Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Geekdad from Wired Magazine has posted a “how to” article on building a backyard movie theater. We’ve had people contact us about building these in the past, so I figured that I’d post up a link to their instructions. We carry PVC fittings that could be used to construct a movie screen structure. If you really wanted to add durability, strength, and weight you could try building it with with size 7 Kee Klamp or Kee Lite fittings and galvanized fence posts. Click here to see the instructions.
Friday, February 06, 2009
BBC News released a video on their web site covering some of the ins and outs of UK’s famous Pinewood Movie Studio. As Andrew Smith talks about the famous 007 stage set (the largest in Europe) he walks right past a KeeGuard Fall Protection System being used to keep people back from the ledge of the stage.
This is just another way that the KeeGuard counterbalanced hand railing is being used (outside of rooftop fall protection) to keep people separated from hazards.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
One of our customers, Dustin, came up with a creative use for our PVC fittings and Snap Clamps. He used them to create and setup a wall for his haunted house. Here is what Dustin had to say:
The first thing the patrons came to was the first PVC Hallway which was put together using the 3-way and 4-way furniture grade fittings and covered by black heavy weight vinyl sheeting held on with the snap clamps.
Skulls were stenciled onto the inside and outside of the sheeting. The hallway was very sturdy when put together and featured 2 strobe lights in the hallway itself. The effect was very creepy as the skulls would appear and fade with the strobe lighting flashes. Second was an ‘L” shaped room,that we had a live actor hide in. Again used the same basic parts to construct this room. In the dark,the room was almost invisible,and the actor would be behind you without the patron even knowing he was there. We had great success using your items.
Our haunt was such a success that we are expanding the haunt by triple the size it was this year! I look forward to doing much business with you.
Your service is incredible!
Thanks again-Dustin
Click here to learn about PVC Fittings and Snap Clamps
Posted on 10/30 at 08:01 PM
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Here’s a PVC Stage backdrop that served as the backdrop for a school play. This kind of structure could easily be constructed with our Snap PVC Fittings. Step by Step instructions for building this can be found at Instructables. [link] found via.
See also: Simple Theater Stage Plan, Theatrical Lighting Rack
Posted on 06/12 at 08:34 PM
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Sunday, July 16, 2006
This simple stage setup was designed by Kurt VanVoorhies of DeTour Village, Michigan for a small town production of The Fantastiks, directed by David Rhinhard of DeTour Village. Kurt was thrilled to discover Kee Klamp and Simplified Building Concepts while investigating a solution for this design, which needed to be cost effective and simple to install. The pipe framework was constructed by Jay Dudeck, of DeTour Village, and assembled by him together with other volunteers. Here are some pictures and a diagram that were sent to us by Kurt. Below you will also find a description of the product written by the designer himself. Please contact us if you have questions about building something simliar.
Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
Here is what Kurt had to say about putting this project together:
...first assemble the trapezoidal framework on top of the 4’x8’ platform (illustrated in the drawing), and then to insert the 6 vertical posts down through the fittings, two of them through the 61-5 fittings, the remainder into four custom 9” long blocks that I maded from 1.75” x 8” stock in which I cut grooves to accept the vertical pipes. These blocks were bolted to the sides of the platform to provide for rigidizing the verical poles in bending. The trapezoidal assembly was then lifted up the vertical pipes and secured thereto at the working height.
The original set specs called for 1.5” pipe, and was slightly larger in span and height than ours. (Our platform is 8’ wide, the specs called for a 12’ wide platform with a 10’ span between the central vertical posts). ... the framework ... is quite rigid, even though we used 3/4” pipe. The set uses drapes that are hung from the sides of the vertical pipes. We are going to use hose clamps to secure hooks to these pipes for this purpose.
Parts used in the contruction of this project: (click on parts to see full description)
Posted on 07/16 at 07:11 PM
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