I' ve seen this done before with the gel wrapped round and held in > place with Selotape. I did this years ago in my Rock-Ola jukebox > and the only thing that is unusual is the slight discolouring near > the electrodes which is probably due to UV more than heat. A brand new semiconductor design/testfacility I worked had in WAY too much lighting to comfortably read the computer screens, so the employees took out half the florescent tubes and covered the other half as mentioned above. Worked fine as long as I was there, just had an odd color (they only had yellowish gel handy, never bothered to switch to grey). We had the same types of problems that you see in theatre construction like not enough/right kind of power, not enough cooling, too much heating, no access for large items, etc. All that AFTER you specify what you need. I did the floor-plan/facilities requirements for a couple of the labs and they got "improved" by the construction guys without telling me. My light-tight lab for testing optical stuff wound up with 4' high walls and ALL my access paths went away. We had to run in a couple of extra 3-phase lines after the building was "finished" to power all the computers. Oh yes, they also put some other department's office at the far end of one lab and said we'd have to leave the lab unlocked so the other department could get to their office. Fat chance, our department head moved into that office and gave his to the other guys. ------------------------------ Message-ID: <8231e7ea0609161412p70a2af05o64cde4332e6d346e [at] mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:12:08 -0400 From: SS Subject: Re: Wyatt Sebastian Price In-Reply-To: References: > Everyone's doing well! > > Congrats. I wish you all the very best. -SS TTS-EKU "Short summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat." ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" Subject: RE: Wyatt Sebastian Price Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:19:57 -0400 Message-ID: <006901c6d9d5$dc77fbb0$6501a8c0 [at] Dell> In-Reply-To: > "Short summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill > us, we won, let's eat." Some of them are: "We took this useless land and made it bloom. Let's eat." ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:33:43 -0400 Subject: Re: Cue Lights Message-ID: In-Reply-To: From: "Benjamin G. Stickels" On 9/15/06 8:37 PM, "Rigger" wrote: > ISTR seeing a little toy for the Mini Mag that converts the stock > end-cap to a lockable push-button switch, similar to the Mini Mag > clone you could get at one time (and perhaps still?) at Eddie > Bauer... Click, it's on, click, it's off, twist the button a > quarter-turn, and it's locked off. > > Beats me where I saw it, though... I'd believe Google would know. For those who might be interested, zbattery carries both the tailcap switches and the LED conversions kits. Cheaply, too. Check out: http://tinyurl.com/hvt5l For a little bit more, you can even get a UV kit. -- Benjamin G. Stickels Digital Media Production Assistant Multi-Media Room Technician Western Michigan University Benjamin.Stickels [at] gmail.com 269.569.0879 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <450C0231.6010502 [at] dreampossible.ca> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:54:57 -0400 From: Jim Hyslop Organization: Dreampossible Inc. Subject: Re: hullo? References: In-Reply-To: Herrick Goldman wrote: > That's why I have terms of endearment for everyone. I'm very egalitarian > that way. Actrons, Meat Puppets, Bunheads Heh - my sound teacher at college was married to a dancer, who was not at all adverse to calling herself a bunhead. In fact, she even had a Bunhead Theory as to why bunheads sometimes act... well, the way they do. Her theory was that the bun is attached to a threaded rod inside the skull. The brain is mounted on that rod, and will eventually work itself loose. So every once in a while, you have to twist the bun to tighten the connection and get the brain working again. -- Jim Hyslop ------------------------------ Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:52:05 -0400 From: Rigger Subject: Re: More OT Book Stuff At 12:38 PM -0600 9/16/06, Steven J. Backus wrote: >Thanks whoever suggested Christopher Moore, he's a lot of fun. >Check out Fluke (Or, I know Why the Winged Whale Sings). If you think "Fluke" is good, wait 'til you read "Lamb." -- Dave Vick rigger [at] tds.net "Surely we were all just ignorant, hairy monkeys until Google came into being." --Andrew Duthie ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20060916231749.6744.qmail [at] web50602.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:17:49 -0700 (PDT) From: b Ricie Subject: Cue lights/ mini-mag re fit In-Reply-To: I recommend the LED re-fit for the mini mag. I found mine at EMS (Eastern Mountain Sports) and it came with the button to replace the end cap. The LED goes a long way toward making batteries last a lot longer. Brian Rice 508-685-0716 b_ricie [at] yahoo.com "Blessed are the cracked: For it is they who let in the light." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:11:32 -0600 (MDT) From: "Steven J. Backus" Subject: Re: More OT Book Stuff In-Reply-To: Your message of Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:52:05 -0400 Message-ID: Dave Vick > If you think "Fluke" is good, wait 'til you read "Lamb." I'm reading _Bloodsucking Fiends_ now. Lamb was curiously missing from the library shelves (presumably stolen, go figure). Steve ------------------------------ Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:18:45 -0400 From: Rigger Subject: Re: mini-mag re fit At 4:17 PM -0700 9/16/06, b Ricie wrote: > I recommend the LED re-fit for the mini mag. I found > mine at EMS (Eastern Mountain Sports) and it came with > the button to replace the end cap. The LED goes a long > way toward making batteries last a lot longer. Along these lines, has anyone here tried the KL3 or KL5 LED conversion heads for the Surefire 6P flashlight? What'dja think? I'm debating those, and either the Z49 or Z59 lock-out push-button tail caps (OTOH at $145 list for the KL5, and considering I get CR123 batteries for summat like $1.75 apiece, it had better save a *buttload* of batteries...) -- Dave Vick IATSE #274 Possum Club - "Life's Short; Play Dead" ------------------------------ Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:22:01 -0400 From: Rigger Subject: Re: More OT Book Stuff At 6:11 PM -0600 9/16/06, Steven J. Backus wrote: >> If you think "Fluke" is good, wait 'til you read "Lamb." > > I'm reading _Bloodsucking Fiends_ now. Lamb was curiously missing > from the library shelves (presumably stolen, go figure). Stolen by a fundamentalist christian who took offense, no doubt. (you'll understand why when you read it. you'll also pee your pants laughing.) "Fiends" is good, too... I love redheads. ;^) -- Dave Vick rigger [at] tds.net All my life, I wanted to be somebody... I guess I should've been a little more specific. ------------------------------ Subject: Re: Wyatt Sebastian Price Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:43:37 -0700 Message-ID: <44FC1DD5E9E93D4F9D4C289DF28F7C3F0ECC6A [at] thinkwellsbs.ThinkWell.corp> From: "Michael Finney" CONGRATULATIONS! and all of the best wishes from everybody at the office who're reading over my shoulder. =20 Michael Finney Thinkwell Design & Production mfinney [at] thinkwelldesign.com www.thinkwelldesign.com =20 =20 ------------------------------ Subject: Re: Cue Lights Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:49:25 -0700 Message-ID: <44FC1DD5E9E93D4F9D4C289DF28F7C3F0ECC6B [at] thinkwellsbs.ThinkWell.corp> From: "Michael Finney" Clive Mitchell wrote: <> <> Ohhhh, Clive has mentioned one of my favourite toys! I've got a couple of the Zipka's, which is the Tikka with a retractable elastic cord assembly. It isn't the most comfortable headlamp I own (I'm a flashlight junkie....it's been two weeks since my last unnecessary light purchase....) but it's bright as heck, and the retractable cord assembly can be choked around a rail (or any other thing you can get it around) to give you a worklight. Took a bunch to one of my Japanese crews, and you would have thought I'd given them Porsche's! =20 =20 Michael Finney Thinkwell Design & Production mfinney [at] thinkwelldesign.com www.thinkwelldesign.com =20 =20 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <006501c6d9f7$882c6c40$e28aaa43 [at] DonTaco> From: "Don Taco" References: Subject: Re: Name the quote win a prize Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:20:56 -0700 > "I mean it's out there, you know? I mean it's really out there" > > Name the quote win a prize. > > -H > That's easy. David Crosby, right? ------------------------------ Message-ID: <450CA4CE.4010902 [at] gmail.com> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 21:28:46 -0400 From: Stephen Litterst Organization: University of Delaware Subject: Re: Name the quote win a prize References: In-Reply-To: Don Taco wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > >> "I mean it's out there, you know? I mean it's really out there" >> >> Name the quote win a prize. >> >> -H >> > > That's easy. David Crosby, right? Really? I thought it was Timothy Leary. :D Steve L. -- Stephen Litterst Technical Operations Supervisor litterst [at] udel.edu Center for the Arts 302/831-0601 University of Delaware ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:30:14 -0400 Subject: Re: Name the quote win a prize From: Herrick Goldman Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <22859697.1158456740132.JavaMail.root [at] m41> Ok it was a bit unfair of me as I paraphrased and it was late and I didn't waste the time looking it up. Here's the correct quote: "Ebby Calvin LaLoosh: It feels out there. I mean, it's a major rush. I mean, it feels radical in kind of a tubular sort of way, but most of all, it feels out there." Sort of a giveaway. On 9/16/06 9:28 PM, "Stephen Litterst" wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > Don Taco wrote: > >> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >>> "I mean it's out there, you know? I mean it's really out there" >>> >>> Name the quote win a prize. >>> >>> -H >>> >> >> That's easy. David Crosby, right? > > Really? I thought it was Timothy Leary. > > :D > > Steve L. > -- Herrick Goldman Lighting Designer, NYC www.HGLightingDesign.com 917-797-3624 "To the scores of silent alchemists who wreak their joy in darkness and in light bringing magic to life, we bow most humbly. "-CDS ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 01:54:43 +0100 From: Clive Mitchell Subject: Re: mini-mag re fit References: In-Reply-To: In message , Rigger writes >Along these lines, has anyone here tried the KL3 or KL5 LED conversion >heads for the Surefire 6P flashlight? What'dja think? I wonder if this thread is about to erupt into a pissing match about who's LED torch is brightest. :) Just remember that the brighter it is the shorter the battery life. If it's too bright your eyes just adjust anyway and negate the benefit of the intensity. I hacked my Tikka with a higher value resistor to extend the battery life further at the cost of a little intensity. No big deal. I tend to work on close vicinity gear anyway. -- Clive Mitchell http://www.bigclive.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:37:23 +0100 From: Clive Mitchell Subject: Stage fall. Nasty. Http://www.break.com/index/nasty_stage_fall.html -- Clive Mitchell http://www.bigclive.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 19:57:26 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jerry Durand" Subject: Re: mini-mag re fit In-reply-to: Message-id: <1160.192.168.0.101.1158461846.squirrel [at] gandalf> References: > I wonder if this thread is about to erupt into a pissing match about > who's LED torch is brightest. :) Clive, Weren't you the one on the other list with the 7 Watt Luxon light? I haven't gotten one yet, but that sounds REALLY bright. -- Jerry Durand Durand Interstellar, Inc. Los Gatos, California USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 web: www.interstellar.com skype: jerrydurand ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:13:06 +0100 From: Clive Mitchell Subject: Fire breathing. I'm sure the subject of fire breathing has been brought up before. You use ONE fuel.... Kerosene or Paraffin as we call it in the UK. It's a fuel that requires a wick or mist to burn so it's unlikely the flame will go back to the fire breathers mouth. Here's a video showing a guy using what is described as kerosene to do the stunt, but then having a bit of a moment. He later describes the fuel as "unleaded" so you don't get lead poisoning. Does that suggest that he actually used gasoline (petrol)????? A definite no-no for this stunt. This should serve as a good education for those tempted to give it a go. -- Clive Mitchell http://www.bigclive.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:14:22 +0100 From: Clive Mitchell Subject: Re: mini-mag re fit References: In-Reply-To: In message , Jerry Durand writes >Clive, > >Weren't you the one on the other list with the 7 Watt Luxon light? I >haven't gotten one yet, but that sounds REALLY bright. Not me. I do have a 100 LED torch though. It's pretty bright. :) -- Clive Mitchell http://www.bigclive.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 21:19:14 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jerry Durand" Subject: Re: mini-mag re fit In-reply-to: Message-id: <1376.192.168.0.101.1158466754.squirrel [at] gandalf> References: On Sat, September 16, 2006 9:14 pm, Clive Mitchell wrote: > > Not me. I do have a 100 LED torch though. It's pretty bright. :) What was that web site again? Something like qualitychinaproducts.com ? -- Jerry Durand Durand Interstellar, Inc. Los Gatos, California USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 web: www.interstellar.com skype: jerrydurand ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:53:15 +0100 From: Clive Mitchell Subject: Re: Fire breathing. References: In-Reply-To: In message , Clive Mitchell writes >For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >--------------------------------------------------- > >I'm sure the subject of fire breathing has been brought up before. You >use ONE fuel.... Kerosene or Paraffin as we call it in the UK. It's a >fuel that requires a wick or mist to burn so it's unlikely the flame >will go back to the fire breathers mouth. > >Here's a video showing a guy using what is described as kerosene to do >the stunt, but then having a bit of a moment. He later describes the >fuel as "unleaded" so you don't get lead poisoning. Does that suggest >that he actually used gasoline (petrol)????? A definite no-no for >this stunt. > >This should serve as a good education for those tempted to give it a go. > > > And of course it helps if I post the link..... http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-7864858246476571453 -- Clive Mitchell http://www.bigclive.com ------------------------------ Message-ID: <450CD6AE.5000201 [at] fuse.net> Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 01:01:34 -0400 From: Stuart Wheaton Reply-To: sdwheaton [at] fuse.net Subject: Re: More OT Book Stuff References: In-Reply-To: Steven J. Backus wrote: > Dave Vick > >> If you think "Fluke" is good, wait 'til you read "Lamb." > > I'm reading _Bloodsucking Fiends_ now. Lamb was curiously missing > from the library shelves (presumably stolen, go figure). Do not borrow _Lamb_ from the library, buy it, then you can make all your friends read it. I think I gave about 4 copies last Christmas. My Pseudo Father-in-Law is very Episcopal, and he loved it! He was reading it while serving as a delegate at the national convention! His verdict was that it is Ultra irreverent but never exactly blasphemous, and super funny. _Stupidest Angel_ is also a real treat. DeLint and Brust looked like "Elves in Space" stuff from the covers, am I wrong? Dunno why, but kzin are fine, elves are not. Stuart ------------------------------ From: "Andy Leviss" Subject: MiniMags, Switches, and LEDs (was Re: Cue Lights) Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 01:53:54 -0400 Organization: Duck's Echo Sound Message-ID: <013001c6da1d$a8f78ba0$8f14e748 [at] Andy> In-Reply-To: Dave "The Bitch is Back" Vick wrote: > ISTR seeing a little toy for the Mini Mag that converts the stock > end-cap to a lockable push-button switch --snip-- > Beats me where I saw it, though... I'd believe Google would know. Can't say it's the only place you saw it, but I had one on my MiniMag, along with an LED retrofit, when I toured through the Wharton a couple years ago, before you went on the lam ;-) My detailed review of a couple LED and button retrofits can be found in the review category on my website. Check out: http://www.onefromtheroad.com/index.php?s=minimag&submit=Search (This also brings up some unrelated posts mentioning MiniMags, but that's the easiest way to quickly get you to the right spot.) --Andy -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/449 - Release Date: 9/15/2006 ------------------------------ From: "Andy Leviss" Subject: Stagehand's Breakfast Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 02:19:09 -0400 Organization: Duck's Echo Sound Message-ID: <013301c6da21$3067e910$8f14e748 [at] Andy> Okay, this guy definitely has to be a stagehand.... http://tinyurl.com/edbs5 --Andy http://OneFromTheRoad.com Tools, Toys, and Tales for Theatrical Technicians -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/449 - Release Date: 9/15/2006 ------------------------------ From: megironda [at] att.net (Gerry G.) Subject: Re: Name the quote win a prize Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 06:45:33 +0000 Message-Id: <091720060645.17948.450CEF0D0005F4B00000461C21602807480E0B02019D07090A03 [at] att.net> OH! You mean Nuke! Gerry G. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Herrick Goldman > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > > Ok it was a bit unfair of me as I paraphrased and it was late and I didn't > waste the time looking it up. > > Here's the correct quote: > > "Ebby Calvin LaLoosh: It feels out there. I mean, it's a major rush. I mean, > it feels radical in kind of a tubular sort of way, but most of all, it feels > out there." > > Sort of a giveaway. > > > > > On 9/16/06 9:28 PM, "Stephen Litterst" > wrote: > > > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > Don Taco wrote: > > > >> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>> "I mean it's out there, you know? I mean it's really out there" > >>> > >>> Name the quote win a prize. > >>> > >>> -H > >>> > >> > >> That's easy. David Crosby, right? > > > > Really? I thought it was Timothy Leary. > > > > :D > > > > Steve L. > > > > -- > Herrick Goldman > Lighting Designer, NYC > www.HGLightingDesign.com > 917-797-3624 > "To the scores of silent alchemists who wreak their joy in darkness and in > light bringing magic to life, we bow most humbly. "-CDS > > ------------------------------ Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:00:49 -0400 From: Rigger Subject: Re: mini-mag re fit At 1:54 AM +0100 9/17/06, Clive Mitchell wrote: > Just remember that the brighter it is the shorter the battery > life. If it's too bright your eyes just adjust anyway and > negate the benefit of the intensity. I hacked my Tikka with a > higher value resistor to extend the battery life further at > the cost of a little intensity. No big deal. I tend to work > on close vicinity gear anyway. I have other lamps for close-in work; I use my 6P to spot the grid from the deck, so battery life is secondary to brutal brightness for this unit. I was just curious how the LED conversions stack up to the (very satisfactory IMO) P60 incandescent lamp assembly. -- Dave Vick rigger [at] tds.net The reason they call it "The American Dream" is because you have to be asleep to believe in it. ------------------------------ Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:03:52 -0400 From: Rigger Subject: Re: MiniMags, Switches, and LEDs (was Re: Cue Lights) At 1:53 AM -0400 9/17/06, Andy Leviss wrote: > Dave "The Bitch is Back" Vick wrote: That's MISTER Bitch to you, Andrew. (how's tricks?) -- Dave Vick rigger [at] tds.net Discipline is never an end in itself, only a means to an end. -- Robert Fripp ------------------------------ End of Stagecraft Digest #953 *****************************