any reason this wouldn't work? boom arm extension

[Cauldronics]

I looked around for 10.5mm knurled steel rod like Ludwig offer, but they only have 12.5mm. However, I tried looking it up on amazon and found 4"x 10.5mm steel rod, which is perfect. Although it's not knurled, it should hold solidly in a boom arm clamp, shouldn't it? Yamaha's booms are not knurled and they hold fine.

Any drawback to using steel rod that I'm overlooking?

I can join it to the short boom with a memory lock and voila, I have a boom arm of the perfect length.

 

[robthetimekeeper]

How long do you need the boom arm to be?

 

[Cauldronics]

How long do you need the boom arm to be?

The boom arm would be about 8” altogether with the metal rod clamped in the middle, which is perfect for what I’m doing.

 

[robthetimekeeper]

Why not just get a longer arm and cut it down to 8"?

 

[Cauldronics]

Why not just get a longer arm and cut it down to 8"?

I have a Tama cymbal stacker I like that's not long enough, and it allows two cymbals to share the same stand with the top one angled/offset however wanted. No need to waste a boom arm either.

The steel rod was $5 for two 4" pieces that'll be here over the weekend.