Parts Hemp House

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" background="../LitterPaper.gif"> <div id="Layer1" style="position:absolute; left:274px; top:59px; width:69px; height:41px; z-index:1"> <div align="center"><font color="#990000"><i><a href="../StagecraftTA150Outline.html#PartsHempHouse">Return to<br> Hemp House<br> in Outline</a></i></font></div> </div> <div id="Layer2" style="position:absolute; left:138px; top:830px; width:77px; height:33px; z-index:2"><b>Sand Bag</b></div> <div id="Layer3" style="position:absolute; left:163px; top:580px; width:72px; height:18px; z-index:3"><b>Head Block</b></div> <div id="Layer4" style="position:absolute; left:396px; top:508px; width:78px; height:30px; z-index:4"><b>Loft Block</b></div> <div id="Layer5" style="position:absolute; left:356px; top:1034px; width:123px; height:16px; z-index:5"><b>Battens and Line Sets</b></div> <div id="Layer6" style="position:absolute; left:58px; top:1088px; width:78px; height:44px; z-index:6"><b>Pin Rail <br> and<br> Belaying Pins</b></div> <div id="Layer7" style="position:absolute; left:265px; top:1090px; width:161px; height:244px; z-index:7"> <p><b>Test Questions:<br> <br> 1.) From a Diagram identify the following parts of a Hemp House System: batten, line set, loft block, head block, sand bag, pin rail and baling pin.</b></p> <p><b>2.) Why is the system kept out of balance? </b></p> <p><b>3.) When the scenery is flown out what happens to the sand bags. In which direction do they move if a line set is hauled in?</b></p> </div> <div align="left"><img src="../StagecraftFlag.gif" width="200" height="60"> <font size="+2"> </font> <a href="../StagecraftTA150Outline.html#PartsHempHouse" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Red Tack','','../Tacks7folder/TackRedOn.gif',1)"><img name="Red Tack" border="0" src="../Tacks7folder/TackRedOff.gif" width="60" height="60"></a><br> <p><font size="+1"><b><font size="+2">Hemp House Parts:<br> </font><font color="#990000">The system is always out of balance and</font> <font color="#990000">always batten heavy</font> by as much as 30 pounds or more.</b></font> <b><font size="+1">The belaying pins hold the 30 plus pounds until loosened and then the operator must either let the scenery in or haul it out to a higher trim and belay the lines again.<br> </font></b></p> <p><b><font size="+1">Three or more ropes (called lines) are attached to the batten with a <font color="#990000">clove hitch</font> and <font color="#990000">two half hitches</font>. The line farthest from the pin rail needs to be longer than the line tied closest to the rail. The farthest line is therefore called the long line and the nearest called the short line. A group of ropes used to fly a batten are called a line set.<br> </font></b></p> <p><b><font size="+1">The lines travel up to and through the grid and over </font></b><b><font size="+1" color="#990000">loft blocks</font><font size="+1"> (pulleys in sheaves) to a head block high above the <font color="#990000">pin rail</font>. The three or four ropes pass over the <font color="#CC0000">head block</font> and down to the <font color="#990000">belaying pin</font> to be tied off.<font color="#990000"> Sand bags</font> are attached to the lines to counter balance the <font color="#990000">batten</font> and scenery. </font></b></p> <p><font size="+1"><b>The system is always out of balance and always batten heavy by as much as 30 pounds or more.</b></font> <b><font size="+1">The belaying pins hold the 30 plus pounds until loosened and then the operator must either let the scenery in or haul it out to a higher trim and belay the lines again. </font></b></p> <p><b><font size="+1" color="#990000">Hemp houses</font><font size="+1"> are common across the country and require skilled and experienced stagehands. There are many trick to the trade and several hands are often needed, working in harmony to rig a show for running. Sailors made good riggers in the port cities like London, New York and San Francisco.</font></b></p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="1"> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="HeadBlock.gif"></td> <td><img src="LoftBlock.gif"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="SandBag.gif"></td> <td><img src="BattonLineSet.gif" width="180" height="270"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="PinRail.gif" width="180" height="270"></td> <td> <p> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <p><b></b></p> <font size="+2"> </font></div> </body>