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13 years agoCutting down a tom w/re-rings
Make sure you use an appropriate saw blade on the table saw.
13 years agoSlingerland lugs
Thanks, So 60's chrome should interchange with 50's chrome I guess.
13 years agoSlingerland lugs
Are there any differences between the Sound King lugs from the 50's and those from later on (other than age of course)
13 years agoIs it blasphemy?
It's blasphemy if you talk about it. It's sacrilege if you actually do it.
13 years agoVintage looking BDP???
Thanks, I'll try Jammin Sam.
13 years agoSlingerland lug inserts ? How to clean up?
A .22 gun cleaning brush works great for the insides.
13 years agolate 40"s 7x14 Radio King project help
Outstanding!
13 years agoVintage looking BDP???
My late 50's Radio Kings are Black Diamond Pearl. I'm restoring another snare that I'd like to match. I bought a sheet of BDP from one of the usual...
13 years agoNickel Plating at Home
The plating come out fine on the tom mount. The problem is that I should have spent a lot more time finishing the surface before I plated it. My go...
13 years agoNickel Plating at Home
This is just for nickel. Every other material needs another setup. They do have a thing called "copy chrome" that is supposed to be nearly identical...
13 years agoNickel Plating at Home
Not too bad really, the difficult part is getting the part you are plating cleaned up and polished prior to plating. If you don't it's a garbage-in...
13 years agoNickel Plating at Home
I'll post a T-rod "before/after" picture tonight. I've got a pretty thrashed tom mount in process right now that should be interesting.
13 years agoNickel Plating at Home
Within the last year I purchased a set of late 50's Slingerland Radio Kings. The hardware is nickel plated. I've been going through these cleaning th...
13 years agoClamshell Strainer Tips?
I just spent a few hours attempting to adjust my clamshell strainer using the various tips in this and my previous (mis-spelled) thread. I have reach...
14 years ago