$3 Aux HiHat Mount! 

My god, I got the goosebumps when you started playing over the background music. That's ingenius!

Ingenious. I honestly bet you could make a business out of making custom drum hardware for people, like this or for people who need an odd angle for a hardware, or just want a custom/diy look.

Your drum ideas are awesome! But honestly your creativity in the videos themselves is almost more impressive, anyone who has seen a few of your vids knows what I am talking about! Keep up the good work!!

This video is great. Thanks for posting this. I just tried it, but used a 6" bolt since you hinted at the fact that the 5" might be a bit short depending on the clutch or the profile of the cymbals. Worked out great! Thanks!

Dude, you should totally do a 'suitcase drum kit' build......

I'm only 4 years late watching this video. Seeing a lot of the metal guys with more money than me using a second set of hats. The payin gig days are over for me but I still play heavier music. This would sure help the old achin shoulder. You're right about the longer bolt, and would probably need it to keep a heavier sat of hats open, but this is great! Definitely gonna try this. Thank you!

this is perfect!!! i just made mine! and you made this video at the most perfect time, my set up was feeling a bit "stale". i wanted something new on my kit. i can't thank you enough!!!!

That would also make a great mount for a cowbell 👍

I love the micro hats, even tonally. Deff some solid ingenuity & killer breakbeat tone.

I'd suggest a 6" for the larger bolt. You can use bigger hats with the taller bolt (plus use it for something else.... stay tuned. Maybe David will make a cool follow up video.) Also, remember you can push the cymbals tight before you lock the clutch to get a tighter sound. Leave them unlocked for a looser sound. And open them a tad and lock them for an open (duh) sound.

Just bought all the parts and built one for myself! This is great. I have learned so much about DIY projects for everything drum set related from you and now my set is like 3 times the size it was when I first got it many many years ago. Thanks man!

When you started playing. I just thought to myself, damn that dude is such a boss.

You editing skills is amazing, this video did have to much going on but when you do builds and such I find it amazing how clean your cuts are and the speed ups and slow motion parts are just perfect. You honestly make great videos and the time you put in shows.

2:43 Splash hats sound terrific for the groove being played. Simply put: perfect. Period.

I made a version without the high hat clutch which was similar--your design is better. I bought a cheap clutch from Sweetwater and added it to my mount. The open HH sound is more consistent. Thanks!

Im new here. Your video editing is really good. I like the music selection you chose too. Good job!

I actually liked the sound of those mini hi hats/splashes.

Just made one of these today. Thanks for the idea and demo.

Just built this! It works pretty well, considering I used 14” Paragon hats on my test run. My goal is to build a DIY version of Benny Greb’s new trash crasher cymbals aux hats thing that’s like $500. Now I just have to get 4 splashes of various types so it sounds half decent.

This works well. I mounted the 1/4" coupler in my cymbal stand tilter. Thanks for saving me some money. Love this channel.

Thanks rdavidr, I was just contemplating how to mount these repair job trash hats I'm getting, and this is a great solution!

One of your most most useful projects, I guess. Many thanks both to you and the author. Keep up the great crafty content!

that beat is so sick! nice ghost notes!

was watching the video and was hoping you would play over the backing track, I knew it!

That key lime green drum set is so cool! Sounds good man!

Loved the fact you played over the backing track. was a very nice touch. love your videos. keep it up man!!

Really REALLY well-made video. Everything on your channel is so nice. Keep doing what you do. I've still yet to try anything except the cheap Moon Gel alternative and stick holder (mine was out of a 2 liter soda bottle, not a Pringles can, but it works great!)

Thank you for making fantastic videos! Loved when you started playing over the groove!

dude loved the transition of it being background music to you playing over it

I thought the hats sounded cool! I've seen a lot of hip hop drummers uses splashes, all the way up to giant crash cymbals for hats! This was a great video. My favorite build of yours, I think.

+rdavidr if you use threaded rod and lock nuts & washers etc you can mount it on a small marching mount or any standard small mount (for those of us with 3/8" recievers)

make a video on how to patch a bass drum hole. there are a few different ways. I've seen people use a dishwasher plug...cutting and glueing wood. etc.

Great vid Dave :D Love the idea and the beat in the background is a killer.

Do you think you could try making a remote hi hat stand?

i had an idea a day ago for beater how to make a renewable beater with a roll paint brush! it would sound like the fleece beater but u will be able to replace the beater with little amount of money snce the paint roll would be inserted in the roll apparatus when worn off which wuld be integrated in the beater itself idk how ut would be done but hey its just an idea david!

best channel on youtube

Ok, this is awesome. I'll have to make one of these. Thanks for sharing!

Great editing!!! Also is there a way of making them adjustable? Perhaps a smaller nut at the bottom with a wingnut to make the adjustments on the fly without fiddling with the hi hat clutch!

David, you’re a clever dude but this... this is genius.

Brilliant DIY! Need to check local hw store for parts.

Love your ideas and creativity! Awesome!

+rdavidr if you take a threaded shaft and you fix it(wjth a coupler) on a tilter you have an extension of the tilter and you can put 2 cymbals

Keep up the great videos man! Killer track and groove! Greetings from Argentina

you are unbelievably super talented, nuff said ! Peace.

Good ideas,,,.I'm impress because I make my own personal pieses of hardware for my kit,not long ago I made a remote hihat with a old hihats clutch and the shaft of a foot pedal,and works fine,,I use it in any cimbal stand and works beter if is a boom stand.

hey rdavidr I just found and subscribed to your channel. I just got into the whole diy cheap drum projects. I want to know if you could start a series and beginner drum projects that don't require a lot of power tools. And also easy ideas for bass drum beaters and other drum hacks.

You should put a cowbell on a pedal so when you press down it hits the cowbell

ok. That was brilliant!!! Thank you as always.

That is cool I wish I can do it

Love it, going out to home depot right now so I can make my own!

great french/moeller technique!

It makes me happy when your videos get 0 dislikes :)

When not using weights, use them to keep mic cables down. 👌

looks pretty nice

So awesome! I have to try this

sick grooves bro

Oh man, production value just went up in this video. Loving it - pretty tempted to make a mount myself now!

Don't suppose you happen to have the exact measurements of the couplers you used? Trying to re-create this from England but finding the couplers is proving to be hard haha, cheers!

Amazing job man, very efficient.

Really cool idea

love this beat, Dave!

first, really amazing !! I would really like to know which kind of hi hat is this? because it look cheap, which what I'm exactly looking for

Brother you just saved me $40...thanks!

Love it!, Thanks you so much. Cheers from Iquique-Chile.

Very nice I'm just wondering what's that thing that is holding the coupler and awesome content you post

This is awesome and going to save me a ton of money! Thanks dude!

man! nice! but... i watched this video for at least 4 times just to see how you playied to that song... really nice! im a metalhead but i like this song with your playing ;)

Sick vid! - I want to see creative ways to mount a rack tom away from the kick.

You should make a custom cymbal stand.

Hey i seen in one of your video's you did a hi hat cable.. How about do a video on that or revive it.. love your channel by the way

I have to make one of these!

Great, brilliant, excellent ! I have to tray Your idea. Thanks !

Totally trying this

What about a video on a practice pad? Possibly easy to do.. Maybe using neoprene on top to make it quite and great to develop double strokes at the same time. Something like Prologix's Blue Pad... It would be great, let me know! :)

best idea ever

got me a sticker coming in!

You gotta add the pedal to make a remote hihat! I've been wanting one but it's not worth the cost. You gotta make it!

This is great !

That's awesome!

What type of hats are those? I love that sound and am looking to buy some right now.

Hey, David - love this! What are those couplers generally used for so I know where to find them at the hardware store? Cheers!

im going straight to bunnings

Thank you for the awesome videos! Just wondering what attachment/mount you're using? Looks like it attaches to maybe a Yamaha tom arm? Thanks again!

So sick rdavidr.. The master

BRO! The vids you got are rocking'! Question for ya. What would you use instead of the clutch to mount the hats? Curious on your thoughts. Keep up the good work my man!

Dremel to the rescue!

Brilliant!

The clutch changed

you should make homemade vic firth practice tips

Genius!

X-hat bass drum clamp next?

I love your videos. Any chance of you making a snare drum shell from broken sticks?

Wow, smart idea!

Sir can u plz make a holder clamp where u fixed this rod...

well done

thats amazing bro! thank you

This is so genius

Dope. Great track too. I'm noticing how high you sit too. How high is that stool?

you always impress me !!

How did you get that 16th note hihat technique? It's so funky