[SML] Air bladder system for pushing down casters....

[Richard Niederberg]

My question is: How well are the Air Casters at that Stadium in Hawaii
holding up, after all these years? Were they a good choice? Durability?
Engineering? Cost Effective? Safety during a Hurricane?

/s/ Richard
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On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 9:07 AM Greg Bierly via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Jon, I have not used the AirPux but considered it.  They still lift the
> scenery while the ones I have just lock the rotation and rolling of the
> caster that I find to be much smoother in operation.  For more capacity, I
> just used more casters.  I don’t think the Spoon Group casters were much
> shallower but I could attach them to a 2x4 framed platform with a 3/4” deck
> and was just under 8” total height.  Since we tried to use 8” rise on all
> of our scenic stairs it worked well for us.
>
> Greg Bierly
>
> On Aug 6, 2024, at 11:25 AM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
> AirPux https://afx.bz/airpux-2/ also makes triple swivel lifts, as well
> as friction brake versions. Anyone use those? I haven't inquired for price,
> but I'm sure it's not cheap. But I love the self-contained system.
>
>
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