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You need a new floating dock or you want to add on to your existing one, but money is tight. Building your own dock can easily save you 50% over the cost of a new one. The cost of a finished dock includes the following:

• The cost to manufacture the dock parts.

• The cost to transport the dock parts to the final location.

• The cost to assemble the parts into a finished dock.

In looking at the costs of building your own dock, it is easy to assume that the assembly cost is $0, because it is only your time. However, three days into a dock assembly gone wrong, you may well wish you had selected your dock parts a little more carefully. This article will describe the assembly process of the different floating dock construction options and will, hopefully, save you a little time and stress on building your own floating dock.

Welded Steel or Welded Aluminum Frames with Custom Floats

If you are assembling a dock kit with a galvanized steel frame and custom floats, the chances are that everything will be shipped from the same manufacturer. The frames can weigh up to 300lbs and even the floats can weigh up to 110lbs, so unless you have a fork lift, you need to make sure that all your buddies are waiting when the freight truck arrives. Move the parts as close to the water as possible, because the final assembly will weigh the sum total of all the parts you bolt and screw together. Once assembled, you will drag/carry the dock down the beach and into the water.

It is important to remember that the steel of your dock frame is protected by a layer zinc that is applied after all the holes are drilled and the dock is completely welded together. This layer is normally applied in a process known as "hot-dip galvanizing". Any new holes drilled in your galvanized frame will not be protected and will rust. Normally the deck is attached by first bolting in place pressure treated boards that the deck can be screwed to.

Pressure Treated Lumber Frames with Custom Floats

If you are assembling a dock kit that is framed with pressure treated lumber, the dock kit company will typically provide a hardware kit and the custom floats. The hardware kit includes galvanized steel brackets and all the bolts and screws required to bolt the lumber frame and floats together. They will also provide a lumber list, and it will be up to you to order the lumber. When building a 20x8' floating dock, a typical lumber list would include the following:

• 2x8 x 20' main timbers, Qty=5

• 2x8 x 8' dock ends, Qty =2

• 2x6 x 8'dock deck, Qty=42

The main timbers will likely not be a stock item and will need to be special ordered at a local lumber yard. In fact, you may find that your best price is to special order all the lumber and have it delivered on the same truck.

The 20x8' dock described here is going to weigh even more than a dock with a welded steel frame, an worse, you will want to assemble the frame on as flat an area as possible. The finished dock may end up being much further from the lake than the steel or aluminum frame dock, so launching your dock will involve surrounding it with all your friends and neighbors and walking it down the beach to the water.

Aluminum "bolt-together" Frames and 55 Gallon Poly Drums

Aluminum dock kits won't require an army to unload at delivery because aluminum is light and because the pieces can be split into several smaller packages. Some aluminum dock kits use stainless steel fasteners. There is an electrolysis affect between stainless steel and aluminum that will cause the aluminum to corrode into a white powder. This is significant in the presence of any salt whatsoever. Even the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest has enough salts in it to see significant corrosion between stainless steel and aluminum after just one season in the water. The better aluminum frame dock kits will use 2024 aluminum bolts that have been anodized to enhance their corrosion resistance. Using aluminum bolts will allow your dock to last in all environments including the ocean.

The most common aluminum frame dock kits use 55 gallon polyethylene plastic drums for flotation. Reconditioned drums are much cheaper than custom dock floats and are usually available locally and so save on shipping costs. The poly drums are installed after the frame has been assembled but before the deck is attached. In most kits, the drums can be installed from the top.

Because aluminum frames are significantly lighter than both steel and lumber frames, the finished dock will be much lighter and therefore easier to carry down to the shore. Wheels cannot be added to steel or wood framed dock kits. However, some aluminum frame dock kits allow you to add poly wheels that will allow you and a couple friends to easily roll your dock down the beach and into the water. Some aluminum frame dock kits even allow you to add a highway rated axle that turns your dock into a floating trailer. These docks can be assembled miles from the lake and then towed behind a truck or SUV to the boat launch ramp.

I hope you enjoyed this article and you are better prepared to assemble your own floating dock!

Jack Jenson is a freelance writer who frequently writes on the use of Floating Barrel Technologies for floating docks and Party Barges. For more information on floating docks please visit: http://rollingbarge.com/floating-docks.htm

Components of Drum Kit Hardware

To be a good drummer one needs to have a good idea on the drum set also. The first step always begins with a good knowledge on the hardware. For every music artist the basics of the hardware are like knowing the interiors of a house. Here drum shells can be termed as a base, and the other parts that are included are the stands, hoops, lugs, tension rods, drum pedals, and so on. This is the drum kit hardware. Let us know each of them and their functions in detail.

1. Hoops, Lugs and Tension rods
Hoops, lugs, tension rods have a major role to play in making the drum music sound good. Lugs are metallic pieces that are meant to be attached to the side of the drum. The key use of the lugs is to anchor the drum hoop or the rim, which is then fixed firmly by the use of tension rods. It holds the drum head in its place and applies even tension to the tuning to keep the drum kit up and running.

2. Tom Mounts
When a drum is assembled the call of the day is to mount it somehow on top. Here comes the importance of toms, which do not look good, but are quite effective. Generally, the snare is the one that rests on a stand; and toms that are as tall as 14 inches; they get the legs to stand on their own legs. If the market is searched for mounts then quite a variety can be found. Different approaches are taken when it comes to hanging the drum. Precision while doing this is necessary because chances are that a badly placed tom can ruin the sound.

3. Drum Racks
Drums racks have their own use in organizing the drum sets and keeping the drum kit hardware in order. New and improved technology has enabled the player to get a more improved and durable versions of drum rack. Designers have made it possible to keep the kit in a place and accommodate them in a tight cozy environment so that the players do not have to worry about their hardware.

4. Drum Pedal
When the feet come into play the drum, it sounds good! This is another unique aspect of playing drums. So, a good drum pedal is something of an addition to the field of the drum music.

5. Drum Stands
What holds the toms, cymbals, and snares? It is the drum stand. This is the hardware that takes up the most of the space. It, by far, is the heaviest also.

Cymbal stand, as its name suggests, is used to hold the cymbals. They also hold toms, cowbells, and tambourines other than holding different variety of cymbals and add versatility to the drum kit hardware.

Snare drum stand and hi hat stand also hold similar kind of importance for a drum kit, as these two are there to lend support to the snare and the hi-hat.

It is a good idea to get a bit of knowledge on the different pieces of drum kit hardware before going on get a new set. Although, the information is aimed at beginners but previous users can also be benefited before the purchase. The cost of drum hardware is a variable factor as it highly depends on the quality and quantity of the products.

About the Author

Victor Epand is an expert consultant for guitars, drums, and synthesizers. You can find the best marketplace for guitars, drums, and synthesizers at these 3 sites: guitars, bass guitar gears , drums, drum sets, drum kits, and synthesizers, keyboards.

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