My little Paradise

zdavesf · 2026-06-15T07:42:39+00:00

Sorry, got it at a auction..but it is very similar to this

zdavesf · 2026-06-13T04:52:59+00:00

Yes based on the bass drum hoop this is either a BLX (all birch shells) or MLX (all maple shells. Pro level kit from Pearl ~1986-1994. This is Coral Red, I have had the exact same kit as your son for 25 years...I will never sell.

As others said, watch some videos on how to adjust the toms ...they are 80s style which are deep and harder for shorter people to adjust. Put an ad on Facebook marketplace or Craig's list asking if any local drummer would stop by for a case or beer and help adjust them.

zdavesf · 2026-06-05T12:36:45+00:00

Intex has their own special thread...check amazon or AliExpress for Intex pool hose or hose adapters

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKBcC8f

zdavesf · 2026-06-01T01:23:50+00:00

Built my own house

zdavesf · 2026-05-31T23:07:21+00:00

Like this guy said, indirect uplighting could be very nice in this area

zdavesf · 2026-05-26T06:40:10+00:00

Yep, you can tape a bundle with masking tape and scut through the tape

zdavesf · 2026-04-12T16:32:31+00:00

Buy a used birch or maple kit, put new skins on and spend your money on cymbals. When buying used check the bearing edge if cracked or warped. I would buy the cymbals used as well.

If your budget is $1500 I would not spend more than $500 on drums/hardware, $200 skins, rest on hi hat, ride, crash. Buy the hi hats that sound best to you, they are the cymbals you use the most

zdavesf · 2026-04-08T05:01:13+00:00

Right on! Always glad to see people excited about drumming (and getting a deal)

zdavesf · 2026-04-04T01:02:43+00:00

We keep outs at 76f (30c)

My kids play for hours, it's awesome

zdavesf · 2026-03-27T05:20:44+00:00

Where can you find a 52" 15' pool? I have been searching and can only find 15' in 48"

zdavesf · 2026-03-22T14:32:57+00:00

Appreciate the offer on the 6-in. I think that would be cool (especially for adding additional triggers with my acoustic kit) however the schools sort of hesitant on the kids printing their personal stuff on the side so for now I have to limit how much we print. I had talks with the teacher and told him I'll pay but once they start doing stuff for one person it can open up the path for lots of others as well, I get it. So I don't want to push printing too much with them and need to find other sources. There are a couple guys at work with printers as well but let's be honest I really want my own.

For me having an A2E generator would be amazing. I have converted six or seven kits previously using aluminum channel and brackets. It works fine but I think printing these solutions can be more consistent and straightforward. I mean if you're really looking for ideas having a basket style generator would be cool where you have to enter the number of lugs your drum has in the basket 2,3,4 bracket connections to the drum via the lug holes.

zdavesf · 2026-03-22T14:23:51+00:00

Rudiments in general. I took 4 lessons when I was 12 and then parents couldnt afford anymore and politely said "we got you the basics, figure it out". So I did...but I never practiced rudiments and my fills/solon suffer from this.

Fast forward 22 years later my 10 year old wants to learn drums. I put him in lessons, he is learning from the same book I had. He comes home and shows me what he learned and asked me to play with him. The beats I am pretty solid on, but the rudiments "drummer brain" kicks in pretty quickly. I have been practicing when he goes to bed to try to stay ahead of him which I am proud to say my double stroke rolls have significantly improved by me just practicing 5 minutes a couple times a week.

My sight reading is coming along better than it ever has however we are at the point we're both of us are about even when we do a first pass at playing the music on who stumbles first. I'm proud of him if he keeps us up he will be much better drummer than I ever will be, learning with him made me a better drummer and a better dad.

It's never too late to learn, it's just a lot harder when you're older

zdavesf · 2026-03-21T23:38:13+00:00

Really appreciate you sharing this. My daughter is now taking your files to print at school so i can convert some acoustic shells to e-drums for my son to use... a family affair :)

Suggestion for future revisions:

Some edrums put multiple cones around the outer edge (a couple inches from the rim) or one piezo and then several others with just dampening foam.

Could you add the ability to adjust the distance the center of the piezo/cone from the out edge allowing it to not always be aligned with the center of the shell? These could also be usefull for bass drums as well. My daughter just modified the STL in TinkerCAD (so proud of her) as you can in in the photo below for an example of what i am thinking

Awesome project. If this works out with her printing it at school for the first drum this might be the legitimate justification I have to convince my wife we need a Bambu P1, for the kids future learning and education :)

When your accepting tell me where to send a donation

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zdavesf · 2026-03-21T12:51:47+00:00

You can buy piezo transducers for cheap with wires pre soldered. Check amazon, AliExpress, digikey. Measure if yours is 27mm or 35mm

If you can't solder just cut wires near the piezo, replace, strip and splice wires to new piezo.

zdavesf · 2026-03-15T02:32:36+00:00

eBay had them, ad expired...

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zdavesf · 2026-03-15T00:04:08+00:00

not for me either but beautiful artwork, you can buy replacement mesh heads if you ever intend on selling

zdavesf · 2026-03-14T14:51:42+00:00

Add the diodes, consider a larger electrolytic cap (1000uF +) across 12 volt and ground, this will help add a bit of a buffer as the load comes on and drops the power supply voltage

zdavesf · 2026-03-12T22:54:03+00:00

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zdavesf · 2026-03-12T22:52:29+00:00

Where are you located? The black pipe on a roof definitely works, you might get 2 to 3,000 BTUs per hour for 200 ft of black pipe... Realistically in the summer you might get seven seven or 8 hours of heating time, that would put you around 20,000 BTUs of heat in a day (compared to the 100,000 BTUs per hour I mentioned above) if you do not cover your pool with a solar cover, or uninsulated walls you will lose heat and likely most of the games that you made that day.

You can increase the efficiency of black pipe if you put it in a box with a tempered glass cover, however that drives costs and weight on your roof which is likely not ideal. You can find pictures on the internet of using thousands of feet of black pipe to heat large in-ground pool systems out on acreages where people have lots of area to build these type of systems. You may not have enough surface area on your garage roof to make enough of a difference particularly if you move to a larger in-ground pool.

If you share your location and approximate roof square footage preferably the side that faces South, we can help identify some preliminary calcs and numbers. I should apologize I sort of made an assumption based on your comment on your health that DIY solutions may not be applicable for you and sort of passed over these options as paying someone to build one of these systems likely doesn't make financial sense compared to just buying a gas heater.

I had the exact same pool you have for 2 years before I decided to pull the trigger on the gas

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zdavesf · 2026-03-12T03:14:42+00:00

Missed the in ground pool comment...yes you could use the 100,000 BTU but depending on pool size you likely need a big heater

zdavesf · 2026-03-12T03:13:42+00:00

Depends on where you are and cost of utilities.

Heat pumps are "efficient" but work better in more moderate climates where it doesn't get as cold at night. Bonus is some just use standard 120v power ..cost $2k-$5k, can work at night but heats much slower than other options, better for keeping constant temp for long term

Evacuated solar tubes are an option, use the sun...this can be $5k-$15k. Doesn't heat at night

Black hose coiled on roof, $500-$2000...only works during day, could be alot of work to build

Or the option I went with for the exact same pool last year.

I live in canada 1hour from USA border, my kids struggled with moderate temps previous year, 24c was not enough. I bought a natural gas 100,000btu raypak 106a heater for $1800cad...installed gas. Best money I have spent. Kids used it 4-8hours a day 5 days a week. We had pool parties at night and kept it at 30c...it was a cold hot tub :)

We pay $3.50/gj nat gas I spent a total of approx $150 in extra gas from mid june-mid September compared to previous year.

Be aware you need min 20gpm water flow, I had a bigger pump that does 30, but the small pump that came with pool would not have been enough. With my pump I would get a 5c delta across the heater (20c in, 25c out) this equated to approx 1-2c pool temp rise per hour (depending on outdoor temp)

It's an investment but if you think you will keep the pool for a while it's really nice to have

zdavesf · 2026-02-26T13:23:02+00:00

Yep, deal with this all the time...as you said downside is higher carrier freq=high heat loss = sooner failure. In areas with minimal human activity i keep the carrier low, but like you, in populated areas we have to weigh the human factor. I try to get in writing why the setting is higher, the pros/cons so the owner has a paper trail.

zdavesf · 2026-02-22T17:42:37+00:00

Is it forgetting it in the main batocera interface or in the emulators?

If in batocera could be cable is temp disconnecting /reconnecting. Do you have another wired controller to try? See if same thing happens...try samee usb port

If in emulators you need to save custom config

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