{"id":11616,"date":"2018-09-25T08:42:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T15:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=11616"},"modified":"2023-03-31T13:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T20:15:00","slug":"diy-practice-pad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/diy-practice-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make A DIY Practice Pad ($10)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZbtQrm9Nw7E\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re a drummer who&#8217;s shopped around for a practice pad, you know there&#8217;s a ton of different options to choose from. They can range anywhere from $20, $40, $60, or even $100. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/drumshop\/quietpad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drumeo&#8217;s two-sided practice pad<\/a> for $35 if you don&#8217;t have time to DIY it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you&#8217;re on a budget, you can make your own practice pad with items from your local dollar store for less than $10!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reuben Spyker is here to walk you through the process step-by-step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: The dollar amounts shown in the video aren&#8217;t the cost of each item: they&#8217;re the total of the products. So the laptop case was $4, the cutting board was $4, and the super glue was $1.25! The total cost to build the practice pad was $9.25.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-howto\" class=\"rank-math-block\" >\n<div class=\"rank-math-howto-description\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115331\/practice-pad-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"diy practice pad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115331\/practice-pad-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115331\/practice-pad-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115331\/practice-pad-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115331\/practice-pad-7-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\">\n<p>How To Make A DIY Drum Practice Pad<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"rank-math-howto-duration\"><strong>Total Time:<\/strong> <span>1 hour<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rank-math-steps \">\n<div id=\"howto-step-1680281483898\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">1. Visit the dollar store<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31105830\/diy-practice-pad.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"diy drum practice pad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31105830\/diy-practice-pad.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31105830\/diy-practice-pad-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31105830\/diy-practice-pad-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31105830\/diy-practice-pad-768x569.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" title=\"\"><p>You should be able to pick up a laptop case (or two large mousepads, or even a cork hot plate), a cutting board and some super glue at your local dollar store for under $10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1680285548406\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">2. Cut the zipper out of the laptop case<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114151\/practice-pad-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"diy drum practice pad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114151\/practice-pad-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114151\/practice-pad-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114151\/practice-pad-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114151\/practice-pad-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><p>Once you remove the zipper, you should have two halves of the case and plenty of material to work with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1680285608273\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">3. Use a drumhead to trace a circle on the case<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114604\/practice-pad-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"diy drum practice pad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114604\/practice-pad-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114604\/practice-pad-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114604\/practice-pad-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114604\/practice-pad-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><p>With your drumhead as a stencil, use a marker to trace around it on the fabric.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1680285668086\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">4. Cut out the circle and repeat steps 3 and 4<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114737\/practice-pad-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114737\/practice-pad-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114737\/practice-pad-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114737\/practice-pad-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114737\/practice-pad-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><p>You should have two fabric circles when you&#8217;re done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1680285779074\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">5. (Optional) Rip off any smooth fabric <\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114930\/practice-pad-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"diy drum practice pad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114930\/practice-pad-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114930\/practice-pad-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114930\/practice-pad-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31114930\/practice-pad-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><p>If your laptop case or mousepad has a smooth material covering the foam inside, you&#8217;ll want to carefully remove it from <strong>three of the four sides<\/strong> (the top <em>and <\/em>bottom of one of the circles, and the bottom of the other circle) to reveal a rougher surface. Otherwise, the superglue might not adhere properly. Make sure you leave one side of one of the circles smooth!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1680286046825\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">6. Glue the first circle to the cutting board<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115047\/practice-pad-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"diy drum practice pad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115047\/practice-pad-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115047\/practice-pad-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115047\/practice-pad-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115047\/practice-pad-5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><p>Make sure this is the one where you&#8217;ve removed the smooth fabric from <em>both<\/em> sides. Apply the glue around the edges. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1680286143099\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">7. Glue the second circle on top of the first one<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115219\/practice-pad-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"diy drum practice pad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115219\/practice-pad-6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115219\/practice-pad-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115219\/practice-pad-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115219\/practice-pad-6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><p>Make sure the smooth fabric faces up. That&#8217;s going to be your bouncy surface! Go over any spots you might have missed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"howto-step-1680286251381\" class=\"rank-math-step\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-step-title \">8. Try it out<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-step-content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115331\/practice-pad-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"diy practice pad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115331\/practice-pad-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115331\/practice-pad-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115331\/practice-pad-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musora.com\/musora-cdn\/image\/quality=85\/https:\/\/drumeoblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/beat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/31115331\/practice-pad-7-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><p>You can now practice your drumming skills anywhere. Not bad for $10!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"rank-math-howto-estimatedCost\"><strong>Estimated Cost:<\/strong> <span>10 USD<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rank-math-howto-supply\"><strong>Supply:<\/strong> <ul><li>Laptop case<\/li><li>Round cutting board<\/li><li>Super glue<\/li><li>Drum head (a bit smaller than the cutting board if possible)<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n<p class=\"rank-math-howto-tools\"><strong>Tools:<\/strong> <ul><li>Scissors<\/li><li>Marker<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve ever shopped around for a practice pad, you know there&#8217;s a TON of different options to choose from that can range anywhere from $20, $40, $60, or even $100.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":11622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4020],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11616"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44563,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11616\/revisions\/44563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}