[SML] Portable Lift

Matt mjedesigner at gmail.com
Sat Mar 7 21:35:22 UTC 2015


Could you build a subfloor on top of the cement floor?  That way you could anchor into the sub floor rather than the buildings cement floor.  

Thank you,
Matt Evans
513-464-3854

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> Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:03:03 -0500
> From: Tom Marhenke <tmarhenk at hamilton.edu>
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>     Curious how others have solved this problem, new building with lots 
> of beautiful features including a 20? x 20? trap room. The height from 
> trap floor to stage deck is about 14?-0?. Trying to figure out an OSHA 
> approved lift that is somewhat portable, portable in that it can be 
> moved around the trap room and bolted to the floor. Physical Plant wants 
> minimal holes in floor and would like a plot so holes can be reused. 
> There is some money in the budget. Thoughts?
>     Thanks,
> 
>     Tom Marhenke
>     Technical Director, Theatre
>     Hamilton College
>     315-859-4869
>     Tmarhenk at hamilton.edu
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> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 17:47:23 -0500
> From: Mike Katz <narishkup at gmail.com>
> To: Tom Marhenke <tmarhenk at hamilton.edu>,    Stagecraft Mailing List
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> If you are only going 14' maybe look at the possibility of outriggers like
> on a genie so you do not need to bolt it down at all. Also since the room
> is 20x20 you could put in pipe US -DS and SL-SR and clamp the lift into
> place on the pipes. OR  Put unistrut in the floor and clamp to it.
> I like the flexibility of these approaches if they really do not want holes
> in the floor.
> Mike
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> Michael Katz
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> On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 3:03 PM, Tom Marhenke via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
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>>    Curious how others have solved this problem, new building with lots of
>> beautiful features including a 20? x 20? trap room. The height from trap
>> floor to stage deck is about 14?-0?. Trying to figure out an OSHA approved
>> lift that is somewhat portable, portable in that it can be moved around the
>> trap room and bolted to the floor. Physical Plant wants minimal holes in
>> floor and would like a plot so holes can be reused. There is some money in
>> the budget. Thoughts?
>>    Thanks,
>> 
>>    Tom Marhenke
>>    Technical Director, Theatre
>>    Hamilton College
>>    315-859-4869
>>    Tmarhenk at hamilton.edu
>> 
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> You say new but I assume too late to embed unistrut in floor?  I
> designed that into floor of a new trap room - pair 4' on center up and
> down stage - and am confident that it will accommodate anything they
> can think of, even if it takes an extra member spanning two runs.
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> Are you asking about a personnel lift so you can get to traps or a
> lift as in scenery rising through floor?  I'm confused by Genie
> reference.
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> Bill Conner Fellow of the ASTC
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> Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2015 00:09:09 +0000
> From: Mike Katz <narishkup at gmail.com>
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> Hey Bill, I was no the OP. I was suggesting that a scenic lift did not need
> to be bolted down of it'd base was big enough.
> Looking forward to seeing you at USITT.
> Mike
> 
>> On Fri, Mar 6, 2015, 6:55 PM Bill Conner <billconnerastc at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Are you asking about a personnel lift so you can get to traps or a
>> lift as in scenery rising through floor?  I'm confused by Genie
>> reference.
>> 
>> --
>> Bill Conner Fellow of the ASTC
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> From: Dale Farmer <dale at cybercom.net>
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>> On 3/6/2015 3:03 PM, Tom Marhenke via Stagecraft wrote:
>> Curious how others have solved this problem, new building with lots of 
>> beautiful features including a 20? x 20? trap room. The height from 
>> trap floor to stage deck is about 14?-0?. Trying to figure out an OSHA 
>> approved lift that is somewhat portable, portable in that it can be 
>> moved around the trap room and bolted to the floor. Physical Plant 
>> wants minimal holes in floor and would like a plot so holes can be 
>> reused. There is some money in the budget. Thoughts?
>>    Thanks,
>> 
>>    Tom Marhenke
>>    Technical Director, Theatre
>>    Hamilton College
>>    315-859-4869
>>    Tmarhenk at hamilton.edu
>> 
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>   I would think that the controlling feature is the trap opening(s) 
> themselves.    Or is the entire stage deck above the trap room something 
> that you will cut holes in as needed and replace the deck when you don't 
> need the holes anymore?
> 
>  Does it have to be bolted to the floor or can it be held down by a 
> sufficient application of gravity glue to keep it from moving around  by 
> anything short of a major earthquake?   Or is there some kind of 
> critical alignment issue to line it up with the trap openings?   Does 
> the lift need to be people rated, or just for equipment and scenery?   
> (Substantial increase in costs for people rated lifts. )   How big a 
> lift in square footage of lift surface, weight capacity, speed and 
> controllability for intermediate stops? Powered by what? (electricity, 
> pneumatic, hydraulic, or muscles) And, of course, what's your budget?
> 
>    Answering these questions, along with the needs assessment of your 
> various features  (Is it mandatory, highly desirable, desirable, nice to 
> have, don't care,  undesirable, or absolutely not?)  should clarify your 
> thinking.
> 
> --Dale
> 
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> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 11:39:32 -0700
> From: "Risk Intl. - Dr. Randall W.A. Davidson" <rdavidson at riskit.com>
> To: "'Mike Katz'" <narishkup at gmail.com>,    "'Stagecraft Mailing List'"
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> Sorry Mike, I will have to miss my 51st year at USITT?.a fall with some injuries?.ice and such?.say hello to those who know Dr. doom. Thanks. 
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> Hey Bill, I was no the OP. I was suggesting that a scenic lift did not need to be bolted down of it'd base was big enough.
> Looking forward to seeing you at USITT.
> Mike
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> On Fri, Mar 6, 2015, 6:55 PM Bill Conner <billconnerastc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Are you asking about a personnel lift so you can get to traps or a
> lift as in scenery rising through floor?  I'm confused by Genie
> reference.
> 
> --
> Bill Conner Fellow of the ASTC
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