Floor Tom Leg Installation

[@patrickegal7578]

i'd recommend putting some blue painters tape on both sides of the shell -- then put the marks on the tape. Tape will also help avoid drill entrance/exit splintering. Also recommend taking the head off first and use a triangle/square to align the holes perpendicular to the bottom bearing edge. "recommend".

[@timothyjeffcoat5304]

Thanks for the instructions! Great job!

[@wbgo]

Seems like the bracket could work at different heights, depending on the lenght of the leg. Looks like your's (Rick) is a little closer to the bottom of the drum than the top of the drum. Does it matter?

[@macabury]

I basically copied the format on my other floor toms and haven't had any issues at all. Only problem I see with setting the brackets up higher, is the legs would rise above the top rim of the drum if you were to set the tom lower to the ground.

[@wbgo]

Thanks for the info, Rick. I just eye-balled it from other floor toms, and it seems to work okay. Only problem is that I didn't consider that any side to side skew error (bracket not exactly vertical with itself) would be multiplied. So, one leg is visibly cocked, but I can correct for that at the footprint by rotating the leg inside the bracket. Tough to describe this shit!

[@leocomerford]

3:26 I'm not completely sure myself, but I think a reamer is good for jobs like that.

[@adamxrobson]

i did this today and it worked perfectly thanks man

[@augustwestusa]

I have a floor tom, with legs like yours and for some strange reason, one leg slips. I cannot figure it out.

[@loslobos9461]

Last question. Do you recall the brand of mounts you purchased? Thx.

[@macabury]

You can order Yamaha mounts and legs, but you'll pay a fortune. I used Gibraltar and they work great.

[@loslobos9461]

Thanks for the great video. I want to do exactly as you have done with your tom. I also have a Yamaha, but it's an Absolute Maple. Before I do this, in your estimation, what will adding legs do to the value of the kit? Thanks.

[@macabury]

All I know is, my tom is way more valuable to ME now, because that's how I like my set up. You could have Neil Peart's kit, but if it doesn't suit your playing style... not worth much at all. Happy drumming! :)

[@bshubo]

what is the spacing around the drum? thanks

[@RickAmsbury]

Hi Bobby, I simply used the number of lugs as a guide to evenly space the mounts around the drum. I just went by eye. There are three legs, so as long as you form a decent tripod, you're good to go. Each leg is bent at the bottom to give a wider radius when you rotate them, so you'll have no trouble if you're off by a few millimetres in any given direction. Cheers

[@supermechdragonslayer]

how did you make the holes straight and level and how did you figure out where to put them because that's the thing i'm most scared of

[@macabury]

+ilian senovski Hey, sorry for taking so long to get back! Was on a bit of a holiday. I used a small level to make sure I wasn't too far out in either direction. Use a sharpie, or something similar to mark the holes first, then use the level to check the balance. I'm no expert at leg installation, but the toms I did have worked perfectly ever since :) Cheers, Rick

[@macabury]

+ilian senovski As far as where to put them... I just used my existing floor toms as an example. I wouldn't spent too much time worrying about it. As long as the three legs are in a similar position, you will be good to go.

[@supermechdragonslayer]

+Rick Amsbury thank you so much now i will able to freaking use my floor tom AND my ride *boom*

[@macabury]

Nice :)

[@gabedroppo5814]

+ilian senovski Yeah I mounted my floor tom right where the high tom goes and it worked. And I get what you mean by getting scared, lol I know how you feel having one kit and experimenting with it is intimidating!

[@TempoDrift1480]

I'm willing to bet this is gonna be a disaster.

[@anitapope5961]

Come ON!! LOL

[@stu40421]

so bad to see good drum drill a unecessary hole so many product doesn't need to drill a hole