[SML] Traveller/traverse track 101 question

[Jon Ares]

Yeah, that's actually a fair question, but they're in the original
placement. There is a pocket sewn on the back of one of them (to hold
the floor block) but it's on the wrong side of the stage.  Been that
way since the drapes were installed.  Anyway, it's on the original
side of the stage (sans floor block), and if we had the panels
reversed, the floor block pocket would be in the center of the stage,
so we'd definitely know.

On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 2:43 PM Gordon Nimmo-Smith via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
> 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
>
> Audio/Video Supervisor
> gnsmith at shakespearetheatre.org
> (202) 547-3230 x3543
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 5:38 PM -0400, "Jerry Durand via Stagecraft" <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
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc.
>> www.DurandInterstellar.com
>> tel: +1 408 356-3886
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>>
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