Where to cut cracked cymbals?

[dnomyar84]

Hi all, i am starting to play drums and i have 12 cracked cymbals(Paistes, Zildjians & Sabians), which i want to cut the diameter down till the cracks from the edges are removed, and drill holes in some of them to try to end up with effects cymbals. Is there any specific shop that has such a machine? or provide such a service? Need some shop name n their addresses...

Is there any shops in singapore with a cymbal lathing machine? Would like some of my old old cymbals to shine again. Though i understand the risk of changing its sound is huge, but am willing to try.

I have seen some of your pics around the forum with cut down cymbals, and hole drilled cymbals(big circular holes). How much do these service cost? How are they charged?

Will be glad to know. Pls advise. =)

Raymond

 

[ceing]

Wow thats a lot of cracked cymbals, where u get those? anyway gd luck finding the shops! and remember to post some pics of ur modified cymbals.

 

[jeepers]

Hi Raymond,

I don't think there are shops with cymbal lathing machines catered in particular (Could a better person clarify this? Whether lathing machines used to lathe cymbals are similar to the regular ones used in metal work? Drum_hobbyist, Weckl-x? The wiser ones.), but I'm quite sure you could head to any workshop that deals with metal work. They'd have lathing machines for sure.

Anyhow, maybe you could snap pictures of your cymbals in their present condition, or further elaborate on where the cracks are and the extent of it. (On the groove or bell or edge; How long, etc.)

Do check out a video tour of the Istanbul Agop factory:
http://studiolott.com/agop.mov (Many thanks to Agopsalott, an Agop endorsee on Cymbalholic)

As you can see, it ain't the easiest task to carry out, lathing cymbals. Precision, alertness, strength and a steady arm.

2cts

All the best,
jeeps.

ps: I'm not sure if you mean the hole drilled cymbals(big circular holes) as in the Sabian Ozones our fellow Softies own.

 

[paradiddle]

I'd say get to know a couple of teachers who have access to a D&T workshop.

Then you can DIY a bit, destroy a few cymbals, figure things out and sort of go from there. I never tried lathing before though...something to try over the holidays i guess..if i find a pie to work on..

 

[jeepers]

Most, if not all, D&T workshops (I assume Secondary schools') do not have lathing machines big enough to lathe big pieces of metal, for instance, cymbals, in this case. I've enquired about it enough times.

 

[tim098]

hmm i thought drum hobbyist does these cymbal pimping works?

 

[jeepers]

Not sure if he has done lathing yet, but most of his work so far that I've seen are hammer or drill (add rivets or nuts and bolts) jobs. Can't imagine if he starts to lathe, he won't buy cymbals anymore, he'll just buy blanks from Wuhan and Turkey.

 

[dnomyar84]

Eh,

but anyone knows what to use to hand cut cymbals? Like those pics around the forum with a small rounded V-nodge cut off the cymbal to remove the crack. Then use metal sand paper to sand the edge smooth? Will normal tin snipes work? Need damn lots of strength?

I hope to do this to remove the sizzling sound caused by the cracked edges vibrating against each other. when i stuff a piece of cardboard in between the cracked edges, the sound was quite alright. sounds like how the cymbal originally sounded though. in my opinion. lolz.

Please advice.

 

[weckl-x]

IMHO, v-notches aren't a good idea. What you really want is a smooth rounded notch.

You can use a dremel.
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Snips should work too, though it can be harder to get the rounded notch.