Study on costing for various fire retardants and treatments

Flame stop, Christopher Obal http://www.flamestop.com/ Flame stop 1, cloth “b”, 1500-2000sf/5gal 5gal = $190 Flame stop 2, wood “a”, 125sf/gal 55gal = $1333.33 Flame stop 3, latex paint additive “b”, 1pt/gal $28.99/pt? 1000 4×8 double sided = 64;000sf = 512 gal = $13,333.30 100 gallons of paint = 100pt = $2899.00 Universal fire shield, Bill http://www.firechemicals.com/ F2000 […]

Fabrication clamps and welding

For some reason, I tend to weld a lot of rectangles, and cubes, out of steel tubing. 99% of the time, it’s 1″ x 1″ x 1/8″ wall. For along time, I have been using these Wilton 90 degree corner clamps that I bought at Lowe’s, for something like $30 a piece. They are light […]

Music and Audio in Escape Rooms

RFID technology

Lighting

I am a big fan of lighting. I like it alot. It can make or break the feeling of a room.    

Keypads

Keypads, there are alot out there, and I have used them all. Here is what I like and don’t like about them, and when I like to use each one.

Maglocks

Let’s talk about maglocks, what ones I like to use (and belive me we use alot), and when to use each one.  

Tech in Escape Rooms Recap

I am linking here a copy of the presentation I did at the Room Escape Conference in Chicago, 2016. It was a first level overview of the type of tech used in escape rooms. I am also putting here a copy of the 2nd presentation I did, covering a bit more advanced hardware. We are […]

Escape Game Generations

In the article  “Room Escape Artist: What are the definitions of each of the four generations of escape rooms?” which can be found here Shawn Fischtein of Escape Games Canada was quoted on what the 4 basic “generations” of escape games in the world right now were. Alot of people seem to have a problem with these […]