[SML] Seating platforms

[Bill Conner]

Thanks. I always use the ME1000 and forgot the Zs don't do bridging decks

On Thu, May 21, 2020, 3:19 PM Dougherty, Jim via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> One of the very things I dislike about their carts is that most of the
> ones we have don't fit through doors.  Duh.  Another is the Z-frames
> propensity to smack fingers while carrying unless you tie/Velcro/bind them
> in the closed position until you're ready.
>
> One of the very upgrades I like is that some of our carts have two wheels
> that you can toggle between smart and dumb by means of a decent spring
> latch on the caster. Another is that later Z-frames came with their own
> Velcro-closing HD nylon straps to keep them closed until you're ready.
>
> I like the Z-frames in general, because you have one piece to set up a
> riser rather than multiple legs and it's easy to tell the sizes apart even
> without the handy numbers they print on some new ones.  It also makes
> putting together a pull list pretty easy - one frame per lid pulled.  They
> definitely stack, store and transport terribly.  I'll still recommend them
> as we've used them very happily for a couple two three years now.
>
> - Jim Dougherty
> Middlebury College Theatre Dept.
>
> P.S. You can't put multiple-node tips on all the Z-frames - in my
> experience it's only the ones with the larger diameter leg tubes.  You
> could hypothetically hang intermediary lids using several of the extruded
> aluminum lid joiners, but the manufacturer doesn't recommend it.  Also
> hypothetically, they're not fun to get apart if you do.
>
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