THE PIPELINE POST NEWSLETTER. 9-2013

PIPE INSERTS FOR 1-1/4" and 1-1/2" PIPE

In-House Production is that company that takes IDEAS from everywhere and makes them better. We make WIDGETS. Our new widget is a takeoff with a twist. We made it BETTER.



VIEW AS TO HOW IT WORKS

There are all kinds of ways to bring 2 pipe together, Some look bulky and add height to the pipe, some thread on the pipe and some go inside but need to be bolted through the insert and the pipe leaving bolt heads and nuts sticking outside the pipe. Bolting works great for that long term install where its there for years.



WHAT IT LOOK LIKE TOGETHER. NICE AND CLEAN

When it comes to that clean look for  Conventions or Trade Shows and Event, we have the answer. THE PIPE PECKER. A pipe insert that is able to take 2 pipes and put both together and make 1 pipe with the use of a 1/4" Allen Wrench. We have added 2 spring pins that hold both inter bars together so they can be used Vertical or Horizontal. This also keeps from becoming free and taking the chance of losing parts.

We have also designed 2 and 3 way corners to be used with the pipe peckers. We have designed with the idea of a 6" overall splice. This gives you a simple way when adding the length of pipe you will need.
 


1-1/2" 3 WAY CORNER

1-1/2" 2 WAY CORNER (90)



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YOU CAN SLIDE DRAPE OVER THIS

Look for the 4 way 5 way and 6 way corners for both 1-1/4" and 1-1/2" pipe and tubing. You cam RENT or BUY any or all the items.

In-House Production * Tel: 702-631-4748 or info@ihplabor.com  

 

24" BASE PLATES FOR 12" AND 20.5" ALUMINUM TRUSS

IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION found a need for 24"x 24" steel base plates. Made from 2" x 2" x 1/4" wall tubing and 1/4" x 2" angle iron for that special look.

Base Plates are drilled for both 12" and 20.5" truss. With 20.5" truss you have 2" on all 4 sides of the truss and 6" over on all 4 sides with 12" truss. SMALL FOOT PRINT for that tight space. The reason for steel is all about bottom weight. Those 24" x 24" Steel Base Plates come in at a weight of 55 pounds.

55 Pounds, 24" x 24" foot print, bottom weight. No more bolting the truss as the base plate is on ts side. Bolt the Truss to the Base Plate with the base plate sitting flat on the ground.

Base Plate with 12" x 12" turss

Stand Alone Base Plate 

Base Plate with 20.5" x 20.5" Truss

This is a great addition to our Rental of Base Plates. We have now in stock, 24" x 24" Steel Base Plate, 30" x 30" Aluminum Base Plates and 42" x 42" Steel Base Plates.

"RENT THEM,  BUY THEM, WE HAVE THEM WHEN YOU NEED THEM"

In-House Production - tel 702-631-4748 or info@ihplabor.com.

PENN AND TELLER IS HONORED WITH A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION and all those that work the PENN AND TELLER Stage Show at the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in the Penn & Teller showroom want to say "CONGRATULATION" for your Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This was a Very Special Day for all of us to know that this Dynamic Dual, with their illusions, career and their multiple contributions to the entertainment industry has been rewarded with this special day in April. 

The VARIETY changed their format from a day paper to a weekly Magazine. For this very FIRST PUBLICATION (April No-1), VARIETY published a feature in recognition of PENN & TELLER, career achievements and receiving a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

With all the GREAT things PENN & TELLER has done for the show crew and In-House Production, we were honored, when asked to have something in the VARIETY that honors PENN & TELLER placement, in Hollywood History with their very own,

 "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  

Congratulations from In-House Production, 6620 W Arby Ave, Las Vegas, Nevada 89118, 702-6314748 or info@ihplabor.com

20.5" X 20.5" X 24' SILVER CIRCLE TRUSS

IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION keeps adding to its collection of CIRCLE TRUSS. It now has, in stock, ONE (1) 24' diameter SILVER CIRCLE TRUSS. This 20.5" X 20.5" SILVER TRUSS has a total of eight (8) pieces that are plated and can be bolt together to make that one (1) twenty four (24) foot outside diameter CIRCLE TRUSS.

With having eight (8) individual pieces you don't have to have a FULL CIRCLE.What about an ARCH or a STRETCHED ARCH for that SPECIAL ENTRANCE FOR YOUR EVENT. Add several STRAIGHT PIECES of TRUSS with BASE PLATES and you can come up with ALL KINDS of DESIGNS.

WHAT IS YOUR DESIGN.

With this new addition of CIRCLE TRUSS. In-House Production now has in stock in our LAS VEGAS WAREHOUSE:

12" X 12" X 10' OUTSIDE DIAMETER SILVER TRUSS
12" X 12" X 22' OUTSIDE DIAMETER SILVER TRUSS
20.5" X 20.5" X 24' OUTSIDE DIAMETER SILVER TRUSS

12" X 12" X 10' OUTSIDE DIAMETER BLACK TRUSS
12" X 12" X 20' OUTSIDE DIAMETER BLACK TRUSS
12" TRIANGLE 26' OUTSIDE DIAMETER BLACK TRUSS.

Give In-House Production a call at 702-631-4748 or email us at info@ihplabor.com

BLACK CIRCLE TRUSS

12" x 12" x 19'-8" OUTSIDE SPIGOT BLACK CIRCLE

12" x 12" x 9'-10" OUTSIDE SPIGOT BLACK CIRCLE

IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION HAS ADDED TO ITS CIRCLE RENTAL TRUSS. SOMETHING NEW. BLACK TRUSS IN A CIRCLE.

TWO (2) OF THE BLACK TRUSS IS SPIGOT 12" X 12" TRUSS.

ONE (1) OF THE BLACK CIRCLE TRUSS IS TRIANGLE 12" BLACK TRUSS THAT BOLTS TOGETHER.

12" BLACK TRIANGLE TRUSS 26'-3" OUTSIDE

NEED A CIRCLE. THIS GIVES US NOW A TOTAL OF 6 CIRCLES. 3 BLACK THAT ARE 12" TRUSS, 2 SILVER THAT ARE 12" TRUSS AND 1 SILVER TRUSS THAT IS 20.5" X 20.5" FOR YOU CIRCLE.

GIVE IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION A CALL AT 702-631-4748 OR EMAIL AT INFO@IHPLABOR.COM  

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING / SAFETY FIRST

                                       SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO SCRATCH YOUR HEAD AND SAY
                                      "WHAT WERE YOUR THINKING"

"OOPS" SAFETY FIRST (WHEN YOU REMEMBER)

What do you think happened? or do you have a good sayin?. Let us know.

• Boss, I don't know what happened.
• I had the ramp chain hooked on the trailer.
• This was NOT my fault.
• I did everything by the book.
• It all happened so fast.
• The trailer must have moved when I was in it.
• Do we have to let the boss know what happened? do we?
• Can we fix it before anyone knows?
• I hope no-one saw it happen.
• The ramp wasn't put on the trailer right.
• The ramp must have broke.
• The ramp slipped on me.
• Someone was playing a trick on me and put the wheels down on the ramp.
• I might have been going a little too fast backwards when I stopped on the ramp.
• WOW what a "E" ticket ride. 
• I kept my hands and feet in the cage as I rode it down.
• Will I have to take a drug test because of this?
• I hope I have my forklift license on me.
• I hope my forklift license has not expired.
• Should I go get another forklift and keep working. 
• Can I sue the employer for not having a Safe Work Environment? 

                          In-House Production-6620 W Arby Ave-Las Vegas, NV 89118-702-631-4748 office

STAGEHAND LABOR AND CUSTOM RIGGING

Have you ever gone into a Building, Showroom, Casino, Convention Space or Lobby and wondered how they clean those hanging Chandeliers. So did management, at one of the showrooms in Las Vegas. They gave us at In-House Production a call and asked us to come down and look at rehanging their chandeliers. They wanted to lower the chandeliers for cleaning. We went to the catwalks to get a closer look at the chandeliers and how they were hanging. You could see the collection of dust from years of hanging with no attention. The showroom was never down long enough to install scaffolding all around the chandelier for cleaning. This is not a small chandelier. each one was about 10 to 12 foot across and about 4 foot tall.

After years of hanging in the showroom collecting dust, we came up with the plan to hang a chain hoist for moving the chandelier up and down for service, and then having a dead-hang cable installed when it's in it's resting place. We also had the electric to the chandelier redone. After several days of planning, building some custom parts, we had the rigging team go in and start installing the custom rigging parts. When done, the chandelier came down to the ground. This was a great day. Years of dust sitting there will now be gone.

The timing was Great for this rigging project. At this time, production was putting in a new show which involved new sets, speakers, redo the fly system for lighting and new lighting equipment. Working with the great house crew, In-House Production supplied the extra crews to install this new show. In-House Production had, Carpenters, Lighting Tech, Audio Tech, Video Tech, Riggers and Loaders.

Load-in was fun. Most stages you work at have the load-in door on the ground level. Not this place. You unload the truck, push the sets down a long walkway to a chain hoist, hook your sets to the chain hoist and pull it up along the wall for about 30 feet. No Large Service Elevator here. Rolling cases go down a long hall to the service elevator. This service elevator is the size of a large people elevator. Great for cases and small items that roll, but not sets. From ground to stage is about 10 minutes if the elevator is working.

At the end of the day, everyone was happy. The load in went great, the showroom was able to clean their chandelier, new carpets, new seats down front and production had a great show. It was a very good day.

If you have a need Stagehand Labor, Rigging, Staging or Rigging Rental, call In-House Production at 702-631-4748 or email us at info@ihplabor.com.  

WHAT ARE WE DOING AT IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION

BOTTOMS TO DISPLAY CASE

To give you some Ideas as to what we have been doing at In-House Production, have a look at some of the photos I have added to this blog. For the past several months, it seems like some of our jobs In-House Production has involved Rigging and Rigging Design, Installation, Dismantle from hanging tons from the ceiling to working with some very Breakable Glass items. Our Crews can work in that GLASS SHOP or with NON-BREAKABLE GEAR

BOTTOMS AND SIDE TO DISPLAY CASE

DISPLAY CASE GLASS SIDE DOLLIES

Some of the photos show some Cases we have build for storage of Glass Display Cases. Dollies to hold Glass for the sides of the displays and the bottom and tops in slid in custom cases. This is one of the many items we have build or installed. 

DOLLIES WITH-OUT GLASS

One of our new builds are "CHICAGO BEAM CLAMPS". What is a CHICAGO BEAM CLAMP you ask. This is one of those 3" channel with an eye-bolt in the center, Slip Resistant Notches and Clamp Tabs that go over the Flange of the I-Beam. You have seen them, you have used them, We have a NAME for them, "CHICAGO BEAM CLAMPS". Royle came up with a great name for the beam clamps, and you heard it here first. We did not design them, We MADE THEM BETTER. Look for Photos in our Next Blog.

DIVERTER SHEAVES  TO MOVE CABLE DOWN-STAGE

Diverters used to move lift cable Down-Stage for a special project we are working on. 

IF YOU HAVE A NEED FOR THAT SPECIAL HELP, WORKING ON DESIGNS AND TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THE IDEA, OR NEED HELP WITH HOW-TO

GIVE IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION A CALL AT 702-631-4748

NEED TO RENT SOME RIGGING GEAR, GIVE ROYLE A CALL

NEED THAT EVENT LABOR INSTALL CREW, GIVE CHASE A CALL

NEED TO PURCHASE ONE OF THE ITEMS WE SALE, GIVE KYLA A CALL

IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION LIKES TO HELP.

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NEW PIPE GRID FOR LIGHTING

BUILDING AND INSTALLING THIS LIGHTING 1-1/2" PIPE GRID.                      It was great working with Jim Reid with JR Lighting. JR Lighting gave In-House Production a call to supply and install this      1-1/2" pipe grid used to hang Lighting Instruments from for a new room in the news studio. After the site survey, In-House Production came up with what would be needed to accomplish this project. Custom Steel Brackets, 1/4" Aircraft Cable, Shackles, Pipe Hangers, 1-1/2" Schedule 40 Black Pipe and T Clamps to Bolt the Cross Pipes Together. Parts.

After meeting Jim with JR Lighting and the Studios Project Manager Mark, I let both know, hanging this Grid in this designated space was no problem. This is what In-House Production does. All we need was 2 days and a clear floor to hang this Grid. I then let Jim know I had the perfect crew to install this grid and Jim knew the both of them. Jim's Brother and Nephew.

If you know of the JR's (Reid's), you will have guessed there were 3 JR's involved with this project. Jim Reid went into Lighting, Joe Reid went into Rigging and Joe's son followed his dad and became a Rigger too. As you look at the photo, you will see Joe and Joe.  The first Joe with the long sleeves in the photo is Jim's Brother and the other Joe is Joe's son. So we have Joe Reid and Joe Reid installing the grid and Jim Reid with JR Lighting asking In-House Production to do this job. In-House Production does Rigging. 

You would think, JR would wear In-House Production shirts on the job, but no, they had on JR Lighting shirts. Take a close look. JR's wearing JR Lighting shirts. It fit. JR Lighting Rigging job done by In-House Production.

NEED A PIPE GRID, NEED A LIGHTING GRID, GIVE IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION A CALL AT 702-631-4748 OR EMAIL US AT: INFO@IHPLABOR.COM.

Photos for the Blog

NEWY YEARS EAVE PARTY SET-UP AND BLUEMAN OPENING PARTY AT THE MONTE CARLO HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS.