<p dir="ltr">Like a small inner tube?</p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 5, 2024, 5:06 PM Jon Ares via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">So this is still a dream of mine, perhaps.... according to my files, I<br>
queried the SML about air caster/diaphragm technologies, for wagon<br>
brakes. (An air bladder, pushing down on casters, thus lifting the<br>
platform, and allowing it to roll.). Michael Powers gave me great info<br>
on systems he'd built, but it all seems like a ton of work, with lots<br>
of trial-and-error. (I'm always short on time, not a lot of time for<br>
extensive lab testing.) :)<br>
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Has anyone tried building a system using something like these,<br>
commonly available today?<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/IMPROVED-Commercial-Professional-Alignment-Inflatable/dp/B09F34QGB6/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/IMPROVED-Commercial-Professional-Alignment-Inflatable/dp/B09F34QGB6/</a><br>
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My thought was replacing the tubing and valve with appropriate air<br>
fittings, but also not sure if there's a two-way fitting that allows<br>
inflation and deflation all at one junction.<br>
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Or other methods to quickly, quietly, secure rolling wagon units<br>
onstage? I despise "wagon brakes" - the hold-down clamps repurposed<br>
into "brakes." I do have a 4-brake pneumatic system that can work, but<br>
it's a bit noisy (the loud PSSST! when releasing them) - plus, I'd<br>
need many more than 4, which means getting more stuff, and if I need<br>
to get more stuff, I might as well look at other options...? Leading<br>
me back to the air bladder option, where air pushes down on a plated<br>
caster, thus lifting up the platform and allowing it to roll.<br>
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Open to suggestions.<br>
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- Jon<br>
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Jon Ares<br>
<a href="http://www.arescreative.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.arescreative.com</a><br>
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