80/20 Percussion Stand - Blueprint

I've been working on a new composition featuring metal percussion instruments. To properly experiment and perform, I need a percussion stand. With Ensemble New Flore, I already used DIY percussion stands: see them on this picture of the Nowa muzyka program, with Édith LeRôle and Jean-Daniel Hégé:

I explored several options for my new projects, including steel bars. Finally, after talking with specialists at the Machine Shop at the School of Engineering, I studied the 8020 line of products. I've been seduced by the flexibility of this approach, and I've always loved Legos. Here is my sketch for part of the stand, I'll let you know when I'll have built it:

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