Hey Folks,
I had no idea that Tama snare lugs could bend or crack in the inside (I live a bit of a sheltered life : ) I just bought a Tama 10 lug, 6.5 X 14 steel snare on e-bay for super cheap (early- mid '90's?). I started to take it apart and noticed sure enough that the mounting holes and supports on about half of the snare lugs were bent. So, this is what I did to try and repair them - what do you guys think? Will this work at all??
First I took a wood block and rubber mallet and pounded on the protruding part of the mounting holes to get them back to 90 degree angles. (I cracked the inside of 1 of them - behind the threads - the rest I could bend back with no cracking.) Then I used JB Weld (around both sides of each mounting hole) to reinforce them to stay in one place (double amounts on the cracked one). Then a layer of steel putty (both sides), then a little more JB weld - more to make them all look the same I guess. I found sheets of 1/32" neoprene black rubber ($3.50 a sheet!) to cut new gaskets. (Tama wants $6 each! - way too pricey.)
But anyway, this was the first time I tried to repair something like this, do you think it will work at all? I did the repair work before I read about Tama lugs. Thanks - JJ
P.S. Anyone know anything about this snare? Never see them used anywhere.
I had no idea that Tama snare lugs could bend or crack in the inside (I live a bit of a sheltered life : ) I just bought a Tama 10 lug, 6.5 X 14 steel snare on e-bay for super cheap (early- mid '90's?). I started to take it apart and noticed sure enough that the mounting holes and supports on about half of the snare lugs were bent. So, this is what I did to try and repair them - what do you guys think? Will this work at all??
First I took a wood block and rubber mallet and pounded on the protruding part of the mounting holes to get them back to 90 degree angles. (I cracked the inside of 1 of them - behind the threads - the rest I could bend back with no cracking.) Then I used JB Weld (around both sides of each mounting hole) to reinforce them to stay in one place (double amounts on the cracked one). Then a layer of steel putty (both sides), then a little more JB weld - more to make them all look the same I guess. I found sheets of 1/32" neoprene black rubber ($3.50 a sheet!) to cut new gaskets. (Tama wants $6 each! - way too pricey.)
But anyway, this was the first time I tried to repair something like this, do you think it will work at all? I did the repair work before I read about Tama lugs. Thanks - JJ
P.S. Anyone know anything about this snare? Never see them used anywhere.
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