Thursday, March 5, 2009

Tools!

1.)


Remington Power Pro
Price: $119.99
Used to fasten wood to metal/concrete or metal to concrete. Eliminates the need for drilling pilot holes to do such. Looks like a gun and will probably terrify generations of fragile stagecraft students such as myself.




2.)


Arc welder
Price: $296.00
We would need to have students/faculty that could weld in order to put this to use, but if we had such people it would make our set building capabilities even larger




3.)


Knife and scissors sharpener
Price: $4.49
To sharpen knives and scissors.

Glues

1.)


Wood glue
$16.18 per gallon




2.)


Contact cement
$29.97 per gallon




3.)


JB Weld 2-part epoxy
Price: $4.18

Non-stock Hardware

1.)


Aluminum siding/roofing nails
Price: $9.62 per box
For attaching vinyl siding (like in Proof) or roofing to another set piece




2.)


Drive nail anchors
Price: 7.76 per package

Textured finish surfaces

1.)


Lath diamond mesh
Price: $10.97 per 27"x96" sheet
For an industrial feel or a fence or perhaps bars on a window




2.)


OC AR Driftwood Oak Pro30 Shingles
Price: $77.85 per 100 sq. feet
If you were building a house and wanted a realistic roof texture, or any other rough, almost stone-like texture




3.)


Vinyl Scallop Panel
Price: $208.23 per 47"x22" (I hope the information was misprinted and that the price is actually for a larger amount!)




4.)


Gaslight II Textured Panelboard
Price: $23.97 per 1/2"x48"x96" piece
Used for brick texture!

Flat Sheet Materials

1.)


R4 Styrofoam sheathing insulation
Price: $12.47 per 3/4 x 4 x 8
Can be used to deaden the sound of actors' feet on platforms




2.)


3/4 Plywood
Price: $16.30 per 4x8 sheet
Various uses around the theatre: cornerblocks and keystones and straps, platform lids, etc.




3.)


Oriented Strand Board
Price: $5.76 per 7/6 x 4 x 8

Millwork Products

1.)


Ivy baseboard
Price: $13.78 per 8 feet
An interesting, pretty (though not cute) design of moulding




2.)


Accent rope twist
Price: $12.68 each piece
An interesting design/texture (flat on one side for attaching) that would be difficult to replicate in 3D.




3.)


Acanthus crown
Price: $26.53
Probably a splurge item, but if you wanted more dimension and detail than a painting would allow this would be a good thing to splurge on.

Wood Products

1.)


2-Groove Deck/Fence Post
Price: $7.96 each
Could be used when building a decorative fence on stage in a play that takes place in a backyard.




2.)


Stain-grade edge glued round panel
Price: $37.82 each
To make a round table top or a small turntable for a single actor, etc.




3.)


Colonial ball top post
Price: $3.34 each
To make a round decorative finish for staircase or fence posts.




4.)


1/4 x 6 x 2 Red oak craft board
Price: $3.97 each
This is probably more flimsy/fexible than 1/4 plywood would be, for application where a curve is needed or something that is very lightweight.