I'm gonna keep recommending that people use a port ring and razorblade/xacto knife. No heat, no burns, no coffee, no cans, no mess, and you get a protected pro looking hole that won get split by mics going in and out.
Pics or it didn't happen.
I've never done it, but I've seen heads after it was done and they were messy. I'm gonna keep recommending that people use a port ring and razorblade/xacto knife. No heat, no burns, no coffee, no cans, no mess, and you get a protected pro looking hole that won get split by mics going in and out.
Greg would be more careful, but he'd still rather this vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvSaw a cheap drum set on Atlanta CL the other day- someone had done a horrible job of putting a hole in the kick drum head with a hot can. Now I understand Greg's dislike for this method, but I would think Greg would be much more careful than that yahoo was.
I used to use this method, but honestly I think the best way is to get those Remo DynamO stick on templates and a razor blade or exacto knife. You can cut the hole wile the head is still on the drum and the tempate reinforces the exposed edge from splitting/cracking.