rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:08:19 +0100, RickR wrote:

> On Sep 26, 10:17 am, "Duncan Wood" wrote:
>> On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:06:05 +0100, Lloydj
>>
>>
>> It's still easier to roll it from the bottom :-)
>
> OK lets go over the reasons and see what fits.
> (I'm considering helping an amature group build a similar rig.)
>
> 1. Due to size the roller must be very stiff and therefore heavy.
> Raising and lowering such a roller is considerably harder than merely
> rotating it. Mounting hardware is simpler and more secure. (Ever see
> one of these break?)
>

Er nope, the gauze & 1/8" strings will happily roll onto 1" conduit, see
previous post.

> 2. An upper roller will climb the material, and likely roll at an
> angle.
>
> 3. Nothing of the roller is visible at the bottom, just a normal
> fabric. A bottom roller will show through the scrim and have half it's
> diameter show as a curve at the floor.
>

You still need a bootom pole to get a smooth scrim anyway, personally I
use 20mm for top lifted scrim as it is smaller, but theirs very little in
it.

> Fire at will :->
>
> RickR
>