Tech Prod

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Common Grade Vs. Select Grade

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Select is A/B
Common is C/D

Common is worse has more knots and warping A is best D is worst.

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Ash

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Very hard, baseball bats

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Mahogany

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Very hard, $$$, furniture

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Pine

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Soft, cheap, and easy to use. Most common type of wood.

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Oak

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Medium hard, basketball floor

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Nominal Vs. Actual

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Nominal 1 by 4, 2 by 4
Actual .75 by 3.5, 1.5 by 3.5

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Flat Frame

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1 by 4

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Platform Frame

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2 by 4

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Sheet Goods

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4 by 8 sheets, different thickness (Plywood, Masonite, Homasote, Lauan)

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Plywood

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Different grades A-D, each side is different. X means exterior grade. Used for everything.

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Sections of plywood are called

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Plys

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Lauan

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3 plys, 1/4'', Good side and bad side, flat skins

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Masonite

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no plys, 1/4'', good paint surface, used as a finish surface

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Homasote

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Very soft and dusty, paint decks, easy on feet, used to deaden sound

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Blue foam

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Carving and sculpture, easy to cut, carcinogenic.

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Types of Power tools

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Stationary & Handheld

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Stationary power tools

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Table Saw, Radial Arm Saw, Chop Saw, Band Saw, Drill Press, Disk Sander

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Band Saw

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Thin blade, free-form cuts, long difficult angle cuts

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Disk Sander

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Spins, angle for table miter, removes wood like sand paper

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Drill Press

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Metal and wood, adjustable speed, raise and lower table

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Table Saw

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Good for straight cuts with the grain

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Chop Saw Vs. Radial Arm Saw

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Straight vs. angled miter cuts

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Types of scenery

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Flats (walls), Platforms (floor), Step Units, Wagons (platforms on wheels)

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Scenic Flat

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Framing goes the on face
Muslin or lauan facing
Thin and light with muslin
More rigid with lauan
Build stock sizes when possible
Easy to rig
End to Edge

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Hollywood Flat

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Framing on edge
Lauan skin
Rugged
Doors and realistic sets
Wider more stable
Easily put two together
Easy to attach stuff
Anchor to the ground
End to face

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Platform

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The Deck, what you walk on
Can be any height
legged
2”x4” and ¾” ply
Stock sizes
Different shapes

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Toggle

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Scenic-end to edge
Hollywood-end to face
1 every 8 feet

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Studwall

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Stud framing

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Raked stage

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Ramp

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Parallels

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Collapsable

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Step Units

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Riser, Tread, Stringer

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Stairs

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45 degrees

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Ship ladder

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60 degrees

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Ladder

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90 degrees

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Wood vs. Metal cutting

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Wood big ridges
Metal small ridges

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Animal Glue

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Heat it up, largely out of use, use for furniture or muslin to wood

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Flex Glue?Flex Bond

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Flexible, dries clear, like white glue

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Green Glue/3M Fastbond

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Foam to foam.

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Contact Cement

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Leather, nonporous surfaces, hard to bond surfaces. Temp or permanent bond

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Gorilla Glue

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Bonds everything but rubber and some plastics. Awesome for foam. Expands and is yellow

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Elmer’s Glue-All/White Glue

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Multipurpose, paper, scenic mix-in. dries clear

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Carpenter’s Glue/Wood glue

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Wood. Actually breaks down wood and establishes a stronger joint. Dries clear or yellow

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Epoxy

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Super strong bond. Cures hard. 2 parts mixed together.

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Epoxy Putty

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2 parts kneaded together. Cures hard. Great for props

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Spray Adhesive/3M Super77

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Different formulas for paper, foam, plastic, etc.

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Liquid Nails

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Different formulas for different materials and strengths. Uses a caulk gun and looks like peanut butter

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Silicone

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Clear, smelly. Bonds plastic

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Thistothat.com

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website that tells you what kind of glue to use

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Gaff Tape

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strong fabric tape

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Spike Tape

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thin tape in colors for marking

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Carpet Tape

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double sided

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Glow Tape

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glows in the dark for marking the set

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Electrician’s Tape

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sticks to itself for wrapping wires

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Painter’s Tape

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low tack for masking for paint

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Drywall screws

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most common attachment. Good grip strength, no shear strength. Sharp, so pilot holes aren’t necessary. Usually paired with wood glue.

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Pneumatic brads and staples

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shot into wood with an air-driven gun. Fast. They hold so the glue can dry. Staples are usually narrow crown

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Hand staples

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wider crown. Used more for upholstery or applying fabric to wood

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Corrugated Fasteners

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Holds wood together on a butt joint on a lightweight frame

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Wood Screws

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more shear strength than drywall screws. Used for attaching hinges and hardware to wood

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Lag Bolts

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hex or square head. Large like a bolt with a tapered end like a screw. Used when you need a bolt, but you don’t have access to the other side of the material—like attaching something to a floor.

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TEK screws

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self tapping screws used to attach wood to metal. They drill their own holes and screw into the material

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Carriage bolt

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round head with square collar that keeps it from turning. Held in place with washers and nuts

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Stove Bolts

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threaded all the way up. Used to hold things together. Used with nuts and washers

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Washers

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used to spread out the pressure on the face of the surface being bolted.

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Lock washers

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have a cut to form a slight spring. Used to create compression on the nut and hold it in place

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Hex Nut

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six sides—standard nut, tighten with wrench, socket, or nut-driver

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Wing Nut

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tighten with fingers

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Eyebolt/ screweyes

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bolt or screw with circular top that creates a loop for rope or other hardware

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Screwhook

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screw with hook on end to fit into screweye or something else

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Hose clamps

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piece of thin metal with slots that bends into a circle and feeds back into a fastener attached to its other end to form a circle. Tightens with a screwdriver. Holds pipe or anything circular

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Plumber’s strap

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flexible thin metal strap with holes for screws. Used to attach or reinforce

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Loose pin hinge

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a hinge where the pin pulls out so the two sides can be separated

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Strap Hinge

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hinge with 2 tapered sides. Used for hanging doors and large heavy things

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Butt hinge

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hinge with 2 rectangular sides. Hanging doors.

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Piano hinge

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long hinge with many holes. Used for heavy applications that would rip out a regular hinge

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Coffin lock

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hidden lock with a hook side and lock side. Used to hold platforms together.

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Mending plate

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piece of sturdy steel plate with multiple holes to attach two things or reinforce

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Brakes

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screwed to the back of props and moving scenery to anchor them when in position. Activated with a lever or by stomping on a peg. A friction foot comes into contact with the floor.

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Dumb Caster

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kick to start, swivel

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Smart Caster

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rigid, track in a line