FINAL STUDY SET

Batten

E

Flyrail/Locking rail

F

Loading bridge

B

Arbor

C

Pig iron

G

Purchase line

A

Grid

D

What’s the order of operations for hanging scenery?

Fly batten into deck, load scenery onto batten, load weight onto arbor, fly scenery out to test weight

What’s the order of operations for removing scenery?

Fly batten into deck, unload the weight on the arbor, unload the scenery on the batten, fly the lineset out

1

Standby: pull keeper ring quietly

2

Mar: Hold lines together to create friction

3

Release lock quietly

4

Pull back line to take piece out

5

GO: Move line in or out

6

Don’t: crash arbor into rail or pull up on the line

7

Relock: and replace keeper ring

Hitch

Make a line fast to an anchorage

Bend

Knots that bind two separate ropes together.

Knot

Stoppers, loops, and self-sufficient bindings.

What is the effective rating of rope based on?

Breaking Strength

How much strength does any knot typically reduce in a rope?

50%

Bowline knot purpose

Strong knot with a fixed loop that will not cinch down on itself.

Clove hitch purpose

Connect rope to a pipe and must have a half hitch on top.

How to create a bight?

Fold rope in half

Figure 8 purpose

Stop knot that will not roll down the line.

Figure 8 Loop creates…

A secure loop in the center of the rope.

Alpine Butterfly purpose

Creates a loop off the side of the rope while keeping the standing line vertical.

Square knot/bend purpose

Tie two ropes of equal diameter to one another

Tying on a bight?

Tie a know in middle of rope at the bight

Clove hitch on a bight purpose

Using end of pipe to slip knot onto

Difference between working end and standing end

Working end is used for knots or bends, standing end is stationary or tied to something

Overland loop vs underhand loop

Overhand is over standing end, underhand is under standing end

Actual size of a 1 × 3

¾ x 2 ½

Actual size of a 2 × 4

1 ½ x 3 ½