Theatre Safety Training Video Series
Cal State LA
Stage Platform Construction
Platform Legs - Bonus Method
Demonstration of legging 2x4 platforms using 2x4 legs and attaching them with 3/4" plywood cleats in a scab joint connection. I learned this method in 1997 while TDing at Mt. Washington Valley Repertory Theatre in North Conway, NH. Several of the carpenters came from a school in Indiana and they learned this from their faculty as the "best" method for legging stage platforms.
Platform Legs Part 1 (Leg Options Using Screws): • 8 Ways to Leg Stage Pl...
Platform Legs Part 2 (Leg Options Using Bolts): • (more than) 8 Ways to ...
Step-by-step construction of a typical 2x8 platform: • Stage Platform Constru...
For an in-depth study of key concepts and decisions to make while building platforms, please watch one of the accompanying 9-part series of Platform Construction Overview videos:
Screws vs. Staples • Screws vs. Staples - P...
Screw Patterns • Screw Patterns - Platf...
Pine Framing vs. Plywood Framing • Pine Framing vs. Plywo...
Cross Members and Coffin Locks • Cross Members and Coff...
Storage and Stock Management • Storage and Stock Mana...
1x6 Framing Joinery • 1x6 Framing Joinery - ...
2x4 Framing Joinery • 2x4 Framing Joinery - ...
3/4" Plywood Platform Lids • 3/4" Plywood Platform ...
Noise Abatement • Noise Abatement - Plat...
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Cal State LA
Department of Theatre and Dance
College of Arts & Letters
A&L Productions
21 авг 2024