Russ B's latest project:

[russb66]

I really wish I was more handy. Neither my father nor I learned how to "fix things" around the house. My grandfather owned his own carpentry business for 40 years - go figure...Anyway, I finally built my 1st decent riser for my Roland TD20. The 1st two fell apart. This one: 2"x4"s make up the base. They are screwed directly into 3/4" plywood on top. I then screwed 1"[a little less] rubber pieces[from www.widgetco.com/rubber-stoppers] into the 2"x4"s in 15 spots. The top "mat" is an 80 pound slab of rubber. Total cost of wood with screws:$50. Widgets:$44 with shipping. Rubber slab - $105 with shipping. It's solid and stops almost all of the vibrations from traveling down to my annoying neighbor below. *Unfortunetely, Michael Cartellone from lyrnyrd Skyrnd lives one apartment away on the floor below! He would have been much cooler...

[-Zebracurtainz-]

Very Nice!

[KickassDrummer]

That looks excellent, my friend.

[broken_cymbal1]

Russ that is awesome! I think the riser is well put together and the e-kit set up is quite cool.

[AlanfromScotland]

thats really cool!
how much W is that roland amp..? did it come with the kit?

[Diofter]

Grat job!

[russb66]

thats really cool!
how much W is that roland amp..? did it come with the kit?

Roland doesn't sell anything high end together...The amp alone is over $600, although I paid $329 on a Guitar Center "clearance sale."

[Clandestine]

excellent! I have a td-12

[palomo]

that riser looks nice hope it doesnt breaks, and hope also that it helps you with your issues

[russb66]

that riser looks nice hope it doesnt breaks, and hope also that it helps you with your issues

Thanks my friend.

[Demfer]

Great job russ, this one looks sturdy. Thanks for the link too. I have been looking for place that has similar rubber feet with no luck, I have my own little project in the works, stay tuned...

[russb66]

Great job russ, this one looks sturdy. Thanks for the link too. I have been looking for place that has similar rubber feet with no luck, I have my own little project in the works, stay tuned...

Hey Mike, the link should work now...

[Demfer]

Hey Mike, the link should work now...

cool, your original link brought me here: http://www.widgetco.com/

[russb66]

cool, your original link brought me here: http://www.widgetco.com/

It wasn't working.The original works now.Free shipping also.They work great.

[Demian]

Great !! I was trying to find that kind of EPDM rubber Stoppers too for my riser.. thanks fo the link. Do you how much weight each rubber piece can hold ?