Platforms, Leggings, Wagons, and Stairs

Practical units of scenery have to function like a (a)   .

• Real house

• Play house

• Fake house

• Inexpensive house

The most common practical unit of scenery is the (a)   .

• Flat

• Stair unit

• Platform

• Dutchman

One of the most common ways to leg up a platform is to use (a)   .

• Nails

• C-clamps

• White glue

• Carriage bolts

Cut 6 legs to the height of your platform, minus (a)   inch to allow for the plywood top.

• 1 Inch

• 3/4 Inch

• 1/2 inch

• 2 Inches

C-clamp and drill holes for (a)   legs to leg up a standard 4 foot by 8 foot platform.

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 8

After you drill the holes, set the bolts using a (a)   , put on a washer and hex nut, and tighten down the hex nut with a wrench or socket set.

• Hammer

• Shur-form

• Hacksaw

• Tack hammer

If the legs are over 16 inches tall, it's a good idea to plumb the legs and apply 2 extra (a)   to each leg.

• Carriage bolts

• C-clamps

• Diagonal braces

• Drywall screws

_____________ legs, a type of compression legging, are 2x4 legs that are nailed or screwed together in an L shape and sit directly under the platform bracing.

• Hog trough
• Cantilevered

• Rough hewn

• Split Rail

Wagons that go on and off stage in a fixed line need (a)   .

• Swivel casters

• Extra large casters

• Rigid casters

• Extra small casters

A wagon that turns in a circle is called a (a)   .

• Merry-go-round

• Turntable

• Swiveler

• Roundabout