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Gaafa
Celebrity Joined: 3/21/04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1181 |
Posted: 8/26/06 at 1:15am |
When I make up rostrums, I work to 8? x 4? to suit the off shelf
size of the deck plate boards, with folding gate leg construction.
Which is made up of 2 x 8? & 3 x 4? gate leg frames which are butt
hinged together, so when the top is removed the rostra can be folded
flat for storage . This is the same when doing 6? high gate legs,
without the need to double up the timber size, as each 4? wide gate leg
frame is hinged between the two 8? side gate leg frames, doubling
up the actual legs. I use drop pin hinges but they can be just standard
fixed pin hinges.
So I would just butt up two 8? x 4?x 6? rostrums & clamp or tie them together. |
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Joe
Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house} |
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castMe
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Posted: 8/26/06 at 7:37am |
Ah, Eddy, if only I'd thought of that. Unfortunately I was but a
lowly carpenter and a young one at that. I didn't even get my
instructions from the director directly, but from the master carpenter
who received his from the TD. LOL Chain of command and all
that.
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Investigate. Imagine. Choose.
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EddyZ
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Posted: 8/26/06 at 8:35am |
Joe, can you post here or email me a diagram of what you're
describing? I'm having trouble visualizing the set-up. (I'm
too visual a person, I need pictures. :) )
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Gaafa
Celebrity Joined: 3/21/04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1181 |
Posted: 8/28/06 at 9:03am |
I don?t have you expertise in computer drawing.
Frankly gate leg rostrums can be found in almost any theatre & they have been built the same way for over a hundred years or so. I will attempt to give it a go? |
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Joe
Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house} |
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EddyZ
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Posted: 8/28/06 at 9:48pm |
Forgive my ignorance -- despite what I've been able to do, I'm still rather new to this. :)
I'm familiar with gateleg tables -- I have one in my dining room -- I just can't picture how to construct gateleg bases for platforms. It's just not clicking. Sadly, I can't find any pictures of any online, either. :/ |
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EddyZ
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Posted: 8/28/06 at 10:34pm |
Joe,
I went back and scratched my head for a while... is this close to what you're describing? |
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Gaafa
Celebrity Joined: 3/21/04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1181 |
Posted: 8/29/06 at 11:41am |
Great drawing Eddy!
But no not quite what I'm on about. I have emailed you my pathetic atempt! One thing I forgot to put in the drawing I sent Eddy. Is under the top board deck plate, screw & glue flat pieces of wood, to fit next to the gate leg top rails. Which will square the rostrum frame up & stop any movement. It is not necessary to hold these wood noggins onto the frame, as it is normal to tex screw the top deck plate down on to the frame. |
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Joe
Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house} |
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EddyZ
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Posted: 8/29/06 at 11:19pm |
Joe, I got your drawing, and it makes sense now. Thank you!
I think I may build some of those at various heights for The Barn, they'd come in handy. |
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