<div dir="ltr">Just add glitter for 'the perfect storm'. It would take years to get rid of it all. The concept of blowing dust into the audience's eyes is a liability-generating idea. As Ricky Ricardo would say to Lucy, "You Dun't".<div>/s/ Richard</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 3:38 AM Joe via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I agree with others that this probably can't be a real effect. Rather, you are going to have to cheat to some extent. <div id="gmail-m_8490053081598705220yMail_cursorElementTracker_1612955212446"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_8490053081598705220yMail_cursorElementTracker_1612955213000">To save money, you may get by with more normal residential scale ceiling fan motors. But install longer blades. If you have other fans to blow the detris, the blades don't need to blow anything. So they could just be flat. Then they don't make much resistance to being moved. </div><div id="gmail-m_8490053081598705220yMail_cursorElementTracker_1612956437467"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_8490053081598705220yMail_cursorElementTracker_1612956437683">As far as how the blades are constructed, you need them to be lightweight. I picture putting something on the blade holder, so you can attach a wire perhaps 4" or 6" from the base, to attach a tension wire to support the far end. Perhaps make the base from a short length of 1x3l2. Then the rest of the blade might be luan, or even be foam core. I prefer foam core, out of wanting it safer if there is a failure. </div><div id="gmail-m_8490053081598705220yMail_cursorElementTracker_1612955656017"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_8490053081598705220yMail_cursorElementTracker_1612955656197">If the blades don't actually blow wind, that may also reduce ongoing torque issues. Though there still will be torque at start up.</div><div id="gmail-m_8490053081598705220yMail_cursorElementTracker_1612955561719"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_8490053081598705220yMail_cursorElementTracker_1612955433833">For detris, fans on the ground, plus perhaps some tissue paper, or light plastic. I wonder if there are some super lightweight tissues? I am sure it would be easier to stain paper over plastic. Or even print fake news print directly on it by mounting it on another paper first with tape.</div><div id="gmail-m_8490053081598705220yMail_cursorElementTracker_1612955434119"><br><div id="gmail-m_8490053081598705220yMail_cursorElementTracker_1612955156135"><br><div id="gmail-m_8490053081598705220ymail_android_signature">-Joe</div></div></div>____________________________________________________________<br>
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