2011-02-13T03:57:25Z http://www.theatreface.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2529492%3ABlogPost%3A77454&xn_auth=no tag:www.theatreface.com,2011-02-03:2529492:Comment:77575 2011-02-03T22:36:21.645Z Erich Friend http://www.theatreface.com/profile/Erich_Friend

<p>Great overview of the SM toolbox. Here are some further suggestions for your readers:</p> <p><a href="http://theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/boxes-full-of-booty-no-not-that-kind-of.html">http://theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/boxes-full-of-booty-no-not-that-kind-of.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/jumpin-jack-flashlight.html">http://theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/jumpin-jack-flashlight.html</a></p> <p>…</p>

<p>Great overview of the SM toolbox. Here are some further suggestions for your readers:</p> <p><a href="http://theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/boxes-full-of-booty-no-not-that-kind-of.html">http://theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/boxes-full-of-booty-no-not-that-kind-of.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/jumpin-jack-flashlight.html">http://theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/jumpin-jack-flashlight.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/pen-is-mightier-than-sword.html">http://theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/pen-is-mightier-than-sword.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-i-said-glowable-tape-not-global-tape.html">http://theatresafetyblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-i-said-glowable-tape-not-global-tape.html</a></p> tag:www.theatreface.com,2011-02-01:2529492:Comment:77487 2011-02-01T06:12:22.730Z Rob Scott http://www.theatreface.com/profile/RobScott

I write my initials in Sharpie on all of my tools, and in some cases use a spray can of safety orange/yellow/green to mark a band or spot on the tool that's easily visible. It's actually difficult to find certain tools of con/de-struction in manly pink. For set build or strike days when I'm volunteering I broke down and got a construction framer's tool belt with pouches for screws but most importantly a special holster for my 18V portable impact driver. I have just had too many occasions when…

I write my initials in Sharpie on all of my tools, and in some cases use a spray can of safety orange/yellow/green to mark a band or spot on the tool that's easily visible. It's actually difficult to find certain tools of con/de-struction in manly pink. For set build or strike days when I'm volunteering I broke down and got a construction framer's tool belt with pouches for screws but most importantly a special holster for my 18V portable impact driver. I have just had too many occasions when someone else on the build or strike would just grab mine even though I was one of the few that brought my own (the theater usually supplies a bunch of battery powered drills).<br /> <br /> For my community theater gigs I agree that all of the tools mentioned here are used at one time or another during rehearsal and sometimes for quick fixes before a performance. The one that I would add to your list and personally consider essential (right after black gaff) for quick fixes is a heavy duty T50 staple gun with a pack each of 1/4-inch and 1/2 inch staples.