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my stave drum experiment
Todd Norris:
Wow, 1.25" that's a monster! I've not seen anyone not do the inside so it will be interesting to hear what you think of it. If you do finish the inside, it will also be interesting to see what thickness you end up at.
Bill Bachman:
This is seriously cool. What machine is that? A planer? Is there play where the drum spool mount sits on the bar? Wouldn't that effect how it gets into round? How would/will you go about trimming the inside to make it round?
I love these projects.
dizz:
Hi Bill
Thanks for stopping in to my thread.
What you're looking at is simply a router table with an unrelated crossbar to support the drum. The crossbar is not intended to be a precision mount, but just to take some of the weight of the drum. Looking at the picture you can see that any play involved with the crossbar:shelljig marriage will only take the drum further from the blade and not closer, so it's not an issue. It just helps take some of the weight and keep it somewhat in the correct area. As you can imagine that oak is pretty heavy to deal with by hand alone.
The precision elements involved are 1) the 2 side disks attached to the shell and the router itself (it can be adjusted up or down with a total range of about 2". I've added some pix to illustrate better what the tool is doing.
The 4 blocks on the top board keep the shell from moving laterally too much.
PS After seeing your hi hat stand idea, I'm sure you are capable of building a stave drum as long as you have some tools. That hi hat is really a great idea.
Bob Dias:
Dizz!
It looks great. Gotta love those router jigs.
Can't wait to see/hear the finished shell. Now that I am settled in in CO, time to get my shop back in order!
You'll love the sound and look of the oak.
cheers, Bob
Vintage Ludwig:
Ive been thinking of buying a Brady 8x14 Sheaoak stave snare. This is pretty cool and looking forward to how it turns out. Hats off to you for doing this. Its lots of work but gratifying in the end Im sure!
Cool stuff 8)
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