Production Musings

T3 Stage Design

// February 5th, 2010 // Stage Design, Video

We just wrapped up our 2nd Series of the year. I suppose I must have gotten distracted along the way because I totally did not take any photos of it. I do, however, have a special documentation of the process thanks to Tim and Colin. They setup a Canon 7D and took photos every 30 seconds during work hours all the way up until Sunday morning into the 1st Service.

About the design:
- We wanted something warm
- We got the lanterns from The Paper Lantern Store (along w/ 15′ cables)
- Used 40 watt bulbs
- For power distribution, we found a great 12 outlet distro at Harbor Freight for $20. We replaced the ends from Edison to Stage Pin and it worked like a charm.

Between the 15′ extensions and the distros, we should have a really nice setup for future designs when we want to incorporate lots of dimmable incandescent fixtures.

2 Responses to “T3 Stage Design”

1. Mike says:

   April 2, 2010 at 1:19 am

   Andrew,

   Thanks for posting all the great work, its great inspiration!

   I’ve got a question, what kind of manlift is that that you guys are using? We’re looking for a new one and that looks like it would fit our needs well.

   Thanks!

   Mike

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   • Andrew Hunt says:

     April 2, 2010 at 4:14 am

     Thanks Mike,
     I really appreciate the encouragement. For our lift we use a BilJax Cougar Lift 2900 which we purchased for about $400 or $500 five years ago. The hydraulics on it didn’t work and it wasn’t in the best condition. Fortunately, we have a volunteer here that is a hydraulics technician and other engineers who repaired it and also gave it a sweet paint job. The lift works very well for us however I think it’s on the heavier side for lifts of it’s kind. (964 lbs compared to the Genie AWP Super Series at 677-777lbs) That particular Genie lift seems to be a very popular one from what I’ve seen. We built a custom aluminum ramp and attached a winch to the lift in order to get it on and off stage.

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