TH 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Weight Distribution, Masonite
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Lift jacks: a system built into a platform and makes it a wagon, basically physics, the top is chamfered so that when soft goods hit the flat, they will be pushed back. Caster dollies: this is a flat lapped frame of 1x6 stock the same dimension as the platform it carries, the castor must be directly under a leg if the platform above it has legs. This will often be on the upstage edge so that the audience doesn"t see it. The track is often molding stuck to the floor. You can also put this under the platform so that it can"t be seen. You can have the blade go right into the platform or the deck or masonite. Parallel platforms: a series of flat constructed materials that are built with flats, but joints are attached so that they may fold together, more info on powerpoint
