Carl Palmer Steel Drum Kit

Description

Hard to find details, 12mm stainless steel, I think it might be 304 grade steel 18CROM 8 NICKEL , told as musical wire which used by Thomastik Infeld on Double Bass Strings you can listen from Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen. 2X3 meters wide 12mm thick , 530 kilograms of plate can be cut by laser , welding channels be opened and than can be rolled at industrial park by pressure cup maker with their rolling machine. If you cant find 3x2 meters plate 4.5 x 1.5 plate is enough to cut first 9 drums 2x3 meters wide plate cannot be enough for biggest tom , its plate must be bought from scrap yard or seller , less than 150 kilogram I think. 1 kilogram fresh 304 costs 2.5 dollars and scrap yard prices around 2 dollars. Welding can be stick welding might be done from each side. Drums took 680 kilograms to use fresh metal if you buy single plate and all drums took so 400 kilograms if you completed , not 2.5 tons of course. varies 800 dollars to 1700 dollars Smallest first 3 drums can be made from 2x1 meters plate , folllowing 2 drums also can be cut from 2x1. TRY TO FIND CHEAPEST MOST MUSICAL 304 STEEL PIECES FROM SCRAPYARD. CLEAN IT AND USE. IN 12 MONTHS , 100 DOLLARS MONTHLY , YOU CAN FINISH IT AND THAN NEXT YEAR , BUY LUGS , REMO HEADS , 2 YEAR HOBBY.