Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

So, I've decided to add a Visu-lite ride cymbal to my (stock) DTXPress.
As far as attaching it goes, I'm thinking of getting any old cymbal boom 
arm and a Gibraltar multi-clamp, and maybe an extra angle brace or two to 
help stabilize the rack (mine only has two of the braces right now, and 
it's a bit wobbly). Is that really all there is to it, or are there 
any hidden bugbears I should watch out for? It seems too simple :P

I'm curious how those of you with monster-size kits constructed your
rack systems. Did you start with a master plan in mind, or just add on
bits and pieces of hardware here and there?

Darren Lo
lo@...

> I'm curious how those of you with monster-size kits constructed your
> rack systems. Did you start with a master plan in mind, or just add 
on
> bits and pieces of hardware here and there?

I started with two dtxpressII kits. I completely disassembled the 
racks and measured all the tubes. I then generated a 3D drawing of 
the rack, pads, cymbals in Autocad, so I could visually see and 
rotate the image 360 degrees to see how everything would fit together 
and look. I then assembled and tweeked as required.

OldGuyDrummer

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "oldguydrummer" <rdamon@m...> wrote:
>
> I started with two dtxpressII kits. I completely disassembled the 
> racks and measured all the tubes. I then generated a 3D drawing of 
> the rack, pads, cymbals in Autocad, so I could visually see and 
> rotate the image 360 degrees to see how everything would fit 
together 
> and look. I then assembled and tweeked as required.

Now that's what I call commitment! :-)

Actually, if you're willing to share, it might be quite a neat feature to
have the 3d models of all the pieces in some format others might be able
to use. Did you use AUTOCAD? And you would you consider sharing the .dxf
or whatever was produced? :)

Vern

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prog_uk said:

> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "oldguydrummer" <rdamon@m...> wrote:
>>
>> I started with two dtxpressII kits. I completely disassembled the
>> racks and measured all the tubes. I then generated a 3D drawing of
>> the rack, pads, cymbals in Autocad, so I could visually see and
>> rotate the image 360 degrees to see how everything would fit
> together
>> and look. I then assembled and tweeked as required.
>
> Now that's what I call commitment! :-)
>
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Great! I'll be happy to place it on the http://www.dtxpressions.com site.
I can send you the FTP info for you to send it up. Just let me know what
email address I need to send it to. :)

Vern

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oldguydrummer said:

> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon Graner" <vern@t...> wrote:
>> Actually, if you're willing to share, it might be quite a neat
> feature to
>> have the 3d models of all the pieces in some format others might be
> able
>> to use. Did you use AUTOCAD? And you would you consider sharing
> the .dxf
>> or whatever was produced? :)
>>
>> Vern
>
>
> Vern,
>
> I created the drawing in Autocad 2002. The drawing was of my phase II
> set (two complete dtxpressII kits + (3) extra cymbals + (1) bell pad).
> The Autocad 2002 drawing is 8.4 meg and a saved dxf format of it is
> 6.5 meg. I haven't had a chance to update it to my latest arrangement
> yet. I don't mind passing it on. But because of it's size, we need to
> find the right place for it.
>
> OldGuyDrummer
>
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--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon Graner" <vern@t...> wrote:
> Actually, if you're willing to share, it might be quite a neat 
feature to
> have the 3d models of all the pieces in some format others might be 
able
> to use. Did you use AUTOCAD? And you would you consider sharing 
the .dxf
> or whatever was produced? :)
> 
> Vern


Vern,

I created the drawing in Autocad 2002. The drawing was of my phase II 
set (two complete dtxpressII kits + (3) extra cymbals + (1) bell pad).
The Autocad 2002 drawing is 8.4 meg and a saved dxf format of it is 
6.5 meg. I haven't had a chance to update it to my latest arrangement 
yet. I don't mind passing it on. But because of it's size, we need to 
find the right place for it.

OldGuyDrummer

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon Graner" <vern@t...> wrote:
> Great! I'll be happy to place it on the http://www.dtxpressions.com 
site.
> I can send you the FTP info for you to send it up. Just let me know 
what
> email address I need to send it to. :)
> 

Vern,

I did a quick save of a rendering of the file in the photos section. 
Have I look at it to see if you still want it. The pads, cymbals are 
blocks. The clamps are multiple components. The colors can be changed 
to anything. I just pick them to give me better separation of the 
components, while I was moving and shifting things.

OldGuyDrummer

rdamon@...

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "oldguydrummer" <rdamon@m...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon Graner" <vern@t...> wrote:
> > Great! I'll be happy to place it on the 
http://www.dtxpressions.com 
> site.
> > I can send you the FTP info for you to send it up. Just let me 
know 
> what
> > email address I need to send it to. :)
> > 
> 
> Vern,
> 
> I did a quick save of a rendering of the file in the photos 
section. 
> Have I look at it to see if you still want it. The pads, cymbals 
are 
> blocks. The clamps are multiple components. The colors can be 
changed 
> to anything. I just pick them to give me better separation of the 
> components, while I was moving and shifting things.
> 
> OldGuyDrummer


I added a second rendering with more subdued coloring scheme.

OldGuyDrummer

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 22:10:52 -0000, oldguydrummer wrote:
>\ufffdI created the drawing in Autocad 2002. The drawing was of my phase II 
>\ufffdset (two complete dtxpressII kits + (3) extra cymbals + (1) bell
>\ufffdpad).
>\ufffdThe Autocad 2002 drawing is 8.4 meg and a saved dxf format of it is 
>\ufffd6.5 meg. I haven't had a chance to update it to my latest arrangement 
>\ufffdyet. I don't mind passing it on. But because of it's size, we need to 
>\ufffdfind the right place for it.

Zipping the .dxf file should compress it significantly. The .dxf files
are just text, so I wouldn't be surprised if it zipped down as much as
80% or more.

Matt