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I made this wheeling machine out of stuff I already had lying around the shop. The upper wheel is a timing belt tensioner out of an Xterra, and the lower wheel is out of a pillow block. Note the radius on the lower wheel. Both are sealed bearings.
The adjusting screw is an idea I got right out of this thread! Another FABO member built a rotisserie and I used his idea for the outriggers he built for his rotisserie. I still need to do the final welding, but I tried it out with the adjuster tacked up, and it works great!
The sample pieces were hammer formed on a shot bag a few years ago and nearly forgotten. I wheeled the piece on the right. BIG difference in surface quality. It may be hard to see in the photo, but the piece on the left is really bumpy from hammering, while the piece on the right is smooth from wheeling.
Now I need to get some sheet metal and finish making the patch panels for my car! Maybe I'll be able to bring my build thread back from the dead! Thanks FABO!!
I made this wheeling machine out of stuff I already had lying around the shop. The upper wheel is a timing belt tensioner out of an Xterra, and the lower wheel is out of a pillow block. Note the radius on the lower wheel. Both are sealed bearings.
The adjusting screw is an idea I got right out of this thread! Another FABO member built a rotisserie and I used his idea for the outriggers he built for his rotisserie. I still need to do the final welding, but I tried it out with the adjuster tacked up, and it works great!
The sample pieces were hammer formed on a shot bag a few years ago and nearly forgotten. I wheeled the piece on the right. BIG difference in surface quality. It may be hard to see in the photo, but the piece on the left is really bumpy from hammering, while the piece on the right is smooth from wheeling.
Now I need to get some sheet metal and finish making the patch panels for my car! Maybe I'll be able to bring my build thread back from the dead! Thanks FABO!!
