Circuit and Gear

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 taht 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.

Split Accel/Decel, encoder position, reusing Stagehands

Mike Wade, Production Manager for the Atlantic Theater, joins Gareth to discuss the Pushstick v2 and the automation on These Paper Bullets.

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, Royal fills us in on the details of the Bellagio Fountain job, and we chat about Windows 10.

Episode 8 Creative Conners Inc 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.

In this week's episode Gareth and Royal discuss the differences in fabrication versus manufacturing for both the mechanical side and electrical side. The episode is finished up with a quick discussion on what is in Gareth's and Royal's backpacks and tool bags when they hit the road for a gig.  Episode 6

In this week's episode, Royal and Gareth discuss some feedback on CAD tools from last week's show and then finish the CAD chat with a look at EDA tools for circuit design. Next up, they chat about the shop test of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang rig heading out to Colorado. Finally, they wrap up with a quick look at the new Mitsubishi A800 VFD.

This week, Royal and Gareth talk about using the d3 projection software with Spikemark on a recent corporate event. Then the guys dive into a conversation about the design process at Creative Conners and the CAD tools we prefer.

Royal and Gareth revisit NORD gearmotors and discuss the advantages and disadvantages compared to SEW. Next up, they discuss different uses for the Stagehand FX. They finish with some advice for stage technicians that want to learn a little more about programming.

Royal and Gareth fill in a little personal history before digging into the discussion of 3 upcoming projects, how to make curved deck tracks, and some more thoughts on PLC's

In the inaugural episode, Royal and Gareth talk about PLC's, WATCHOUT software, and the next version of our Pushstick winch.