Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Make A Barrel Drum

Your 55-gallon drums will produce drum tones.


Creative people make instruments from just about anything. You can manufacture a drum set out of simple 55-gallon barrels. Use plastic or metal barrels to create a blend of percussive sounds that mimic the tones heard on a traditional drum set. In fact, you can connect the drums together to manufacture a complete drum set. Start your drum set with four plastic 55-gallon drums and one metal 55-gallon drum. Locate drums used for food storage and not for chemical storage to ensure the drums are safe to use.


Instructions


1. Position the plastic 55-gallon drum upside down. Measure about 8 inches down from the top and draw a line around the entire drum. This will be your bass drum.


2. Drill a 1/2-inch hole on the left side, right side and backside of the drum. Use the line as your position indicator.


3. Cut one-fourth of the length off the bottom of the second plastic drum, using a circular saw or a table saw. This will be your bass tom drum.


4. Place the drum upside down. Drill a 1/2-inch hole about 4 inches down from the top of the drum. Secure the drum to the hole on the left side of the base drum with a 1/2-inch bolt and nut.


5. Cut the third plastic drum in half, using a circular saw or a table saw. This will be your mid-range tom drum.


6. Place the drum upside down. Drill a 1/2-inch hole about 4-inches down from the top of the drum. Secure the drum to the hole on the backside of the base drum with a 1/2-inch bolt and nut.


7. Cut three-fourths of length off the bottom of the fourth plastic drum with a circular saw or a table saw. This will be your treble tom drum.


8. Place the drum upside down. Drill a 1/2-inch hole about 4-inches down from the top of the drum. Secure the drum to the hole on the right side of the base drum with a 1/2-inch bolt and nut.


9. Cut 90-percent off the bottom of the metal drum, using a circular saw or a table saw. This acts as your snare drum.


10. Place the drum upside down. Drill a 1/2-inch hole about 4-inches down from the top of the drum.


11. Drill a 1/2-inch hole about 8-inches down on the right side of the treble tom.


12. Secure the snare drum to the hole on the right side of the treble tom drum with a 1/2-inch bolt and nut.

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