Mike, Kody, Christian, and Gareth get together to chat about CAT1 stopping and brake sequencing for an upcoming job in Hawaii. Kody and Mike also recount some of the fun from USITT this year, all of which leads to an impromptu discussion about our headphones.
Gareth, Mike, Kody, and Christian are back discussing some of the ever-green tech support issues and some of the new products that were proposed during Creative Conners’ annual product summit. All of this set to the dulcet tones of general contractors renovating the new offices.
Gareth, Mike, Christian, and Kody are back discussing bringing New features to old controllers, big New Spikemark features, and the New ways they’re looking at the company and what they do.
Kody, Christian, Mike, and Gareth are here to look back on 2023 in this very special bonus episode.
Kody, Christian, Mike, and Gareth chat for 4 hours about the Geffen Vortek retrofit that Kody and Christian were just on site for, and even in this abridged version they follow all the tangents.
Mike, Kody, Christian, Harry, and Gareth are back at it introducing some new service offerings from Creative Conners. In the midst of all the new they(Kody) experience some technical difficulties and really lean into the “other cool tech” part of the show with some tangents about Windows and cameras. Finally they say farewell to Harry as he moves on to new and exciting things.
The gang's all here! Kody, Christian, Harry, Mike, and Gareth are back this time discussing the upcoming improvements to Spikemark groups, the brand new Spotline Mini, and some cool new features in Fusion 360. Along the way they get distracted with Christian’s impeccable naming skills as well as a few other things.
Gareth’s back on the podcast with Christian, Kody, Harry, and Mike. They have lots to say about some custom jobs, new products, cool sensors, and much more.
On this episode Kody, Christian, and Harry talk about the influx of custom projects. From building lifts in the parking lot to tricky servo installs. Oh yah and on top of all that we’re moving shops!
Kody, Christian, and Harry are back talking about the myriad of custom design and stock product design going on in July. In between all the design talk they also squeeze in some Spikemark feature teasers and a really really really cool Spikemark pro tip. Additionally they get another perspective on how to name a four post lift and a book recommendation from a listener.
The Stagehand Pro 5 is officially released! With the Pro 5 out in the wild Harry, Kody, and Christian talk about the last push of development and testing on it. As well as some of the custom projects working through the shop right now.
Mike, Kody, and Christian chat through how Spikemark and the Stagehand convert the encoder feedback into usable distances and then how the Stagehand remembers that position. They also explore how target tolerance, max position error, and position lag time all play a role in motion.
Kody, Harry, Mike, and Christian continue the series of peer interviews this time with Brian Fauska. Brian recently joined the team at Creative Conners but before that he worked for Seattle Rep for over a decade, and he recounts some of the cool effects he’s done as well as some unfortunate baths in hydraulic fluid.
Mike, Kody, Christian, and Harry talk about a couple quick turn around projects, recount USITT 2023, and then dive deep into the top tools to bring onto site.
Mike, Kody, and Christian talk about how the development of Spotline v2 and Stagehand Pro 5 are coming along, and Mike shares some insights from installing some of the gear on site. They also tease some new features in Spikemark and new swag that will be shown off at USITT both 339.
Kody, Harry, Mike, and Christian continue our peer interview series with Bo Bogaev. Bo recently joined our merry band of automation misfits, settling here in Rhode Island after nearly a decade on the road as head carpenter for numerous Broadway tours.
Kody and Christian dive deep on some exciting Spotline and Stagehand developments while Mike recounts some of the big tech support woes from last month.
We are trying something new! Kody, Harry, and Christian kick off a new series where we invite peers in the industry to chat about automation. This time we talk to Ben Clark, Assoc. Professor at SDSU and freelance Technical Designer. We talk about how he got his start in automation, why he wrote a book and some of the cool stuff he’s worked on over the years.
Links from the episode
Ben’s Book https://www.modernstagecraft.com/
Angels in America http://www.showmotion.com/angels-in-america
Kody, Mike, Harry, and Christian talk about some new Spikemark UI updates coming soon, check in on how the development of Stagehand vNext is coming along, and talk through some troubleshooting pro tips learned this month from tech support.
Mike, Christian, and Harry talk about some cool product iterations, training happening for us and for you, and then round out the episode with our most favorite segment camera talk.