I currently have a Balazs iBox with the 1-1/4" thick manufactured wood drum and it works well, particularly with 50lbs of sand on top of the drum to reduce the vibration. But it’s winter and I was feeling up for a fun little project.
How thick a platform needs to be is certainly debatable but I’ve always liked the look of the really thick, heavy wood platforms:
There are two other great examples and build details in this thread: http://www.speedbagforum.com/forums/...ead.php?t=4606
Originally I was just going to buy a ¼ sheet of ¾” plywood, cut two circles out and glue and screw them to my existing drum but when I checked the price of a ¼ sheet of regular plywood and saw full sheets of 5/8” Baltic birch for not a lot more money I bought a full sheet of the birch. To make transport easier I had the store cut the sheet into eight 2’ x 2’ squares. I never use anything larger than a small size bag so that's plenty big enough for my needs.
Last weekend a buddy and I made up a jig for his router and cut all the squares into circles and routed a rounded edge for the top and bottom boards. I’ll use 6 or maybe even 7 layers for my Balazs setup in the garage and save a piece or two to add to an old homemade platform I’m going to mount in my basement eventually.
Stay tuned; pictures to follow.....
How thick a platform needs to be is certainly debatable but I’ve always liked the look of the really thick, heavy wood platforms:
There are two other great examples and build details in this thread: http://www.speedbagforum.com/forums/...ead.php?t=4606
Originally I was just going to buy a ¼ sheet of ¾” plywood, cut two circles out and glue and screw them to my existing drum but when I checked the price of a ¼ sheet of regular plywood and saw full sheets of 5/8” Baltic birch for not a lot more money I bought a full sheet of the birch. To make transport easier I had the store cut the sheet into eight 2’ x 2’ squares. I never use anything larger than a small size bag so that's plenty big enough for my needs.
Last weekend a buddy and I made up a jig for his router and cut all the squares into circles and routed a rounded edge for the top and bottom boards. I’ll use 6 or maybe even 7 layers for my Balazs setup in the garage and save a piece or two to add to an old homemade platform I’m going to mount in my basement eventually.
Stay tuned; pictures to follow.....
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