Mike and Gareth are back in the costume shop/podcast studio to discuss more automation on the night of the CCI Holiday Party.
Rush controls transplant for Ellen
Chain motors, get your chain motors here
iPad Pro and sketch tools
Concepts
Notability
MS Whiteboard
Scrble
Bamboo Paper
Autodesk Sketchbook
Drawboard PDF
Stagehand Parameters internal confusion and gnashing of teeth
Vintage Stagehand challenges in support-land
Joining the support team!
Mike and Gareth are back to talk about:
New products shown at LDI
Our stock Turntable
ACP/APP
New web site
FX firmware updating
MPE and Position Lag
New project for 7 Fingers with a big center-drive
In-shop training for Christmas tours
The Pushstick Mini is coming
Job posting: Support
Mike and Gareth chat about
a rush job involving hydraulics
another Floorpocket installation
Thern
training
the new web site
and belatedly mention LDI.
Mike and Gareth burn a little midnight oil to record this episode in the CCI shop. Topics include:
***WARNING: WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES AND THE AUDIO IS BELOW OUR NORMALLY SUBPAR STANDARD. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED***
Mike and Gareth chat about:
Mike & Gareth chat about:
Mike and Gareth are back (almost) on-schedule to chat about more automation! Topics include:
- Stagehand Servo
- Scenic Automation Handbook
- Mitsubishi Easy-Gain
- Short-notice service call
Mike and Gareth finally sit down again to discuss the Spring & Summer projects. Topics include:
Mike and Gareth chat about the USITT show, dig into details of the Spotline Practical and offer tips about working with turntables.
Mike and Gareth are back from LDI and itching to discuss the new products that we rolled out. Enjoy the conversation about Stagehand Apprentice, Smart Chain Hoist, Revolver v2, and Floor Pocket!
Mike and Gareth discuss fleet angle on the Pushstick v2, Mike's trip to Japan, questionable cabling, redesigning the Trickline, and AutoDesk Fusion 360.
Mike and Gareth discuss encoder voltages (again), redundant brake philosophy, and a couple of kinetic art projects.
Mike and Gareth tackle encoders again before chatting about running Chain Motors on Spikemark.
Mike and Gareth talk about split Accel/Decel, encoder position during power loss, and reusing Stagehands with a variety of motors.
Mike Wade, Production Manager for the Atlantic Theater, joins Gareth to discuss the Pushstick v2 and the automation used on These Paper Bullets.
Pictures of the new Pushstick:
Gareth and Royal discuss the construction, testing, and installation of a 6x12 sunroof & elevator for Steppenwolf. Royal fills us in on a marathon troubleshooting session in Dallas.
Royal and Gareth dig into Spikemark 3.3 bug fixes and features. They also explore how to defeat limits on the Stagehand Pro.
Royal and Gareth discuss some follow up from listeners, Royal fills us in on the details of the Bellagio Fountain job, and we chat about Windows 10.
Gareth and Royal discuss the basics of acceleration, velocity, and the math that goes along with it. They then wrap up their discussion about Nord gearmotors from a couple of episodes back. The episode is wrapped up with a quick discussion on the Showstopper 3 system and Spikemark 3.3.
Royal and Gareth chat about the load-in of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Trucking, installation, and a couple of Spikemark bugs discussed.