I figure posting here instead of sending a pm is better in case someone has a similar question.....
Anyway I just got the i-box today and have a 30" maple drum comming my way.
I remember reading that ChrisM has a similar setup.
ChrisM I assume that you had to install the 30" drum off center (front to back) in order to make the 30" drum work. Do you find that this works well for you.
I was thinking about getting another plate of steel to add support to the offset 30" drum. Something like a 14" dia. by 11 gauge or so. I would attach this to the plate on the i-box frame (off center) then I would attach my drum to the new plate. From your experience is this necessary? I don't want to over kill or over think this. But I would like to do it all now while I'm in the construction phase.
Now that you have used your i-box and 30" drum for a while, are there any improvments that you have thought of doing. Anything that I shoud do before I get r done. My plane was to set the drum off center so that the middle of the swivel falls just inside the flat plate. I would then drill thru the drum and steel plate for three of my swivel bolts. The fourth bolt would just go thru the drum and miss the plate. I didn't want to have to drill thru the box frame.
I also thougt I would mention that I was able to get the frame without the MDF drum. It cost me $144 + tax since I live in Pennsylvania. I was able to pick it up since I live close by. I was going to order this set up before but got discouraged about it because of the MDF drum (there's nothing wrong with them I'm just a very picky perfectionist) But after a few calls I discovered I could get just what I wanted. Which really put me in a good frame of mind about Balazs and how they do buisness.
Anyway I just got the i-box today and have a 30" maple drum comming my way.
I remember reading that ChrisM has a similar setup.
ChrisM I assume that you had to install the 30" drum off center (front to back) in order to make the 30" drum work. Do you find that this works well for you.
I was thinking about getting another plate of steel to add support to the offset 30" drum. Something like a 14" dia. by 11 gauge or so. I would attach this to the plate on the i-box frame (off center) then I would attach my drum to the new plate. From your experience is this necessary? I don't want to over kill or over think this. But I would like to do it all now while I'm in the construction phase.
Now that you have used your i-box and 30" drum for a while, are there any improvments that you have thought of doing. Anything that I shoud do before I get r done. My plane was to set the drum off center so that the middle of the swivel falls just inside the flat plate. I would then drill thru the drum and steel plate for three of my swivel bolts. The fourth bolt would just go thru the drum and miss the plate. I didn't want to have to drill thru the box frame.
I also thougt I would mention that I was able to get the frame without the MDF drum. It cost me $144 + tax since I live in Pennsylvania. I was able to pick it up since I live close by. I was going to order this set up before but got discouraged about it because of the MDF drum (there's nothing wrong with them I'm just a very picky perfectionist) But after a few calls I discovered I could get just what I wanted. Which really put me in a good frame of mind about Balazs and how they do buisness.
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