It's mid-spring already. The seasons are just whizzing by. Let me get this article finished so I can go outside and play. The topic for today's epistle is counterweight arbors. A counterweight arbor is a metal frame that rides in a guide track.
Lets start off with getting the weights into the arbor.
Just for giggles, let's assume you've just started loading a production of Kiss Me Kate into your local high school theatre which is equipped with a full counterweight rigging system, including a grid and loading bridge. The first thing you'll want to do is hang the onstage lighting. So you bring down the battens that have been designated for lighting. Lowering these battens causes the counterweight arbors to raise to the loading bridge. Send two minions to the loading bridge and keep the rest onstage to hang the lights.