don't be scared. confidence is the key to all lifes hurdles. just don't
forget to use tape on both sides of the shell. and keep a steady flow. let the
router do the work. trust me on this. if vistalites are rare but cheap,?
then start buying em. i'll take all the green ones ya find?

jonnybeharveyuk <johnharvey-@...> wrote: Ah brilliant! 35 it
is then Jamie!
Yes these drums seem to be as rare as hen's teeth over here mate!
Yet oddly they do not seem to be as valued 'on the market' as in
America, maybe they are too rare thus nobody knows or appreciates
them?
Oo-err I don't trust a router with me in charge! I will rub em down
by hand, maybe it sounds crude but I have a little system that I have
used before, it's gradual and reasonably idiot proof ;-)
Thanks again fellers, 'a problem shared is a problem halved' eh?
John H
PS How the hell does one do degrees on a keyboard? You know, that
little 'O' job...

--- In ludwigvistalites@yahoogroups.com, Jamie Canfield
<flashbackcoverband@...> wrote:
>
> yeah. what i did on the one drum i cut. all that was available
from the local hardware store was the standard 45 degree router bit.
so i set up on my router table, used 2 blocks aprox 3 inches high to
bring the cut angle back to aprox 35 degrees. just go real slow.
don't let it chatter or it'll break the shell. and use 2 inch wide
masking tape inside and out. i'm sure vistalite shells are hard to
come by in the U.K. even here in the U.S. it took me around 2
years to collect 9 pieces of red. now i'm gonna start a green kit.
that'll take even longer... if ya run into trouble. look up a
company called R.C.I. starlite. they sell shells. most colors and
fairly cheap..
>
> jonnybeharveyuk <johnharvey-@...> wrote: Ta for
reply,
> You may well be right there with the 35 degrees, even that is good
> news as even that angle would save me a lot of work if any.
> I hope someone will advise on the correct profiles & angles all in
> good time ;-)
> Boy they were poorly made these old 70's placcy drums were they not.
> Great sound though... Odd eh!
> John H
>
> --- In ludwigvistalites@yahoogroups.com, "flashbackcoverband"
> <flashbackcoverband@> wrote:
> >
> > I don't think it's all of 45 degrees. i'm not an expert but as i
> > recall it's more like 35 degrees.. allthough the common router
> bit
> > is no doubt 45 degrees. again. not sure. but i have just sanded
> > the edge by hand to smooth out that rough factory edge.. worked
> > best for my taiste...just use alot of masking tape to protect the
> > area you dont want to scratch...
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In ludwigvistalites@yahoogroups.com, "jonnybeharveyuk"
> > <johnharvey-@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Folks,
> > > I am re-furbing my 70's clear Vistas again.
> > > What is the original bearing edge profile for these old toms?
> > > Over 20 years ago! I reformed the usual 'wobbly' Vista bearing
> > edges
> > > and re-cut the edges to two 45 degrees with the high point or
> > actual
> > > bearing edge in the center of the plastic, like this /\ if you
> get
> > me
> > > drift.
> > > I have convinced myself over the years that the original
profile
> > should
> > > actually be with one single 45 degree angle rising from the
inner
> > > circumference to the actual bearing edge 'point' around the
outer
> > > circumference of the shell, and that I had 'buggered 'em up'!
> > > I've just seen an acrylic drum repair site I think by Griptoad?
> And
> > I
> > > think I can just make out the two 45 degree profile on the drum
> > being
> > > repaired. So maybe I aint 'cocked-up' after all!
> > > Any advice chaps?
> > > John H
> > >
> >
>
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