Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Thanks Charlie,

Quickly looked through the Aluminum tubing and they have 'plenty' of 
aluminum tubing to choose from!

Steve



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Charles Baer <charlie@i...> wrote:
> I usually am looking for turbo plumbing here, a pretty good 
selection of 
> metal tube:
> 
> http://www.aircraftspruce.com/index.php
> 
> Charlie
> 
> zapaxe wrote:
> 
> >Hi and thanks,
> >
> >I've been checking ebay for a long time for deals on used 
DTXpress 
> >components etc...That's where I bought my 2nd Yamaha DTXpress 
rack 
> >used from.
> >I've also looked many times at Drumbalya, but I've not noticed 
any 
> >VERY long tubes for racks. What I was proposing to do is have two 
> >very log rack tubes (longer than ANY DTXpress rack tube I've 
seen, 
> >so I can have a tall center section rack without having to have 
to 
> >use some sort of couplers as I'm doing now. I can actually see 
the 
> >tube slightly lean at the coupling joint. When I add a load to 
this 
> >weightwise, it'll be worse:(
> >I'll have another look at Drumbalya to see if I've missed 
something 
> >other than the 'standard' tube lenths.
> >
> >If not, I'm wondering who carries aluminum tubing in extremely 
long 
> >lenths? Not Home Depot, Nlot Lowes, Not Orchard Supply 
Hardware...I 
> >guess a specialty metal shop oof sorts. But as I said, I beive 
that 
> >electrical EMT tubing/conduit is about the same outside diameter. 
If 
> >nothing else, I'll give that a go! Don't know how much aluminim 
> >tubing would cost in it's raw state...?
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >  
> >