Re: Lightweight Theater walls

On Fri, 23 May 2008 14:03:05 +0100, <WilliamMLovell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Thank you all for this discussion.  It has been very insightful. I
> will find a book on scenery construction.
>
> Just a note on metal framing. If you get angled aluminum or angled
> steel you will not need to do any welding. You can get it in 12 foot
> lengths and if you look at one end it looks like an L. A product that
> Home Depot calls "Angled Slotted Steel" is also predrilled with many
> holes so it is lighter than solid angled steel. That way it can be
> attached to a panel and attached to neighbouring sections. By using
> bolts, it is easily attached and detached with normal tools and does
> not damage the frame (like screws in wood).
>


The torsional stiffness is very low though.