Advances in 3D printing have come a long way over the last few years. Flyhouse recently brought a 3D printer on to our team and we are excited to see what it can do. To break it in, we created a basic locking ring and waited an hour to see what would come of it. […]
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30 Seconds in the Shop (Performer Flying Training)
Most days are normal (and busy) in the Flyhouse shop. Fabricate, rinse and repeat. On certain days, theater groups come in and test out our performer flying Ziplifts before they use them in a show. Today one of those days. Lookingglass Theater in conjunction with The Actor’s Gymnasium trained on our system for an upcoming touring show in Atlanta.
30 Seconds in the Shop (Aloft)
Flyhouse is taking 30 Seconds in the Shop on the road this week to a project we have been working on. When a 109-year-old church becomes the new performance space for an aerial and circus arts training facility, Flyhouse got the call to produce a brand new rigging grid system. Flyhouse has worked with Aloft Loft and Aloft Circus […]
30 Seconds in the Shop [Flyhouse Washers]
Each week we will take you back to our warehouse or on-site for 30 seconds to see what is being done to offer custom solutions to our rigging projects. This week we finalize some of our custom Flyhouse washers for an upcoming project.
30 Seconds in the Shop (Angle Brackets)
Ever wanted to see what goes on behind-the-scenes at Flyhouse? Each week we will take you back to our warehouse or on-site for 30 seconds to see what is being done to offer custom solutions to our rigging projects. This week we are making angle brackets which required cutting through small steel angle.
Theatrical Rigging in Under Eight Minutes
Think you know the mechanics behind theatrical rigging? When a performer is flying across the stage, Chicago Flyhouse makes it look like there is no effort involved. A few years ago, Chicago Revealed did a short feature on the behind-the-scenes work of how our customized solutions happen on a daily basis. Want to know more about our […]
