I wanna make a stave soon. Would you be willing to make and sell a jig? I don't have access to a c&c machine and I think it would make building a stave a hell of a lot easier.
@calebandrewmichael - Unfortunately I quit working for the company that has all of that equipment or I would be happy to. I could send you my drawings for it and you could perhaps find a local millwork shop to make it for you. Let me know if you want that and we can work out how to get them to you.
I got the idea of the jig from someone else on YouTube. I don't recall who. I tried the strap clamps on a dry run, but the jig was much faster and easier to use. Properly designed, the jig offers just as even pressure. One advantage of strap clamps is they will work with any drum diameter while the jig only works for the diameter it was designed for.
Nice work! I recently made a jig for rounding the outside of the shell on a router table. Think of it as a ferris wheel above the cutter. You need to fix an mdf or plywood disc on either side of the shell (discs bolted together) to hold it in place, then a metal rod goes through the centre of each disc and you can rotate the drum while the router bit shaves a little material off the outside of the shell. It works pretty well and gives a perfectly round drum that just needs a little sanding!
Thanks for the post... A lathe would make several processes easier, but it is certainly not needed. I would have used one if I had access to it, but now that I have done it this way, I kind of like the idea of sanding down... I purchased my hardware online. There are a ton of sites to choose from. You will have to go to a hardware store to get longer screws, and I used lock washers to make certain nothing works loose... I was going to try and sell this until I heard it. It sounds great!
Nicely done. I plan to do one soon and was thinking I needed a lathe to turn it to the desired thickness, but after watching yours and Murry's videos I guess that I don't. Does yours sound as good as it looks?
I wanna make a stave soon. Would you be willing to make and sell a jig? I don't have access to a c&c machine and I think it would make building a stave a hell of a lot easier.
calebandrewmichael 1 month ago
@calebandrewmichael - Unfortunately I quit working for the company that has all of that equipment or I would be happy to. I could send you my drawings for it and you could perhaps find a local millwork shop to make it for you. Let me know if you want that and we can work out how to get them to you.
bmckenzie69 1 month ago
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Mikelikes2rock 1 month ago
I got the idea of the jig from someone else on YouTube. I don't recall who. I tried the strap clamps on a dry run, but the jig was much faster and easier to use. Properly designed, the jig offers just as even pressure. One advantage of strap clamps is they will work with any drum diameter while the jig only works for the diameter it was designed for.
bmckenzie69 1 month ago
Why you even need a plywood jig for gluing? Using strap clamps gives you much more even pressure.
apinakapinastorba 1 month ago
Lesson learned: Mute
incubatorjesus 3 months ago
Nice work! I recently made a jig for rounding the outside of the shell on a router table. Think of it as a ferris wheel above the cutter. You need to fix an mdf or plywood disc on either side of the shell (discs bolted together) to hold it in place, then a metal rod goes through the centre of each disc and you can rotate the drum while the router bit shaves a little material off the outside of the shell. It works pretty well and gives a perfectly round drum that just needs a little sanding!
Phrase 3 months ago
Thanks for the post... A lathe would make several processes easier, but it is certainly not needed. I would have used one if I had access to it, but now that I have done it this way, I kind of like the idea of sanding down... I purchased my hardware online. There are a ton of sites to choose from. You will have to go to a hardware store to get longer screws, and I used lock washers to make certain nothing works loose... I was going to try and sell this until I heard it. It sounds great!
bmckenzie69 7 months ago
Where did you purchase the hardware?
drumfun1210 7 months ago
Nicely done. I plan to do one soon and was thinking I needed a lathe to turn it to the desired thickness, but after watching yours and Murry's videos I guess that I don't. Does yours sound as good as it looks?
drumfun1210 7 months ago