[SML] Road case weights.

[Steven Hood]

The last couple arenas I worked in had scales big enough for weighing road 
cases in the loading dock... I'd guess any local shipper could weigh them 
for you.
Steven R Hood
310.756.3555



On December 3, 2014 2:24:53 PM "Riter, Andrew via Stagecraft" 
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Bruce asked:
>
> I have no idea,
> > however, how much they actually weigh. I can weigh my fully loaded van at
> > the landfill, and compare that to the tare weight (From leaving after the 
> last
> > trash run) but I'd like to know what each loaded case weighs. How do you
> > typically weigh road cases? They won't fit on the bathroom scale. :-)
> >
> > Bruce
> > -----
> > Bruce Purdy
>
>
> Buy 4 scales, weigh each corner of the cart.
>
> Empty the case, stand the case on end, balance on the scale (weigh it); box 
> up the loose bits and weigh each box-worth.
>
> Pick up one end while it's loaded.  If you can, it's under 50lbs, if you 
> can't, that half weighs more than 70lbs??
>
> Figure out weight of the amount of materials (1.5 sheets of 3/4 ply x 50lb 
> per sheet = 75lbs)
>
> Andrew M. Riter
> Assistant Technical Director / Head Lighting Technician
>
> 604-822-2372
> Andrew.riter at ubc.ca
>
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