[SML] Projector mounts

Thu Sep 20 09:28:48 UTC 2018

I like to use peerless mounts  prs unv. They have great pan and tilt adjustments. One can screw a standard 1.5” pipe to it and then use bell reducers and plugs down to adapt down to ultimately1/2” and fit it with a theatrical c clamp with the bolt going through the 1/2” hole from inside the bell and using appropriate washers on either side.

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Today's Topics:

1. Re: Razor wire (Richard John Archer)
2. Re: Razor wire (Jerry Durand)
3. Re: Razor wire (Richard John Archer)
4. Re: Razor wire (Dan Sheehan)
5. Re: Long, graceful, gentle bend in conduit? (Jonathan Zitelman)
6. Re: Long, graceful, bend in conduit (Dougherty, Jim)
7. projector mounts (Richard John Archer)
8. Re: Long, graceful, gentle bend in conduit? (Dale Farmer)
9. Re: Long, graceful, bend in conduit (Dave Vick)
10. Re: ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Matey (Marty Petlock)
11. Re: Long, graceful, gentle bend in conduit? (Dan Sheehan)
12. Re: ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Matey (Keith Newman)
13. Re: projector mounts (gbierly at dejazzd.com)
14. GAM torch rental (Bill Potter)
15. Re: GAM torch rental (Don Earl)
16. Re: ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Matey (Jerry Durand)
17. Re: ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Matey (Jerry Durand)
18. Re: projector mounts (Jon Lagerquist)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:44:39 +0000
From: Richard John Archer <rja10 at cornell.edu>
To: Stagecraft Mailing List <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: Re: [SML] Razor wire
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Bill,

We looked at wire from Action Props. Looked great but too much $$ for us. Eventually we made our own ?barbed? wire. We bought ?barbless cable? at Tractor Supply and made our own barbs using rubber bands. Got a good width (can?t remember) cut them into short lengths, tied them onto the wire with a granny knot, cut the ends on a diagonal to appropriate length, some aluminium / silver spray paint ?.all done. Looked great even up close. Easy on the hands and clothes if crawling under, around or over it. Using the real barlbless cable gave it that nice circular shape on the top of the walls and around the audience seating. You?ll have to experiment for correct size of rubber bands. Lots of mindless repetitive work?.just in case you have anyone in mind for the job.

http://www.actionprops.com/page/page/1834799.htm

DickA
TD, Cornell U

> On Sep 18, 2018, at 2:29 PM, Bill Potter via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
> Hey gang,
>
> Looking for realistic looking prop razor wire to buy or rent. Who?s got a favorite source?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill in NH
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:06:22 -0700
From: Jerry Durand <jdurand at durandinterstellar.com>
To: Richard John Archer via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: Re: [SML] Razor wire
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Sounds more like barbed wire than razor wire.

Razor wire:

China Concertina Razor Wire (BTO-22) - China Concertina ...

On 09/18/2018 12:44 PM, Richard John Archer via Stagecraft wrote:
> Bill,
>
> We looked at wire from Action Props. Looked great but too much $$ for us. Eventually we made our own ?barbed? wire. We bought ?barbless cable? at Tractor Supply and made our own barbs using rubber bands. Got a good width (can?t remember) cut them into short lengths, tied them onto the wire with a granny knot, cut the ends on a diagonal to appropriate length, some aluminium / silver spray paint ?.all done. Looked great even up close. Easy on the hands and clothes if crawling under, around or over it. Using the real barlbless cable gave it that nice circular shape on the top of the walls and around the audience seating. You?ll have to experiment for correct size of rubber bands. Lots of mindless repetitive work?.just in case you have anyone in mind for the job.
>
>
> http://www.actionprops.com/page/page/1834799.htm
>
> DickA
> TD, Cornell U
>
>> On Sep 18, 2018, at 2:29 PM, Bill Potter via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hey gang,
>>
>> Looking for realistic looking prop razor wire to buy or rent. Who?s got a favorite source?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bill in NH
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:19:48 +0000
From: Richard John Archer <rja10 at cornell.edu>
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Subject: Re: [SML] Razor wire
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Yup?that?s why I said we made our own Barbed Wire??but the theatrical razor wire from acton is really great

On Sep 18, 2018, at 4:06 PM, Jerry Durand via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net<mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:

Sounds more like barbed wire than razor wire.

Razor wire:

[China Concertina Razor Wire (BTO-22) - China Concertina ...]

On 09/18/2018 12:44 PM, Richard John Archer via Stagecraft wrote:

Bill,

We looked at wire from Action Props. Looked great but too much $$ for us. Eventually we made our own ?barbed? wire. We bought ?barbless cable? at Tractor Supply and made our own barbs using rubber bands. Got a good width (can?t remember) cut them into short lengths, tied them onto the wire with a granny knot, cut the ends on a diagonal to appropriate length, some aluminium / silver spray paint ?.all done. Looked great even up close. Easy on the hands and clothes if crawling under, around or over it. Using the real barlbless cable gave it that nice circular shape on the top of the walls and around the audience seating. You?ll have to experiment for correct size of rubber bands. Lots of mindless repetitive work?.just in case you have anyone in mind for the job.

http://www.actionprops.com/page/page/1834799.htm

DickA
TD, Cornell U

On Sep 18, 2018, at 2:29 PM, Bill Potter via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net><mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

Hey gang,

Looking for realistic looking prop razor wire to buy or rent. Who?s got a favorite source?

Thanks,

Bill in NH
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:31:29 -0400
From: Dan Sheehan <dsheehan.sml at gmail.com>
To: Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: Re: [SML] Razor wire
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OUCH

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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:08:08 -0500
From: Jonathan Zitelman <jzstagecraft at gmail.com>
To: Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: Re: [SML] Long, graceful, gentle bend in conduit?
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I did this quite a while back to make some concave projection screens. Did
essentially what Mike said, but just went against screws instead of blocks
of wood. Due to the tight contact points we had some minor indentations,
so something to soften the bend would really help. Definitely have to do a
tighter radius due to spring back.

-Jonathan Zitelman

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 12:33 PM Jon Ares via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 10:04 AM Mike Katz via Stagecraft
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> > I have done longbends in EMT mant times, I usually screw blocks of wood
> to a table or floor in a slightly tighter radius than what i need as a
> finished curve and pull the conduit around be hand. I have done up to 1"
> EMT that way. I never had problems with kinking so I never had to pound
> sand as Bill suggest, but maybe I have just been lucky.
> > Mike
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:25:51 +0000
From: "Dougherty, Jim" <jdougher at middlebury.edu>
To: "stagecraft at theatrical.net" <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: Re: [SML] Long, graceful, bend in conduit
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To add another method to the conversation besides ?gradual weighting?, ?bend it to blocks screwed to the floor? and ?go pound sand? (a description I love, despite it being not at all what Bill S suggested), I?ll add that you can draw the curve you want on the floor then use a standard conduit bender to make gradual bends, laying your piece on the floor regularly to check progress. You can undo curves bent too far by using the bender in the other direction. Fair warning, it takes practice to learn how far to go so as not to end up with a segmented curve. If you have the machine and dies, a metal bender like a Hossfeld can be used to the same effect.

Also, if you don?t specifically need it to be steel conduit you can fill PVC conduit or pipe with sand, heat it just to soften it and bend it to a template without as much spring back as the steel may have. Here?s a link to a video on the technique (for which I take no credit or blame). There are plenty similar ones out there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYTFDkX7s24

- Jim Dougherty
ATD, Middlebury College Theatre Department

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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:39:35 +0000
From: Richard John Archer <rja10 at cornell.edu>
To: Stagecraft Mailing List <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: [SML] projector mounts
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We?ve got two nice Christie LCD projectors?.a few years old but like the present D series at 8K lumens . Lots of zoom and key correction built in as well as blending. Of course, as a theatre they are used in plays for scenic projection, in film for large screen , etc etc. Needless to say they don?t just get mounted on the balcony rail. Any ideas for a mount that will make focus easier given that for the way we use them they could be anywhere from straight on from out front to straight down from above. Something ?portable? and clampable to existing pipes and battens?..not a permanent ceiling mount.
Thanks

DickA
TD, Cornell U

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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:33:36 -0400
From: Dale Farmer <dale at cybercom.net>
To: stagecraft at theatrical.net
Subject: Re: [SML] Long, graceful, gentle bend in conduit?
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On 9/18/2018 12:48 PM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft wrote:
> Howdy folks -
>
> Anyone know how to get long, gentle bend in conduit (EMT) when one
> doesn't have giant steel bending apparati? I want to take 3 pieces of
> 10' EMT and put a smooth bend into them (concave depth of just 2-4
> inches, perhaps) that some lightweight fabric will hang from.
>
> One thought I had was securing each end up in the air in the shop, and
> hang a little weight on the conduit and let nature take its course....
> Thoughts?
>
for just a single use. Here is a cheap machine from hazard freight
tools that might do what you need.

https://www.harborfreight.com/gear-driven-ring-roller-36790.html

Dale

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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:47:02 -0400
From: Dave Vick <dave.vick at gmail.com>
To: Stagecraft Mailing List <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: Re: [SML] Long, graceful, bend in conduit
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If I had a nice 2'x3' piece of 3/4" ply, some blocks, some casters, and a
way of adusting the position of an axle, I'd fashion something akin to an
overgrown fret wire bender. Google "fret wire bender,"" look at the images,
and let your imagination run amok. It souldn't take too much effort to use
such a thingie to apply gradual radius bends gently to THHN conduit...

--
Dave Vick
IATSE #274, Michigan
ETCP Double-Certified Rigger #427
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 06:44:40 -0400
From: Marty Petlock <martysrq at aol.com>
To: stagecraft at theatrical.net
Subject: Re: [SML] ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Matey
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International talk like a pirate day!!

That's today

Marty.
The usual Manager of Mirth (ret.)
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 06:49:47 -0400
From: Dan Sheehan <dsheehan.sml at gmail.com>
To: Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: Re: [SML] Long, graceful, gentle bend in conduit?
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That device only handles stock up to 1/4 thick,
but this one would probably work:

https://www.harborfreight.com/tubing-roller-99736.html

(Maybe this is what Dale meant?)

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 9:33 PM Dale Farmer via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> On 9/18/2018 12:48 PM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft wrote:
> > Howdy folks -
> >
> > Anyone know how to get long, gentle bend in conduit (EMT) when one
> > doesn't have giant steel bending apparati? I want to take 3 pieces of
> > 10' EMT and put a smooth bend into them (concave depth of just 2-4
> > inches, perhaps) that some lightweight fabric will hang from.
> >
> > One thought I had was securing each end up in the air in the shop, and
> > hang a little weight on the conduit and let nature take its course....
> > Thoughts?
> >
> for just a single use. Here is a cheap machine from hazard freight
> tools that might do what you need.
>
> https://www.harborfreight.com/gear-driven-ring-roller-36790.html
>
> Dale
>
>
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 07:31:15 -0400
From: Keith Newman <keithbnewman at gmail.com>
To: Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: Re: [SML] ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Matey
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Well, that should make Yom Kippur services more interesting.

On Wed, Sep 19, 2018, 6:44 AM Marty Petlock via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> International talk like a pirate day!!
>
> That's today
>
> Marty.
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 09:18:16 -0400
From: "gbierly at dejazzd.com" <gbierly at dejazzd.com>
To: Stagecraft Mailing List <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: Re: [SML] projector mounts
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> On Sep 18, 2018, at 8:39 PM, Richard John Archer via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> Any ideas for a mount that will make focus easier given that for the way we use them they could be anywhere from straight on from out front to straight down from above. Something ?portable? and clampable to existing pipes and battens?..not a permanent ceiling mount.
> DickA
> TD, Cornell U

I have some larger Sony?s and bought a standard universal mount matching the weight of projector with a 1.5? pipe mount from B&H. I have Mega Coupler Pipe Adaptors and Mega Claws on hand manufactured by The Light Source (see below link). This allows me to mount the projector from any batten or directly onto a boom. This has provided me with a huge amount of flexibility. For anything but straight on shots I would recommend getting a beefier mount. The Peerless unit I got has screw adjustments for pitch and yaw but when I try to tip the projector past 30 degrees its slips the threads from the weight. I would suggest getting something with a separate locking mechanism.

https://www.thelightsource.com/products/mega-coupler-pipe-adapter-41

Greg Bierly
Performing Arts Center Manager
Hempfield High School

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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:04:43 +0000
From: Bill Potter <bpotter at sps.edu>
To: stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: [SML] GAM torch rental
Message-ID: <A231498E-80E6-4DF7-B06C-6E25317E014E at sps.edu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

Howdy Listers,

Looking for GAM torches to rent and/or buy in the northeast.

I?m not seeing them at my local(ish) supply houses (although I?ll give them a call to be sure).

Anybody have a favorite source?

Thanks,

Bill Potter
Arts Technical Director
St. Paul's School
Concord NH 03303

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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:06:42 -0400
From: Don Earl <donearl01 at aol.com>
To: stagecraft at theatrical.net
Subject: Re: [SML] GAM torch rental
Message-ID: <165f25e7782-1ec0-72d9 at webjas-vac156.srv.aolmail.net>
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Earl Girls has one for rent or purchase used

Don Earl
etcp rigger arena & theatre #43 & electrician #206
609 965-6900 X114
EGI Productions
1648 White Horse Pike, Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215
www.egipro.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Potter via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
To: stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Cc: Bill Potter <bpotter at sps.edu>
Sent: Wed, Sep 19, 2018 10:10 am
Subject: [SML] GAM torch rental

Howdy Listers,

Looking for GAM torches to rent and/or buy in the northeast.

I?m not seeing them at my local(ish) supply houses (although I?ll give them a call to be sure).

Anybody have a favorite source?

Thanks,

Bill Potter
Arts Technical Director
St. Paul's School
Concord NH 03303

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Message: 16
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:48:53 -0700
From: Jerry Durand <jdurand at durandinterstellar.com>
To: Marty Petlock via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: Re: [SML] ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Matey
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ARRRRRRG, not again.

:) :)

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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:51:18 -0700
From: Jerry Durand <jdurand at durandinterstellar.com>
To: Jerry Durand via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Subject: Re: [SML] ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Matey
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http://www.savagechickens.com/2018/09/talk.htm

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Message: 18
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:45:26 -0700
From: Jon Lagerquist <jon at lagerquist.com>
To: stagecraft at theatrical.net
Subject: Re: [SML] projector mounts
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Sounds to me like a cage that has build in adjustment would be a handy
thing for you. Much like a 35mm projector rack which allows you to dial
in the fine tuning of rotation (level), pan, and tilt with screws. I
expect that they are out there, I have not seen one for quite a while.

Jon

On 9/19/2018 6:18 AM, gbierly--- via Stagecraft wrote:
>
>> On Sep 18, 2018, at 8:39 PM, Richard John Archer via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>> Any ideas for a mount that will make focus easier given that for the way we use them they could be anywhere from straight on from out front to straight down from above. Something ?portable? and clampable to existing pipes and battens?..not a permanent ceiling mount.
>> DickA
>> TD, Cornell U
>
> I have some larger Sony?s and bought a standard universal mount matching the weight of projector with a 1.5? pipe mount from B&H. I have Mega Coupler Pipe Adaptors and Mega Claws on hand manufactured by The Light Source (see below link). This allows me to mount the projector from any batten or directly onto a boom. This has provided me with a huge amount of flexibility. For anything but straight on shots I would recommend getting a beefier mount. The Peerless unit I got has screw adjustments for pitch and yaw but when I try to tip the projector past 30 degrees its slips the threads from the weight. I would suggest getting something with a separate locking mechanism.
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> https://www.thelightsource.com/products/mega-coupler-pipe-adapter-41
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