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home made rotisserie

Post by tinman080 » Tue Mar 12, 2019 6:58 am

I built a rotisserie to assist in doing all the welding, painting, etc that I need to do on my various projects. I built it from 1/4'' wall steel pipe, 1200 lb capacity casters and my MIG. A short pipe enables it to be rolled around out of the way for storage. I'm not quite finished, a couple more hours should do it.
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Re: home made rotisserie

Post by ironhorse » Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:06 am

Is the long pipe going to have pins to hold it in place also? looks good so far.... when can we see pictures of a model T body mounted? 8-)
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Re: home made rotisserie

Post by Charlie B in N.J. » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:15 am

You probably know this but balance is a big deal with these things. You have to have control over the weight when turning the body as they tend to swing down when rotating. Don't ask...………...
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Re: home made rotisserie

Post by tinman080 » Wed Mar 13, 2019 5:13 am

Yeah the extended pipe will be pinned. I'm putting a spring loaded stop pin into a drilled plate so I can lock the position every 15 degrees or so. I'm headed towards 70. there won't be too heavy a project on this by me. My main focus will be spinning a frame to make work easier on my back.lol The new pipe was given to me 5 years ago by a neighbor, so MIG supplies and 4 casters is all I have in it. :D
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