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Can you easily cut tube lugs down?

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I have a 37 Gretsch wood shelled snare drum that has tube lugs 2 3/8" (a little over 60mm) long. One of the lugs is pretty much toast I even tried rethreading it with no luck - stripped out and outer shell is worn through.

I can't see any lugs of this length out there - I've tried eBay and Drum Factory Direct and searching the web - no luck yet.

I don't want to drill the holes bigger or make new holes in the shell. I thought I might try getting some longer ones and cutting them to fit the shell. I see there is a slight taper at the end of the tube to make the knobby end-piece fit so cutting a lug down might be a little tricky.

Before I buy some longer lugs - has anyone here cut tube lugs down?

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Posted on 7 years ago
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I just thought about this.........

I'm measuring the lug length centre to centre (the screw-hole centres).

Maybe this is wrong.

How does industry measure a tube lug?

gary

Posted on 7 years ago
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industry used both measures: 1. center of attachmentscrew holes, 2. total length of the lug.

no experience in cutting down.

For as far as I know with solid brass tube lugs the tubes are soldered into the "balls" and then chrome or nickel plated.

So you could heat them up and see if you can get them loose, Shorten and then re-solder.

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Posted on 7 years ago
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I got an answer - just now - from one of the best drum builders out there and the correct way to measure tube lug length (Industry Standard) is centre to centre at the screw holes.

Gary

Posted on 7 years ago
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Is there enough material in the original tube lug where you could drill it slightly oversize for a thread repair insert? Just a thought.....

Posted on 7 years ago
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No. The wall is too thin. I tried to tepair the thread and it's damaged.

Posted on 7 years ago
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