<div dir="ltr">Great list, and ideally, they would be separate boxes. But the nature of the cost vs. the fact that my job requires that I do have to do both jobs (thankfully almost never on the same gig), means I need to take the best of both worlds and build them into a hybrid box.<div><br></div><div>Thankfully, most shows ship with a well stocked Lx workbox that has 90% of the spare cable, parts, etc. I could need... I am really looking mostly for that extra 10% plus personal tools, and creature comforts for those awesome 20 hour days.</div><div><br></div><div>Curious about computers.. I already have a company provided macbook... but often have need of doing work in GMA2onPC and GMA3d which both are PC only... so I need to have a PC... Has anyone done (or seen any value in) a rack mount machine permanently mounted into the box with some monitors that I can drop on top of the case? Or is this likely to cause more trouble than it is worth and I should just pony up for another laptop?</div><div><br></div><div>Howabout other rackable gear? Spare opto? Network Switch? WAP?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the ideas so far!</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Dale Farmer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dale@cybercom.net" target="_blank">dale@cybercom.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>
<div>An LD work box is quite a different critter than an ME workbox. </div><div><br></div><div>LD workbox would have a laptop with whatever design program the LD uses installed. </div><div>Backup copies of all their current shows, in case the laptop gets dropped and run over by a scenery cart. </div><div>Paper, writing sticks, post its, tape, etc. </div><div>Reference materials, swatch books, and a good thick novel to read during downtimes. (I know, I know, but it is theoretically possible) </div><div>Some snack and meal replacement bars, for when you don't have time for a proper meal break. </div><div>Spare charger and cable for your cell phone. </div><div><br></div><div>The ME box is much larger and heavier. Paper, writing sticks, tape, sharpies and so on. Long measuring tape 300 ft or 100 meter, 100 ft measuring tape. Calculator. </div><div>Repair tools and materials. </div><div>Tools and supplies for doing power tie-ins.</div><div>Cheap loaner wrench for the guy who forgot his. </div><div>Multi cell phone charging station for all the crews cell phones during work times. </div><div>Box of disposable earplugs, in case of noisey carps or whatever. </div><div>Extra tape, tie line, gel, blackwrap. </div><div>Small first aid kit, wooden broomstick handle, 100 foot rope with two caribiners. </div><div>Spare batteries, small trash bags and some zip lock bags for small parts containment. </div><div>Couple of cheap flashlights. </div><div>Roll of engineers flagging tape.</div><div>Roll of tape with "BROKEN" printed all along it.</div><div>Small stock of connectors for repairs or creating special power cords. </div><div>A known good DMX cable.</div><div>DMX dongle</div><div>DMX tester</div><div>couple of spare adapters, twofers, etc. </div><div>Small folding camp stool. </div><div>Box should have a means of making a table big enough for a blueprint lay on and storage spot for rolled up blueprints.</div><div><br></div><div>Lots of variations on this due to individual preferences and localized conditions. </div><div><br></div><div>Dale</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><span class=""><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Jason C via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> <br>Date: 08/04/2015 09:27 (GMT-05:00) <br>To: Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> <br>Cc: Jason C <<a href="mailto:jasonclights@gmail.com" target="_blank">jasonclights@gmail.com</a>> <br>Subject: [SML] Touring LD workboxes... <br><br>Hey all, Looking to put together a LD/ME workbox and was curious what all you touring ME's and LD's find to be essential features in your boxes. For the LD side, I am especially curious about building a box to sit out with me at front of house... Potentially with a small MA3d machine racked into it? What do you all find useful, essential, a waste-of-time? What do you all wish you had in your boxes?Thanks!Jason Cowperthwaite</span></div></blockquote></div><br></div>