Need ideas for custom platform drum

[paranday]

some more progress photos...just about finished....photo of circle cutting jig (barely had enough depth with 12" blade to cut 5" drum) ...finished drum after sanding and round over edge with router...photo of first coat clear poly spar gloss finish...

Beautiful.

[Bag-A-Holic]

some more progress photos...just about finished....photo of circle cutting jig (barely had enough depth with 12" blade to cut 5" drum) ...finished drum after sanding and round over edge with router...photo of first coat clear poly spar gloss finish...

Yep, Stunning!!!!! Great work Ken!!!!! Have you weighed it yet?

[kenk]

Anthony...did'nt weigh it yet...calculated wt to be about 50lbs and feels that way too...will weigh after I get more clear coats added

[joshmar11]

This Forum is Awesome

New Member here and this is a great forum. I recently received an XMark platform from my Gf for xmas.Its well built and great for first platforms. I wanted the First Rate Boxing speed bag platform but its $1000. Haha, hopefully in the future. I settled for the Xmark for the sturdy frame and price. The frame will allow for a custom wood drum to be added. Im thinking 30" diameter, at least 3' thick and made of maple. That is what I imagine of course. Im like Kenk, somewhat obsessed with the perfect drum.

I just wanted to say that I am impressed with everything I have seen here. Its nice to see that others have passion for speed bags and well built custom platforms.

[kenk]

joshmar11...thankx for the kind words...I wanted to apply about 6 clear coats to the platform before installation, about half way there...will post some videos of it in action compared to my existing 2" drum...
OBTW...my drum is 27" in diameter, and it looks pretty big...Can't wait to see what an "extra small" speed bag looks like hanging from that big drum!

[kenk]

Just a two or three days away from seeing how good this "bad boy" drum works...with all of my effort, I hope its not a flop!

[Zaza]

Just a two or three days away from seeing how good this "bad boy" drum works...with all of my effort, I hope its not a flop!

...either way it will make one hell of a nice chopping block!
That is just beautiful. GREAT job.

[MsDeville]

Oh darn I dont have one of those saws either.

This is a really cool method though, and looks easy, and precise. I would practice on a few pieces of scrap wood, till I felt confident to proceed.
Makes we wanna go get a table saw like that, just go a cut circles, for fun.

If I didn't see this video, and someone wanted to bet me they could make a circle like that on that saw, I'd would've bet them, and LOST!!!!!!!

This is my favorite How-To video for cutting a circle using a table saw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxbzrf4z_cg

[Zaza]

This is my favorite How-To video for cutting a circle using a table saw:

Wait... you have a favorite "How to cut a circle" video?
LMAO!

[Speedbag]

Wait... you have a favorite "How to cut a circle" video?
LMAO!

MsDeville is a woman of many interests....

[Dutchman]

Wait... you have a favorite "How to cut a circle" video?
LMAO!

And what's wrong with that?

[kenk]

Completed drum installed

Just completed the drum and installed on the valor ca-53 platform. The drum weights 61 lbs, is 27" in diameter, 5" thick, and made from fir. The previous factory drum was 23" dia, 2" thick and weighed 23lbs. New drum has six coats of oil clear based polyurethane for protection. Haven't put much time into hitting yet, but initial impressions are that it has excellent rebound, and it looks MASSIVE!...hopefully not too massive.... Will take some video using different size bags for comparison...

[Olds455guy]

Wow that turned out awesome!

[AugustChief]

Truly exceptional.

[doss darwin]

platform

thats cool