Dustin | April 6, 2009
This week’s episode is about drilling holes for your drums hardware. All that time put into accurately laying out your drum is worthless if you can’t drill a hole exactly where the layout lines intersect. I’ll show you how to use a brad point drill bit to create very precise pilots holes. Then we’ll use [...]
Dustin | March 15, 2009
This week’s episode is all about shell layout. Precise layout is key to keeping all the hardware on your drum straight and even. I’ll show you where to apply masking tape to the drum to keep from getting any marks on the finished shell. Then I’ll demonstrate how to use a combination square and a [...]
Dustin | March 7, 2009
This weeks episode is a short one detailing the preparation of a drums edges. This is the first step in the construction process because we need a nice square edge to reference from when marking out our lug locations. Also a flat and true edge is paramount for cutting proper bearing edges. If the edges [...]
Dustin | February 20, 2009
In this episode I make a truing/marking jig. On one side is a layout mat which is used for marking the hardware locations on a drum shell. On the opposite side is glued a sheet of glass. When sandpaper is attached to the glass it will be used to flatten the edges of a drum [...]
Dustin | February 13, 2009
Before building any drums, we must build two jigs to make it possible to work on round shells. In this episode I’ll show you how to make parts for these jigs from 1/2″ mdf using a router guided by a straightedge. Download This Episode.
