[SML] Traveller/traverse track 101 question

[Jerry Durand]

I haven't had that exact problem, but have had worn wheels on a truck
get aligned funny when the load was removed/replaced.

On 8/29/19 2:06 PM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft wrote:
> Howdy all.... maybe someone who's solved this problem 1000 times can
> point me to the solution.....
>
> 60 feet of traveller track - heavy but unlined 100% fullness drape
> (two panels, naturally)..... used to open/close and overlap at the
> center just fine.  Until we took it off, and replaced it with a
> different (but same sized) drape for a show.  Put the original drapes
> back, and it doesn't move as smoothly, nor does it close/overlap
> fully.  Well, the upstage track/drape travels fully, but the downstage
> leading edge doesn't go all the way.
>
> Seems like a simple thing to solve... but can't figure it out. We
> didn't untie the traverse cord, all the trucks are in use, and we even
> tried un-doing the last eye that's attached to the static chain at the
> end (to keep the curtain from sliding on stage).  Nothing has changed
> with the length of the tracks.... so what should I be looking for?  As
> I said, the upstage track (SR drape panel) travels fully, but the
> downstage (SL panel) is the one that isn't fully traveling.
>
> Clues? Theories?  (And no, I won't be lubricating the tracks.)
>
>  - Jon
>
>

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