[SML] Traveller/traverse track 101 question

[Gordon Nimmo-Smith]

At the risk of asking the obvious, did the panels go back the same way around? It might be that the panels (and track) had stretched or shrunk over time and the two sides were just different enough to cause issues if the panels are swapped?

Thanks, Gordon

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On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 5:38 PM -0400, "Jerry Durand via Stagecraft" <stagecraft at theatrical.net<mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:

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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