DIY slip roller, tubes or solid?

[vpt]

I have a rolling contraption. I have to pick up some material to make the fold out legs yet but it is darn near 100% done!

[Bob Engelhardt]

Proof of the pudding ... a video of it doing 1/4" plate.

[vpt]

Proof of the pudding ... a video of it doing 1/4" plate.

There is a small problem with that which has been bothering me.

To test it yes I want to roll a 24x1/4" plate into a 3' circle. But 24x120x1/4" of material (for me) isn't cheap to just roll into a circle. So I either have to wait for a customer to come along and order a 24" tall 1/4 thick fire ring, then test it. Or I invest in the material, make a design, cut it, then roll it and wait to sell it in the middle of winter. haha

Any of you want a fire ring to see if this thing will work? lol

[Tungsten dipper]

Very nice work!! I love your design of the mobile base.

[Black Forest]

Andy, roll anything on it. narrow strip is OK. We don't care what it is but make a video of it and post it. Bitte!

[754]

There is a small problem with that which has been bothering me.

To test it yes I want to roll a 24x1/4" plate into a 3' circle. But 24x120x1/4" of material (for me) isn't cheap to just roll into a circle. So I either have to wait for a customer to come along and order a 24" tall 1/4 thick fire ring, then test it. Or I invest in the material, make a design, cut it, then roll it and wait to sell it in the middle of winter. haha

Any of you want a fire ring to see if this thing will work? lol

So what is the plan if you get an order for a 24 inch wide , and it can't do it , or blows the guts out if the Chinesium drive unit ?
Do you have a shop that can roll it for you ?

A question,don't want to read through the whole thread, your rolls appear go be fabricated, if they are, how thick is the wall ?

[darryl]

I believe he said it was 1/2 inch wall, 3 or 3-1/2 inch pipe, about 28 inches long.

[vpt]

So what is the plan if you get an order for a 24 inch wide , and it can't do it , or blows the guts out if the Chinesium drive unit ?
Do you have a shop that can roll it for you ?

A question,don't want to read through the whole thread, your rolls appear go be fabricated, if they are, how thick is the wall ?

Yeah I would just take the material to the local shop that has rolled them int he past for me.

Also like mentioned the wall was 5/8 or 1/2" I forget now. Then two slugs were pressed in 1/3rd of the way from each end, and the end slugs are pressed in 3-4", welded and turned for the bushings and drives and whatnot. The tube won't crush but it may distort, hopefully not yield.

[3 Phase Lightbulb]

I've got some 1/4" and 3/16" plate that I forgot about and recently discovered after removing some shelving in my shop When I first moved into my new home ~7 years ago, I moved all of my 4'x4' plate stock up against the wall, then proceeded to erect shelving along the walls figuring if I need the plate, I'll pull the shelving down to get to it. I finally pulled the shelving but forgot about the plate. If you were local I'd give you a sheet.

[vpt]

I've got some 1/4" and 3/16" plate that I forgot about and recently discovered after removing some shelving in my shop When I first moved into my new home ~7 years ago, I moved all of my 4'x4' plate stock up against the wall, then proceeded to erect shelving along the walls figuring if I need the plate, I'll pull the shelving down to get to it. I finally pulled the shelving but forgot about the plate. If you were local I'd give you a sheet.

Can you get it in a flat rate box and ship it?

[3 Phase Lightbulb]

Can you get it in a flat rate box and ship it?

Yes, but for the flat rate will you need to take out another mortgage (3rd?) on your house?

[vpt]

Andy, roll anything on it. narrow strip is OK. We don't care what it is but make a video of it and post it. Bitte!

Just for you.

I couldn't get it to pull the bar in after making a screw adjustment so I made the adjustment with the bar in the rollers yet. I am hoping/thinking this might not be a problem with plate as it will have a wider contact area on the drive rollers and have more friction. I stopped in the video because the bar was starting to get a bit sideways, this was my fault because I started the bar off a bit crooked in the beginning. But as that guy in the tv show Forged in fire would say "It will roll". Oh yeah, a connection between the screws to drive them together would be nice.

https://youtu.be/SgU2ooW0mJQ

[oxford]

I stopped in the video because the bar was starting to get a bit sideways, this was my fault because I started the bar off a bit crooked in the beginning]

If you think you will be doing any amount of small bar or round you can cut grooves into the ends of the rolls to keep things straight. My big slip roll has 3 different size ones for round stock, I think my small set also has them.

[vpt]

If you think you will be doing any amount of small bar or round you can cut grooves into the ends of the rolls to keep things straight. My big slip roll has 3 different size ones for round stock, I think my small set also has them.

It was mentioned on another forum about a guide to feed material in strait. I thought it was a pretty good idea, I am going to check out what I'll need to do for that. I also have some small cheap infeed rollers that work well but are light duty. I have been wanting to build a more beefier set for awhile now, I guess I have the excuse to get those built now too. One step forward, 3 steps back.

[Black Forest]

The video is great! Thank you for posting. Is that yours?