[SML] Lift for trap room

[Mark O]

Last Summer I worked on just that kind of lift for a theatre in San Antonio. It was a Serapid with a scissor. It had a Navigator front end. 

Tait Towers put the whole thing together and was pretty sweet. 

http://www.taittowers.com

Mark O

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> On May 13, 2015, at 7:48 AM, stagecraft-request at theatrical.net wrote:
> 
> 
> Hey All,
> 
> I am researching a lift for our trap room.  Height is about 14', just a bit
> under, and the department wants something in the range of an 8' x 8' or 8'
> x 12'.  I have talked to Serapid, Gala Spiralift, Wil-Burt Ribbon Lift,
> SRI, Secoa, at USITT and into ascissor lift.  I was planning on the lift
> weight capacity at around 1000 to 1200 pounds.  I have been submitting my
> responses to Physical Plant who will be approving this and they want the
> platform to match the stage floor which is 150# per square foot.  I think
> the concern from Physical Plant is concerned about a Genie Lift falling
> through.  Thoughts from the gallery on this project?  At our largest trap
> size the lift would need to raise 14,400#.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tom
> 
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> Tom Marhenke
> Technical Director, Theatre
> Hamilton College
> 315-859-4869
> Tmarhenk at hamilton.edu
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