Rotisserie anyone?

[428]

I posted these on another forum but thought I'd add them here as well. Thinking of building one.
Anyone here ever built one?

 

[Satatic]

Really doesnt look like its that complicated. I might try to build one sometime in teh future.

 

[330Scott]

I bought mine from US Car Tool a couple of years ago and it is an extremely quality unit. John Paseman, owner of US Car Tool, posted on one of the other sites that I frequent, that he is selling the blueprints to his rotisseries for those interested in building their own based on his proven rotisserie. His website does not make reference to selling the blueprints, but you might want to contact him to see what he has to say.

 

[Double Venom]

The only trick that I can tell you on the engineering side is to make sure that the front and rear attachements are parallel to each other when they are bolted to the car. If not the car will want to 'oscillate', for lack of a better description. They are or should be listed in the 'must have' sectionj for guys that get real serious about resto's.
DV

 

[dodgecharger-fan]

I should have mine this week.
I used drawings of one similar to that green one and modified them to look, well, more like that green one and my brother is building it out of scrap from work.
I'll have round tubes instead of square but it's .220 thick so, I'm not worried about the strength.
I'll get pics up as soon as I get it.

 

[Distephano]

Hello everyone, first time post by a Lurker. I don't have my own garage, I live in an apartment near the UWM campus, so space is tight. I miss my Dad's garage.

Anyways, onto the topic.

My Father and Brother built one of these to work on a mid 70's AMC Gremlin they are restoring.

I'll snap a few pics this weekend when I go home.

 

[Wile1Coyote]

Yeah I agree with Scott get the US tool version or contact John for the plans I know he will sell you the hydralic unit and spinner plate he uses too as those are tough to fab. This is not really an item you want to be cheap on. Drop a car on your toes and you will feel it in the morning!

 

[jvo]

I have a couple friends that built their own from scratch. One guy used a worm-gear drive with a crank handle, then a chain and sprocket reduction to turn it over with. It really works well, and with the worm gear, it stays in whatever position you put it in, as the worm gear, (theoretically) will not creep. It does work. My other friend used the rear wheel hubs off a front wheel drive car, a Dodge K-car, I believe for the bearings on each end. They were free, and the only problem he faced was to spot-weld the bearing housings in so they would not pop out. Both work very well. John V.O.

 

[type65]

the way i built mine and many others have built theres is to connect two engine stands. Works well and is a lot cheaper than buying regular one.

 

[Matt Harwood]

I designed and built my own. I have the plans and a material list on-line. It cost about $450 when it was all said and done (including casters & hardware), and is rock-solid with 1500+pounds of Buick on it. Turns effortlessly.

Rotisserie Construction

 

[Luckydevil]

Wow, that is impressive for being home built.

 

[warweapon762]

They aren't too bad to build. A friend of mine built some out of a couple of harbor freight engine stands that he got on some coupon offers (and over built them a bit). I think there is a link someone of someone else doing something similar.

here:
http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/81766-welp-im-building-a-rotisserie-from-engine-stands-pics/

There is also a tip over design you can make out of wood if I recall, it was kind of popular here on Garage Journal.

 

[astroracer]

I used a couple of 35.00 NAPA engine stands for mine. It is a frame only rotisserie but it sure does make working on them and painting a lot easier.

I've had a few frames on mine. The Astro frame will be going back on it shortly for finish prep and paint.

 

[1969]

04.21.05

 

[astroracer]

Yea... Didn't look at the date... My bad...

 

[toomanytoyzz]

Here's mine that I built for my '77 bronco. Like a ***** I sold it, but I did build another one. If you know you will be doing more than one resto in your time on this rock, I would keep it. You can also rent it out to guys at car clubs as well.

Here's some pics of my old one. It was a simple design and worked great IMO. I do see guys get really creative with chain devices to aid in rotating it, but I seldom had the need to move it from side to side alot. Most of the rust repair I do on a vehicle is performed while the body is still on the frame so I can keep my bodymounts and lines intact. I'll take it off the frame and put it on the rotiserrie if I need to fully weld up the pieces and obviously when I paint it. They do make the job ALOT easier. Your media blast guy will thank you!!

 

[jdub63]

I bought a Whirlyjig several years ago. I would love to upgrade it to a hydraulic ram, but for now it just uses an old style bumper jack. Make sure you design an adjustment for the center of gravity, the car should stay where it's clocked without the lock on....

http://whirlyjig.com/