[Colt45GTO]

ok Guys i have been pondering making a fold away/collapsible spit for car body shells. its a fairly simple thing to make but steel isn't cheap in these parts.

now i had a few idea's something similar to an engine stand idea with heavy duty castors on all 4 corners, or a '' T '' configuration with hight slots. not sure which will be easiest but it will be mild steel box section and round tube, so i can weld this stuff pretty easily.

its something that has been knocking around my head for a long time i think its near time i put it to steel

[Otto Nobedder]

I've got a project now I'd LOVE to do that for, but it weighs 19 tons, so is a challenge. I'm resigned to a lot of overhead work...

Share pictures, when you build it, please.

Steve S

[Colt45GTO]

damn Steve thats 17 tons heavier than what i want this for!

i will go through many plans before i go all out and buy steel. another i just come up with is a fully adjustable one...need 14mm threaded rod with M14 nuts.

i will certainly post images on the way

[TamJeff]

Right across the street from my shop is a metal scrap yard. They always have sorted piles of mill ends etc for pennies on the dollar. I walk through occasionally just to see what they have and grab what I can use for jigs and fixtures. Much of what they sort is as good as you might buy from a distributor. The upside being you don't have to buy a whole length.

[weldin mike 27]

Hey,

Here is a couple of pics of one off face book.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =1&theater

Mick

[Colt45GTO]

Hey Mike,

link no worky lol

[weldin mike 27]

Hey,

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =1&theater

Now? If not will try something else.

Mick

[Ultralow787]

Nope, still no worky! lol

[Colt45GTO]

is it your fb page Mike? if not simply steal the images.. right click the img and copy img location and paste it in img tags here

[weldin mike 27]

Hey,

Here we go,

http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-a ... 7322_n.jpg

http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-a ... 2154_n.jpg


Mick

[weldin mike 27]

Hey,

This time,

//www.facebook.com/TheAwesomeBoileysPage?fref=ts

If this doesn't work, I ll "borrow" his photos...... lol

Mick

[Colt45GTO]

no that takes us back to our own news feed. ok let me try something

the links should take you to some of the albums on my fb.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 767&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 767&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 767&type=3
if these worked i simply right clicked on the album name and copied link location.

[Otto Nobedder]

I think the privacy settings for those pics/albums must be set to "public" for anyone not on your friends list to view them.

Steve S

[CraigLam]

Those are cool. Where would you get the gears from? I guess there's a lot more to those than I thought. That's the first time I ever saw one.

[Colt45GTO]

Hey,

Here we go,

http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-a ... 7322_n.jpg

http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-a ... 2154_n.jpg


Mick

ok when did you sneak this post in?

what is it an ass kicking machine? wheres the boot?

i do however like the idea of the cement mixer crank setup that isn't a bad idea at all.

[weldin mike 27]

Hey,

I snuck that post in at about 515 this morn, right after the one that didnt work. It does look a bit of a contraption but i think its a case of build what you have. it kind of looks like an old crane or winch. Dunno really.

Mick

[Otto Nobedder]

Hey,

Here we go,

http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-a ... 7322_n.jpg

http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-a ... 2154_n.jpg


Mick

ok when did you sneak this post in?

what is it an ass kicking machine? wheres the boot?

i do however like the idea of the cement mixer crank setup that isn't a bad idea at all.

The drive end looks almost like an old manual sluice-gate operator or a spillway gate operator from a small lock or dam. Includes the position lock, apparently. That's a cool idea!

The driven end looks like a spindle and hub (four-bolt pattern) from the back of a compact front-drive car. Again, good use of material at hand.

Steve S

[dhazelton]

Google auto rotisserie - tons of pics out there.

[Otto Nobedder]

LMAO!!!

Gotta have the right keywords? I wouldn't have guessed those!

"Auto Rotisserie"

Steve S

[weldin mike 27]

Hey,

Ive never really thought of what it would be called.... that spinney thing for car bodies....

Mick

[Colt45GTO]

some also call them the car spit roast

[Otto Nobedder]

some also call them the car spit roast

Guess that'd be one way to do "baked-on enamel"...

Take a lot of coals, though..

You did want "Charcoal Grey", right?

[Colt45GTO]

nice colour charcoal, especially with a blue holographic flake or a mix with gold silver and bronze flake......it would give a granite effect