I've done this with a 5000 and 9000 to get rid of the legs, now I've got to do it to another 9000. I could swear that I disassembled it from the bottom both times. This method is much easier and I'm kicking myself for not doing it like this before. Thanks!
@@ZackZweifel Just did it on a 9500TB. I hit it with a heat gun first. Saved me chunking my rubber mallet. It took me longer to type this than to take the legs off. Thanks again!
@@sebastianguevaravargas3716 do you have any DW40 or any penetrating spray?! I'd spray it down and let it sit over night. Then spray it again and try hitting it again!
Easier way to remove the legs. All you need is a Phillips #2 screwdriver and remove the screws near the bottom where the foot pedal and slide the whole pipe up. You don't need a hammer at all
I own two of these. The tube is riveted to the Black footplate assembly, so this video IS the only way to remove the legs without any drilling or cutting.
I tried it on my two legged HiHat (bought 2021 / DW 9500TBXF Hi-Hat Stand -2 Legs)! I tried to unscrew the upper level as showed in the video with a rubber hammer: no success, it seemed to be completely glued with absolutely no chance to loosen it. (I hit it like hell, believe me!) I also tried to unscrew the lower section (black) to the tube... no chance... also glued as hell! To my mind this has to be enabled in this price section hardware and quality-level! I really appreciate this video, but there seems to be a different in DIY with hihat stands of dw!? What i did: I simply removed the rubberfeet of the two-legged-hihat and was able to fold the legs closer to the main-tube. The effect is almost the same as removing the whole legs! Works great for me so far, but removing the legs as shown in the video would be awesome!
That's crazy to hear and I'm sorry it didn't work for you as I've removed the legs from three different stands the same way. I'm perplexed honestly! But mine are older than yours and maybe being newer they have changed their process and now glue them!?! I'm not sure but truly thanks for letting me know. I'm going to try another stand just for kicks now.
@@ZackZweifel Hi Zack, thanks for your quick response! Best wishes from germany! To my mind there should be a way given by DW 😀 Your solution is awesome, i thought that is the way dw wants us to remove the legs haha ;-)
@@stephan-by8lt my condolences today to Germany for the loss to Japan :( Germany is my absolute favorite country and top of my bucket list to visit! 🇩🇪 🇩🇪
@@stephan-by8lt I had the same problem, so I sprayed a little WD40 on the bottom part of the thing you hit with the mallet, and let it sit for a minutes. Popped right off
Thanks for posting. I am trying to remove a hi hat seat from a DW 5000. Does that come off like you demonstrated in this video for the piece above the legs. (Mallet and a screw? In the seat i see a deep hole, does that have a screw or an Allen wrench that needs to be removed. Also, Will heating or freezing the piece help free up the seat?
Just looked at my 5000 and it looks to be the EXACT same as my 9000s... So a small allen head and that's it. If you are having troubles removing and it's because of any adhesive they used, some heat will help loosen that adhesive up for sure. I wouldn't freeze anything.
@@ZackZweifel I got it off, thanks to you. Went smoothly. My standing is missing those 2 screws on the base that are higher. It looks like they are nut and bolt as opposed to the lower two, which just love in without a nut. Appreciate your help
Yes you can. If you drill out the rivets you can remove one leg and then rotate the other two for support. I did that on my Yamaha and it's the same setup on the DW.
How can i do this with the Tama HH805D Hi hat stand? I need to take the legs off for double bass setup... ! Its design looks more complicated than this DW Stand...!!
If I were you... (i googled photos of the hh stand you mentioned) I would personally just drill the rivets on the legs and remove the legs that way. I've done it with a Yamaha stand that also had the spring tensioner like that. That way, in the future if I ever wanted the legs back on I just used a simple nut and bolt and it works great. Still use that stand today and did it years ago.
That is a great question I unfortunately don't know the answer too.. but it did work the same on a Yamaha stand also... so with that said I'm sure they are all built fairly the same and so possibly!
I've done that before actually with my Yamaha kit and my Yamaha stand. What I did was drilled out the rivets that hold the leg together. I told myself if I ever wanted to put it back together I could easily do a rivet or just a small nut and bolt.
@B1Happy turned out great and I still use it to this day actually. Yup one side of the rivet is a smooth oval shape, don't drill that side. The other is an open lip and you just need to remove that outer lip.
@@ZackZweifel ok awesome. Thank you. I just bought a black Mapex 800 to match my edrum black hardware and I really wanted a 2 leg in black. Gonna try to remove a leg
Hoping you can help me here. I have the Pearl hi hat attachment. It hooks the hi hat to the bass drum. The hi hat legs are getting in the way. Would leaving the legs off hurt anything. I wouldn't think so but I'm a newbie.
@Zack Zweifel nice! Thank you I appreciate that. The attachment came with my kit. I had no idea what the thing was even for until I stumbled across a video by chance lol thanks again.
I've done this with a 5000 and 9000 to get rid of the legs, now I've got to do it to another 9000. I could swear that I disassembled it from the bottom both times. This method is much easier and I'm kicking myself for not doing it like this before. Thanks!
Glad I could help!
@@ZackZweifel Just did it on a 9500TB. I hit it with a heat gun first. Saved me chunking my rubber mallet. It took me longer to type this than to take the legs off. Thanks again!
Dude, thanks so much for making this video, really helpful.
Glad it could someone out! Thanks for watching!
Finally!!! This was so helpfull
Glad it could help!
Unfortunetly still couldnt do it… it’s really hard to take the dw logo metal piece… doesn’t matter how hard I hit it
@@sebastianguevaravargas3716 do you have any DW40 or any penetrating spray?! I'd spray it down and let it sit over night. Then spray it again and try hitting it again!
@@ZackZweifel I do, thanks for the tip… i’ll let it sit overnight and try again tomorrow 😅
A+ video
Thank you very much!
Easier way to remove the legs. All you need is a Phillips #2 screwdriver and remove the screws near the bottom where the foot pedal and slide the whole pipe up. You don't need a hammer at all
This is correct, and way easier.
I own two of these. The tube is riveted to the Black footplate assembly, so this video IS the only way to remove the legs without any drilling or cutting.
I tried it on my two legged HiHat (bought 2021 / DW 9500TBXF Hi-Hat Stand -2 Legs)! I tried to unscrew the upper level as showed in the video with a rubber hammer: no success, it seemed to be completely glued with absolutely no chance to loosen it. (I hit it like hell, believe me!) I also tried to unscrew the lower section (black) to the tube... no chance... also glued as hell!
To my mind this has to be enabled in this price section hardware and quality-level!
I really appreciate this video, but there seems to be a different in DIY with hihat stands of dw!?
What i did: I simply removed the rubberfeet of the two-legged-hihat and was able to fold the legs closer to the main-tube. The effect is almost the same as removing the whole legs! Works great for me so far, but removing the legs as shown in the video would be awesome!
That's crazy to hear and I'm sorry it didn't work for you as I've removed the legs from three different stands the same way. I'm perplexed honestly! But mine are older than yours and maybe being newer they have changed their process and now glue them!?! I'm not sure but truly thanks for letting me know. I'm going to try another stand just for kicks now.
@@ZackZweifel Hi Zack, thanks for your quick response! Best wishes from germany! To my mind there should be a way given by DW 😀 Your solution is awesome, i thought that is the way dw wants us to remove the legs haha ;-)
@@stephan-by8lt my condolences today to Germany for the loss to Japan :( Germany is my absolute favorite country and top of my bucket list to visit! 🇩🇪 🇩🇪
@@stephan-by8lt I had the same problem, so I sprayed a little WD40 on the bottom part of the thing you hit with the mallet, and let it sit for a minutes. Popped right off
Thanks for posting. I am trying to remove a hi hat seat from a DW 5000. Does that come off like you demonstrated in this video for the piece above the legs. (Mallet and a screw? In the seat i see a deep hole, does that have a screw or an Allen wrench that needs to be removed. Also, Will heating or freezing the piece help free up the seat?
I also have a 5000... let me go look at it quick and tell ya shortly!
Just looked at my 5000 and it looks to be the EXACT same as my 9000s... So a small allen head and that's it. If you are having troubles removing and it's because of any adhesive they used, some heat will help loosen that adhesive up for sure. I wouldn't freeze anything.
@@ZackZweifel I got it off, thanks to you. Went smoothly. My standing is missing those 2 screws on the base that are higher. It looks like they are nut and bolt as opposed to the lower two, which just love in without a nut. Appreciate your help
Can the third leg on three leg stand be removed to make it a two leg?
Yes you can. If you drill out the rivets you can remove one leg and then rotate the other two for support. I did that on my Yamaha and it's the same setup on the DW.
@@ZackZweifel cool, its coming from sam ash then straight to surgery. Thanks
Does this method works for all dw stands? I have a flat base and i want to remove all the legs to convert it into a no leg stand.
I would have to assume so but I've never played the flat base. I've done this with a 5000 and a 9000.
How can i do this with the Tama HH805D Hi hat stand? I need to take the legs off for double bass setup... ! Its design looks more complicated than this DW Stand...!!
If I were you... (i googled photos of the hh stand you mentioned) I would personally just drill the rivets on the legs and remove the legs that way. I've done it with a Yamaha stand that also had the spring tensioner like that. That way, in the future if I ever wanted the legs back on I just used a simple nut and bolt and it works great. Still use that stand today and did it years ago.
Would it be the same way for a Pearl Eliminator hi hat stand?
That is a great question I unfortunately don't know the answer too.. but it did work the same on a Yamaha stand also... so with that said I'm sure they are all built fairly the same and so possibly!
What about just removing a leg from the 3 legs? I’m looking for that
I've done that before actually with my Yamaha kit and my Yamaha stand. What I did was drilled out the rivets that hold the leg together. I told myself if I ever wanted to put it back together I could easily do a rivet or just a small nut and bolt.
@@ZackZweifel Sweet. So how did it turn out, did it work just the same? You just drilled out the rivets?
@B1Happy turned out great and I still use it to this day actually. Yup one side of the rivet is a smooth oval shape, don't drill that side. The other is an open lip and you just need to remove that outer lip.
@@ZackZweifel ok awesome. Thank you. I just bought a black Mapex 800 to match my edrum black hardware and I really wanted a 2 leg in black. Gonna try to remove a leg
Hoping you can help me here. I have the Pearl hi hat attachment. It hooks the hi hat to the bass drum. The hi hat legs are getting in the way. Would leaving the legs off hurt anything. I wouldn't think so but I'm a newbie.
Not at all! I have removed the legs from several stands now and use an attachment for the bass drum. I see no issue at all my good sir!
@Zack Zweifel nice! Thank you I appreciate that. The attachment came with my kit. I had no idea what the thing was even for until I stumbled across a video by chance lol thanks again.
This doesn't look too "dead easy".