Bigger Hammer

04/16/2022

Do you have a Leatherman habit?

REVIEW - Ok, I admit I'm a Leatherman multi-tool fanboy. I’ve had one in my EDC since 1984 when the PST was released and use these wonderful tools every day.

01/18/2022

Let Freedom Ring.

Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech text and audio

07/12/2021

We're looking forward to partnering with USITT to present this Arena Ground Rigging webinar.

This course offers virtual on-the-job training for riggers of all experience levels. We will focus on the functional aspects of ground rigging, including (but not limited to): identifying chalk markings, building baskets and bridles, how to properly tie-on ropes to send steel, truss wrapping, equipment inspection, and motor usage and troubleshooting.

This course is worth 1.5 ETCP renewal credits and will be limited to 25 participants.

ETCP, MAC, PERG, TSP..., ACN, BPGAP, DMX, NAMM, RDM, sACN, USITT... What do all these acronyms have in common? ESTA. Come for a swim in our alphabet soup!

03/25/2021

LA keeping it 💯

After 3+ years of detailed analysis, NREL has released the Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study (LA100). Watch to learn about pathways LA could take to re...

03/24/2021

The best vaccine? The one you’re offered! TL;DR They’re all great.

What a vaccine's "efficacy rate" actually means.Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOIn the US, the first two available Covid-19 vaccines were the o...

03/07/2021

Sound like a decent multi-plier for the dough.

Bibury Titanium 18-in-1 multitool reviewBy Garry Kolb / March 5, 2021 March 5, 2021 / Reviews / Multi-tool / 2 Comments REVIEW – We all need tools from time to time. Little fixes around the house require the right tool. Multitools aim to be the go-to solution for a lot of these types of jobs by in...

02/10/2021

Wow, regarding table saws before this invention, “The CPSC says table saws result in about $4B in damage annually. The market for table saws is about $200-400M. This is a product that does almost 10x in damage as the market size. There’s a disconnect — these costs are borne by individuals, the medical system, workers comp — and not paid by the power tools company. Because of that, there’s not that much incentive to improve the safety of these tools.”

This is the mentality we all need to fight against.

In a recent issue of the MachinePix newsletter, Kane Hsieh interviewed Dr. Steve Gass, the inventor of the SawStop, the table saw

01/23/2021

Up Rigging 101: How to wrap a beam. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for future "how to" rigging videos. Hopefully you'll get a chance to practice these skills sooner rather than later!

The basics - pulling a point, wrapping a beam and striking a point. A little bit of rope management thrown in for good measure.

11/07/2020

We’re excited that there’s a path to a national plan to take COVID seriously and get us all back to work and bring concerts & events back. 2021 is looking brighter!

10/18/2020

The Blind Pig’s story is replicated across 1000s of venues across the country.

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10/10/2020

Time well spent watching DeRay McKesson and Tariq Meyers - Harnessing activism as a catalyst for change in the workplace

Culture Amp is committed to building a world of work where everyone can thrive, which is impossible without organizational justice. We’re committed to designing our organization for equity.