Cymbolt-like self-clutching thing

[Doraemon]

Has anyone used these?

Hi-Hat "Clutch" Locking Bolt

3 Sizes Available 7mm - Fits most major manufactures hi hat stands. DW, Ludwig, Pearl, Gibraltar, etc. 6.35mm - Fits all Tama Hi Hat products. 6.mm - Fit's Yamaha, Mapex, and Dixon stands. Purchase additional Hi-Hat Locking Bolts to stack cymbals on the Hi-Hat rod. Get creative...

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I was wondering how it works, what holds it without a wing nut. I don't need this whole assembly, just something small to stay on the pull rod as a divider. Can someone tell me what the term is for a thing that you screw on without threads and somehow it stays? Is there a Home Depot equivalent? Thanks.

 

[vxla]

I have a couple of those. You put the cymbal into the Cymbolt then drop it onto the rod of the stand and weight + a small clutch does the rest.

 

[Doraemon]

I have a couple of those. You put the cymbal into the Cymbolt then drop it onto the rod of the stand and weight + a small clutch does the rest.

So you need to add a clutch? I though it's part of it.

 

[vxla]

Nope, nothing else is needed. The clutch is built into the Cymbolt just to add some friction to reduce the risk of the cymbal jumping off the stand.

 

[Doraemon]

Nope, nothing else is needed. The clutch is built into the Cymbolt just to add some friction to reduce the risk of the cymbal jumping off the stand.

I see. Then that's my question, how does it lock onto the rod, and is that a certain type of nut I could find at a hardware store.

 

[calan]

I see. Then that's my question, how does it lock onto the rod, and is that a certain type of nut I could find at a hardware store.

See those four slots cut in the center piece? As you thread the nut downwards, it will compress to grab the hi hat rod.

Can you find those kind of parts at the hardware store? Possibly. Can you find those parts and put something together that functions similarly? Possibly, but more than likely with a degree of machining/fabrication required.

I don't necessarily see anything here that suggests this is an improvement on the current generation quick lock hi hat clutches made by a variety of manufacturers in terms of function or size. If anything, being built for a certain diameter of rod may reduce their utility.

 

[Doraemon]

See those four slots cut in the center piece? As you thread the nut downwards, it will compress to grab the hi hat rod.

Thanks for explaining, I'm looking for something small, and like that it has no wing nut.

 

[vyacheslav]

Tama also makes something similar, the CSH5. It does look like it has a nut, though.

 

[Doraemon]

Tama also makes something similar, the CSH5. It does look like it has a nut, though.

Thank, it looks good.. makes me think I could just replace the giant wing nuts on a clutch with a small drum key bolt like this.