Automobile body and frame rotisserie
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# Load -- consider weight and flex of body. If the load gets outside of the base, the whole thing tips over. | # Load -- consider weight and flex of body. If the load gets outside of the base, the whole thing tips over. | ||
# Swing -- consider shape and dimensions of body and the space in which it will rotate about its center of gravity. Pivots must be in line. Anything on a radius from either pivot will reduce the swing capacity; distance of pivot from obstructions determines swing capacity. | # Swing -- consider shape and dimensions of body and the space in which it will rotate about its center of gravity. Pivots must be in line. Anything on a radius from either pivot will reduce the swing capacity; distance of pivot from obstructions determines swing capacity. | ||
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# If the vehicle is not braced properly especially a convertible you can easily bend or twist the body. | # If the vehicle is not braced properly especially a convertible you can easily bend or twist the body. | ||
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| − | # Acquisition of materials -- salvage, new | + | == Building a rotisserie == |
| − | # | + | # Materials -- steel pipe, tubing, angle, plate, bolts, welding rods or wire |
| − | # Work area | + | ## Acquisition of materials -- salvage, new |
| − | + | # Construction methods -- weld, bolt | |
| + | # Tools needed | ||
| + | ##welder | ||
| + | ##torch | ||
| + | ##drill | ||
| + | ##saw | ||
| + | ##layout tools (scribe, awl, soapstone, marker, square, level, straight edge) | ||
| + | ##wrenches | ||
| + | # Work area | ||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
| − | # Safe attachment of load | + | # Safe attachment of load |
| − | # Safe elevation of load | + | # Safe elevation of load |
| − | # Test and inspect | + | # Test and inspect |
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| − | == | + | ==Other uses for rotisserie== |
| − | I built my very simple rotisserie and after taking my 68 Firebird off of it 2 years later, I cut the tops off, added casters, welded them together, and VOILA!...instant rollaround car stands. Of course, the rotisserie only made the rear part, I made the front part from some spare steel I had. Here's a photo of it... | + | # Storage |
| + | #I built my very simple rotisserie and after taking my '68 Firebird off of it 2 years later, I cut the tops off, added casters, welded them together, and VOILA!...instant rollaround car stands. Of course, the rotisserie only made the rear part, I made the front part from some spare steel I had. Here's a photo of it... | ||
[[Image:100_2798.jpg]] | [[Image:100_2798.jpg]] | ||
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