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The practical field guide for stagehands, designers, builders and techies.
Find the technical information, calculations, and step-by-step instructions you need to get the job done.
Section 01
Calculators
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Board Foot Calculator
Turn a cut list of mixed board sizes into board feet, waste and cost.
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Measurement Converter
Move between feet, inches, sixteenths, millimeters and meters without a pencil.
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Electrical Calculator
Solve volts, amps, watts or ohms from any two values you know.
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Material Weight Calculator
Estimate what that steel tube, plate or timber actually weighs.
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Angle Calculator
Rise, run, diagonal, angle and slope for ramps, rakes and braces.
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Paint Coverage Calculator
Gallons or liters to buy for every flat, coat and color.
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Section 02
Browse categories
KRKnots & RopeTen knots, each with its own step-by-step drawing you can play, pause and scrub.CACalculatorsBoard feet, conversions, Ohm’s Law, material weight, triangles and paint. Instant answers.HWHardwareIdentify shackles, clips, blocks, clamps and chain. What it is called and what it is for.TLToolsCarpentry, rigging, welding, electrical, layout and scenic tools, with safety notes.ELElectricsOhm’s Law and power math, meters and testers, and where math ends and code begins.SCStagecraftCounterweight fly systems, stage directions, theatre terms and stage configurations.