A few projects are coming to a close this month and more are beginning. Here’s where we are in September. Projects Wrapping Up Wintrust Arena (Chicago) Little Caesars Arena (Detroit) In-Progress Projects Geneseo High School (Geneseo) Willow Creek Church (Crystal Lake) York High School (Elmhurst) Indiana University (Bloomington) Harris Theater (Chicago) Drury Lane (Oak Brook) […]
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Using Stop Sleeves and Oval Compression Sleeves
Have you ever thought about the difference between stop sleeves and compression sleeves? If you’re in the rigging industry, they are standard items used on the job. What if you used wire rope that was powder coated? Would that make a difference? Flyhouse tested some scenarios to give you a better sense of what they […]
Understanding Lighting Safety Cables
How much do you know about the lighting safety cables you are using for your theater or arena? Do you know which method of attachment is best to secure the lights in preventing an accident? Our shop got curious about this so we decided to make our own and test the math behind it to […]
Loading the Flatbed
Loading Steel I-Beams on to a flatbed truck is not an easy task. Luckily our shop bridge crane does the heavy lifting. Here’s a quick snippet for one of the dozen beams to loaded.
Where’s Flyhouse?
One of the perks of doing all the work we do at Flyhouse is the places we get to see during that time. We not only work in our own backyard of Chicago, we rack up the frequent flyer miles all over the world. Here’s a sample of what we are doing in July. […]
Jay O. Glerum Rigging Master Classes
In the world of theater, especially among those devoted to the craft of stage rigging, one name has always been synonymous with providing the highest level of safety and technical knowledge available: Jay Glerum. Glerum is the author of the Stage Rigging Handbook, an essential how-to guide kept in the bag of every rigger as a […]
