i've tried to repair old cymbals.. welding doesnt work... kills tone. drilling the end of a crack lasts a while. draw a good line, tin snips, a file, good heavy wet/dry sandpaper helps a lot. i've only taken wide lip chinas and big crashes down, so i dont know much about sound. i broke an 18 A zildjian rock crash to 16.5 to 12" rock crash, and now it's very bell like, or heavy crashy spash sounding. works good between chinas in slow metal shit. hope that helped.
@jayisamazazing if you're just shaving the radius all around, 1/2" or so, it's fine. but if you wanna take a chunk out of a b20 cymbal, take your time, and snip off as much as you cut into it... if you take 1" from the radius, cut 1" into the circumfrence of it, then cut it, and repeat. takes time, but it beats shelling out 200 bucks for a new cymbal. don't rush it, i have, and it can make new cracks. and smooth it out, don't wanna do a catch and slice yourself. :)
DUDE!!! IF IT HAS A SCRATCH JUST CUT A ''U'' SHAPE AROUND THE BROKEN PLACE NOTTHE CYMBAL AROUND IT KINDA MESSES UP THE SOUUND TO CUT IT IN A FULL CYRCLE YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT SOME PLACE WHERE THEY CUT THEM IN A HIGH POWER SPEED WITH WATER (SORRY ABOUT CAP'S MY BUTTON IS STUCK) BUT NICE VIDEO ANYWAY'S
@Huargos1 i have done key holes, u's v's and nothing has worked better than cutting evenly the whole way around. this cymbal has not cracked since i cut it, while the other one which i had use other techniques... well.. it is no longer mountable. :)
lol duuuude i did this too!!!! i made a 16 b8 into a 14" b8 now its amillion times better, but i used my schools plasma cutter, not scissors. lol, also try hammering it with a teardrop dolly and a rubber hammer. i did that also and it makes it much better
haha well cracked cymbals are useless to me, they have a messed up sound and they always get worse, so i figure if i just cut the whole thing smaller there should be no stress points
What are you using to cut? Are those just plain steel snips?
snareplayr23 8 months ago
@snareplayr23 yes.
Sc0ttPrian 8 months ago
i've tried to repair old cymbals.. welding doesnt work... kills tone. drilling the end of a crack lasts a while. draw a good line, tin snips, a file, good heavy wet/dry sandpaper helps a lot. i've only taken wide lip chinas and big crashes down, so i dont know much about sound. i broke an 18 A zildjian rock crash to 16.5 to 12" rock crash, and now it's very bell like, or heavy crashy spash sounding. works good between chinas in slow metal shit. hope that helped.
roatking 8 months ago
@roatking its good to hear from others using the same techniques :)
Sc0ttPrian 8 months ago
@Sc0ttPrian gotta learn to do, with the budget we're (at least i'm) on!
roatking 8 months ago
did useing those metal cutter sissors cut it good or did it crack or fracture the cymbal any more?
jayisamazazing 10 months ago
@jayisamazazing they worked perfectly. years later, the cymbal is fine.
Sc0ttPrian 9 months ago
@jayisamazazing if you're just shaving the radius all around, 1/2" or so, it's fine. but if you wanna take a chunk out of a b20 cymbal, take your time, and snip off as much as you cut into it... if you take 1" from the radius, cut 1" into the circumfrence of it, then cut it, and repeat. takes time, but it beats shelling out 200 bucks for a new cymbal. don't rush it, i have, and it can make new cracks. and smooth it out, don't wanna do a catch and slice yourself. :)
roatking 8 months ago
DUDE!!! IF IT HAS A SCRATCH JUST CUT A ''U'' SHAPE AROUND THE BROKEN PLACE NOTTHE CYMBAL AROUND IT KINDA MESSES UP THE SOUUND TO CUT IT IN A FULL CYRCLE YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT SOME PLACE WHERE THEY CUT THEM IN A HIGH POWER SPEED WITH WATER (SORRY ABOUT CAP'S MY BUTTON IS STUCK) BUT NICE VIDEO ANYWAY'S
Huargos1 11 months ago
@Huargos1 i have done key holes, u's v's and nothing has worked better than cutting evenly the whole way around. this cymbal has not cracked since i cut it, while the other one which i had use other techniques... well.. it is no longer mountable. :)
Sc0ttPrian 11 months ago
@Sc0ttPrian hmmm made me wonder i think ur righti have a cracked cymbal just now i guess try ur technique for the sake of it lol thx 4 replying XD
Huargos1 11 months ago
lol duuuude i did this too!!!! i made a 16 b8 into a 14" b8 now its amillion times better, but i used my schools plasma cutter, not scissors. lol, also try hammering it with a teardrop dolly and a rubber hammer. i did that also and it makes it much better
oKookieMnstro 1 year ago
that would suck to crack a sabian vault
drummerdog80 2 years ago 2
What size is Cymbal A?
Ojochris1 2 years ago
16 inches
Sc0ttPrian 2 years ago
damn vault are kick asses:s great voice and sound
imabitch4u 2 years ago
I'll buy that cymbal if you still have it.
a1gold174 3 years ago
ehh i still use it actually, i dont really have cash to replace it haha
Sc0ttPrian 3 years ago
lol k
a1gold174 3 years ago
@a1gold174 still interested in buying? haha
Sc0ttPrian 9 months ago
ever heard of cymbal repair?
hotvenue 3 years ago
nahh
Sc0ttPrian 3 years ago
couldn't you have picked a cymbal that wasn't a sabin vault?
haha
like a sabian b8 or something..ha
untahio 3 years ago
UHMMMMMMMMMMM
Lol you better be joking haha
Sc0ttPrian 3 years ago
yeah...where did you come up with that idea?
untahio 3 years ago
haha well cracked cymbals are useless to me, they have a messed up sound and they always get worse, so i figure if i just cut the whole thing smaller there should be no stress points
Sc0ttPrian 3 years ago
china cymbals already sound like shit,so do you think that if i did that to my 12" china it would do anything?
untahio 3 years ago
hmm 12 inches isnt that big...
it depends on the material.
i had a 16" china a while back i had cracked,
i cut it downand it made a Real nice splash,
but it had a crack near the bell so it didnt ring properly.
currently i have a china i cut down and it just sounds like a trash can lid so its hard to say which chinas will sound good cut down
if its cracked id say go for it! at least itl stop the crack.
Sc0ttPrian 3 years ago
that poor vault crash. :'[
Crumpledthomas 3 years ago
super duper gay...:)
DirtyScary 3 years ago
LOL
Sc0ttPrian 3 years ago
what about the long slinky of a dangeling peiceÉlol! U just chucked on the floor and left it offÉlol!
DirtyScary 3 years ago
that slinky would stab you in the eye when your playing.lol
DirtyScary 3 years ago
Lol i know ishoulda kept it. it went up it wouldnt stay under the cymbal cause of the way i cut it aparently...
Sc0ttPrian 3 years ago